Mark Buehrle
American baseball player (born 1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mark Alan Buehrle (/ˈbɜːrli/; born March 23, 1979) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played the majority of his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Chicago White Sox, playing twelve seasons for the team and winning the World Series with them in 2005. Buehrle also pitched for the Miami Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays.
Mark Buehrle | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1979-03-23) March 23, 1979 (age 45) St. Charles, Missouri, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
July 16, 2000, for the Chicago White Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 4, 2015, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 214–160 |
Earned run average | 3.81 |
Strikeouts | 1,870 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Buehrle pitched a no-hitter against the Texas Rangers on April 18, 2007, surrendering just one walk to Sammy Sosa who was then picked off at first base. Two seasons later, Buehrle pitched the 18th perfect game in baseball history, against the Tampa Bay Rays on July 23, 2009.
In White Sox pitching history, Buehrle is fifth all-time in strikeouts, sixth in games started, and eighth in wins and innings pitched.[1]