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More History for Mark Buehrle

Fresh off a perfect game last week, Mark Buehrle made more history Tuesday night, setting down the first 17 batters he faced in Minnesota to set the major league record for consecutive hitters retired.The White Sox left-hander tied the previous record of 41 straight -- held by current teammate Bobby Jenks and former Giants...

On Deck: The Clayton Rules

On Deck is FanHouse's look at the day's most intriguing baseball matchups.St. Louis Cardinals (30-21) at Los Angeles Dodgers (25-23) - 4:10 PM ETYeah, so I gave this matchup top billing for the second day in a row, which exposes a severe lack of imagination on my part. For that, I apologize. But really, you should watch...

Justin Verlander Is No History Buff

I already mentioned the fact that Justin Verlander is going for his second straight no-hitter this afternoon in the On Deck, but that was before I came across this story. If he does somehow do it, he'll only be the second person in the history of the game to throw consecutive no-hitters.Who was the first? It was Johnny...

On Deck: Buehrle Looks To Get His Johnny Vander Meer On

The Fanhouse's look at the day's most intriguing matchupsKansas City Royals (6-12) vs. Chicago White Sox (9-8)-8:05PM Est.The last time we saw Mark Buehrle was Wednesday night when he no-hit the Texas Rangers, and was one walk shy of a perfect game. Tonight Buehrle could become the first pitcher since Johnny Vander Meer...

Johnny Vander Meer News From the Web

05/08/12 And That Happened: Monday's scores and highlights Source: Comcast SportsNet I had been agitating for Jonathan Papelbon to pitch more.
05/08/12 THEN AND NOW: A record that has no equal Source: Whittier Daily News - Whittier CA The toughest record in major league baseball to equal?
05/07/12 Weaver goes 6 to help Angels to 8-3 win over Twins Source: The Merced Sun-Star - Merced CA Francisco Liriano (0-5) gave up four runs on five hits in five innings with three walks and four strikeouts for the Twins.

Background on Johnny Vander Meer

John Samuel "Double no-hit" Vander Meer (November 2, 1914 – October 6, 1997) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1937 through 1951. He played for the Cincinnati Reds (1937–1949), Chicago Cubs (1950) and Cleveland Indians (1951) and is most notable as being the only MLB pitcher to throw two consecutive no-hitters.

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