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OTDIB – May 15th – Piazza goes fishing

May 15th, 2015 – King Felix strikes out 2,000th hitter Mariner right-hander Felix Hernandez becomes the fourth-youngest hurler to record his 2,000th career strikeout when he whiffs Sam Fuld in fifth inning of the team’s 4-3 victory against Oakland at Safeco Field. Bert Blyleven, Walter Johnson, and Sam McDowell are the only three pitchers to …

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Clayton Kershaw and his 1408 strikeouts puts him in some heady company

With Clayton recording his fifth straight 200 K season, his cumulative strikeout total has now reached 1408. Still just twenty-six years old, this is a staggering number only accomplished by the games best pitchers. Player SO From To Age W L IP H ER BB ERA+ Bert Blyleven 1728 1970 1977 19-26 122 113 2143.2 …

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