Francisco Cordova (baseball)

Francisco Cordova
Francisco Cordova
	Pitcher
	Born: April 26, 1972 (age 52) ; Cerro Azul, Veracruz , Mexico
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 2, 1996, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
	August 8, 2000, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Win?loss record	42?47
Earned run average	3.96
Strikeouts	537
Teams
	Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1996 ? 2000 ) ;
Career highlights and awards
	Pitched a combined no-hitter on July 12, 1997 ;
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Mexico
Pan American Games

Francisco Cordova (born April 26, 1972) is a Mexican former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher .

Career [ edit ]

On January 18, 1996, Cordova was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent . He made his major league debut on April 2, 1996. The following year, on July 12, 1997 , at a sold out Three Rivers Stadium , he pitched nine innings of a combined 10-inning no-hitter for the Pirates. Ricardo Rincon pitched the 10th inning. The Pirates won the game on a dramatic three-run, pinch hit home run in the bottom of the 10th by Mark Smith . This game pitched by Cordova and Rincon is recognized as the only combined, extra-inning no-hitter in modern MLB history and is the last no-hitter in Pirates history to date. ^[1]^[2] Cordova would go on to post an 11?8 record that season. He would post a 13?14 record in 1998 , to go with a 3.31 ERA .

His career was shorted by arm troubles. After going through reconstructive elbow surgery in 2001, and missing the entire 2002 season, he signed with the San Diego Padres before the 2003 season, ^[3] but failed to make the team after spring training and he retired with a 42?47 record.

After his MLB stint, Cordova pitched in his native Mexico from 2002 through 2011 with the Mexico City Tigres , the Mexico City Diablos Rojos , and the Petroleros de Minatitlan .

References [ edit ]

^ Sporting News description and assertion of first combined extra-innings no hitter Archived 2006-06-23 at the Wayback Machine ; Box score via Baseball Reference
^ "Most Recent No-hitters By Team" . Archived from the original on 2008-10-19 . Retrieved 2008-05-24 .
^ "Padres sign two veteran pitchers" .

External links [ edit ]

Career statistics and player information from MLB , or ESPN , or Baseball Reference , or Fangraphs , or Baseball Reference (Minors)

Preceded by Kevin Brown	No-hit game July 12, 1997 (with Ricardo Rincon )	Succeeded by David Wells

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[1] Sporting News description and assertion of first combined extra-innings no hitter Archived 2006-06-23 at the Wayback Machine ; Box score via Baseball Reference

[2] "Most Recent No-hitters By Team" . Archived from the original on 2008-10-19 . Retrieved 2008-05-24 .

[3] "Padres sign two veteran pitchers" .

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