Did Randy Johnson really hit a bird with a pitch?
Did Randy Johnson really hit a bird with a pitch?
Arizona Diamondbacks’ Randy Johnson killed a bird with a pitch 20 years ago. It’s been 20 years since former Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson hit a bird with a pitch during spring training. The date, March 24, 2001, was an iconic moment during the Big Unit’s Hall of Fame career.
Who was Randy Johnson pitching to when he hit the bird?
Calvin Murray
During the seventh inning of the Diamondbacks’ split-squad 10-6 victory against the Giants on Saturday, the NL Cy Young winner hit and killed a dove flying in front of home plate. Johnson’s pitch to the Giants’ Calvin Murray was about three-fourths of the way to home plate when it struck the bird.
How fast was Randy Johnson’s fastest pitch?
102 MPH
Randy Johnson: 102 MPH It’s not surprising that Randy Johnson recorded a pitch of 102 MPH, but what is surprising is that this was the fastest pitch recorded of Johnson’s career and it came at age 40. Johnson’s blazing pitch was recorded in 2004 while he was starting for the Arizona Diamonbacks.
Who is the baseball player for the Arizona Diamondbacks?
Randy Johnson picks Arizona logo. Randy Johnson became a major league star with the Seattle Mariners, but he’ll enter the Baseball Hall of Fame representing the Arizona Diamondbacks.
How old was Randy Johnson when he pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks?
Johnson pitched a perfect game for Arizona at age 40, and he was named co-MVP of the 2001 World Series with Curt Schilling after they combined to pitch Arizona past the Yankees in seven games.
When did Randy Johnson retire from Major League Baseball?
On June 4, 2009, he recorded the 300th victory of his career, a landmark that had been reached by only 23 other big-league pitchers in more than 120 years of American professional baseball. Johnson retired in January 2010. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015.
When did Randy Johnson become a free agent?
A free agent at the end of the 1998 season, Johnson signed with the NL Arizona Diamondbacks, where he led the NL in earned run average, innings pitched, and strikeouts on his way to the 1999 NL Cy Young Award.
Randy Johnson picks Arizona logo. Randy Johnson became a major league star with the Seattle Mariners, but he’ll enter the Baseball Hall of Fame representing the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Johnson pitched a perfect game for Arizona at age 40, and he was named co-MVP of the 2001 World Series with Curt Schilling after they combined to pitch Arizona past the Yankees in seven games.
Johnson retired from baseball in January 2010 and on Jan. 6, 2015, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility with 97.3-percent of the vote, the third-highest percentage of all time for pitchers. He was inducted into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame in 2012.
Who is in the Baseball Hall of Fame with Randy Johnson?
His 97.3 percent plurality was the eighth highest in the history of Hall of Fame balloting behind Tom Seaver, Nolan Ryan, Cal Ripken Jr., Ty Cobb, George Brett, Hank Aaron and Tony Gwynn. Johnson posted a 130-74 record and a 3.42 ERA and won a Cy Young Award in 9½ seasons with Seattle.