Rookie no-hitter stuns crowds at Fenway
11:19 p.m. Saturday, September 1, 2007
Boston — Clay Buchholz threw a no-hitter in his second major league start, just hours after being called up by the Boston Red Sox.
The lanky Texan baffled Baltimore in a 10-0 win. He struck out nine, walked three and hit one batter before the 371st straight sellout crowd at Fenway Park. The crowd stood through the entire ninth inning, cheering every pitch. Buchholz struck out Nick Markakis looking for the final out.
Buchholz turned 23 on August 14. He pitched the third no-hitter of the season, joining Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox and Justin Verlander of Detroit.
Buchholz is the 17th rookie to throw a no-hitter. The last one to do it was Florida's Anibal Sanchez against Arizona last September 6.
The right-hander is the 18th Boston pitcher to throw a complete-game no-hitter. It's the first Red Sox no-hitter since Derek Lowe threw one in 2002.
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