Ranger Suárez’s most recent accomplishment puts the Philadelphia Phillies’ ace in rare company.
Suárez also struck out 10 and walked two as he improved his season record to 9-0 and trimmed his ERA to 1.36.
With that, he added to a list of growing accomplishments in what is turning into a career-making season.NBC Sports PhiladelphiaThe accomplishment also connects to a piece of Phillies lore. One other Phillies pitcher had an ERA that low through their first 10 starts of a season — Grover Cleveland Alexander more than 100 years ago.
Alexander is a Baseball Hall of Famer who started his career in Philadelphia in 1911 and pitched 20 years, winning the pitching triple crown three times and finishing his career with a 373-2-8 record and a .256 ERA. He also pitched for the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals. This isn’t the only time that Suárez has reached a rare level of baseball history during his incredible start to the season.Per OptaStats, four Major League pitchers in baseball’s modern era had a WHIP of 0.72 in their first eight starts with their team winning all eight.
The other three pitched in baseball’s dead ball area and are all, like Alexander, in the Baseball Hall of Fame — Christy Mathewson in 1901, Addie Joss in 1907 and Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown in 1908.Matthew Postins is an award-winning sports journalist who covers the Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros for Sports Illustrated/FanNation. He also covers he Big 12 for Heartland College Sports.
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