Two of my favourites have birthdays today.
Dustin McGowan turns 41 today.
Dustin was a first-round pick back in 2000, 33rd overall. Although not the Blue Jays' first first-round pick, we had the.
Walter Johnson started 666 games during his 21-season career. He completed shutouts in nearly 1 of every 6, not allowing a run 110 times.
19 other pitchers recorded at least 50 shutouts, from.
Shannon Stewart turns 49 today.
The Blue Jays drafted Shannon in the first round of the 1992 amateur draft, the 19th pick, out of Miami Southridge High School. He was a compensation pick for the.
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In the Modern Era, 302 different pitchers have made at least 100 consecutive starts without throwing a shutout.
They have had 365 total triple-digit starts.
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