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Hideo Nomo
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Career Notes

1996
Pitched the 20th no-hitter in franchise history and the first in Coors Field history on Sept. 17 at Colorado ... Struck out 17 batters vs Florida on April 13 ... Finished fourth in the National League Cy Young Award voting ... Went 5-2 with a 2.15 ERA in his final nine starts from Aug. 15 to Sept. 22 ... Threw a three-hit shutout in Los Angeles' home opener vs. Atlanta, the first Dodger to do so since Fernando Valenzuela shutout Houston in the 1981 home opener ... Became the first Dodger to record 200 or more strikeouts in each of his first two seasons ... Pitched back-to-back complete games, allowing just one run on six hits in those 18 innings (April 8 vs. Atlanta and April 13 vs. Florida) ... Named National League pitcher of the month for Sept., going 3-1 with a 2.03 ERA, including his no-hitter.

1995
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as a free agent on Feb. 8, 1995 ... His ERA was second best in the National League ... His opposing batting average was tops in the league ... Became the first Japanese-born player to join a major league team after playing professionally in Japan's Central or Pacific Leagues ... Made his major league debut on May 2 at San Francisco in a 4-3 Giants win in 15 innings ... Recorded his first major league win on June 2 at Dodger Stadium against the New York Mets, pitching 8.0 innings and allowing one run on two hits ... He led the National League in strikeouts with 236 ... He struck out 16 batters in his June 14 start vs. Pittsburgh and established a Dodger franchise record for most strikeouts by a rookie ... His 236 strikeouts are a new Dodger record, passing Don Sutton who had 209 in 1966 ... He fanned 50 batters in four consecutive starts (June 14-29), a new Dodger record, passing Sandy Koufax who collected 39 strikeouts in a four-game stretch three different times ... Became the first Japanese player to be selected to the All-Star game ... Won the NL Rookie of the Year Award ... Named The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year.

1994
Fifth pro season with the Buffaloes...had season cut short due to shoulder problems...led the Pacific League the last four years in wins and strikeouts...started 17 games for the Buffaloes and was 8-7 with 6 complete games...totaled 126 strikeouts in 114 innings pitched

1993
Led the Pacific League in wins (17) and strikeouts (276)...struck out 276 in 243.1 innings pitched with 148 walks...he was 17-12 in 32 starts with a 3.70 ERA including 14 complete games and two shutouts

1992
Led the Pacific League in wins (18) and strikeouts (228)...was 18-8 off of 30 starts with a 2.66 ERA and 17 complete games

1991
Appeared in 31 games in his second professional season and was 17-11 with 22 complete games...led the Pacific League in wins (17) and strikeouts (287)


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