Pitcher pulled during no hitter
Wow. Imagine that. Protecting the arm health of a pitcher. 
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Happened to my son in high school either sophomore or junior year. Had a no hitter thru 6 and a five run lead. Got pulled because it was early in the season and the coach stuck with his previously determined pitch limit. Bullpen gave up 6 runs in the 7th and lost the game.
Any regrets?
The controversy is that the odds of pitching a no hitter as a rookie is one for the record books. The pitcher had TJS and missed 2 seasons. The manager did the right thing and the parents were grateful. Dodgers lost as the reliever threw a pitch that landed in the stands.
lionbaseball posted:Any regrets?
No. It was a reasonable decision. He wasn't all that sharp that night and hadn't pitched very efficiently. No point endangering health or the conference season for an early season non-conference game.
It was the right call. But to be clear, this would have been not just a rookie no hitter, but a no hitter in the kid's MLB debut. Has that ever been done?
I think once?
Correct! Thank you Google!
Bumpus Jones
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For other people named Charles Jones, see Charles Jones (disambiguation).
| Bumpus Jones | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: January 1, 1870 Cedarville, Ohio | |||
| Died: June 25, 1938 (aged 68) Xenia, Ohio | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| October 15, 1892, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 14, 1893, for the New York Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win-Loss record | 2-4 | ||
| Earned run average | 7.99 | ||
| Strikeouts | 10 | ||
| Teams | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
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Charles Leander "Bumpus" Jones (January 1, 1870 – June 25, 1938) was a right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants. He was born in Cedarville, Ohio.
Though Jones made only eight appearances in his brief major league career, he saved himself from baseball anonymity when he threw ano-hitter in his first major league appearance with the Cincinnati Reds on October 15, 1892, the last day of the season. The victims that day were the Pittsburgh Pirates, who lost 7–1. Jones was not perfect, as he gave up four walks, and he did not pitch a shutout, as an error led to an unearned run. But it was quite a start, and was his only outing of the season. This is still the latest date in the season that a no-hitter has ever been pitched in major league history.
After that, Jones split 1893 between Cincinnati and the New York Giants, appearing in seven games overall, while going 1-4 with a 10.19ERA. Jones would never pitch in the majors again. He remains the only player in Major League history to pitch a no-hitter in his first game. Only Bobo Holloman of the St. Louis Browns and Ted Breitenstein of the St. Louis Browns have managed to join Jones as pitchers to throw no-hitters in their first major league start, but they had previously appeared in a relief role. According to sabermetrician Bill James, Jones edges out Holloman for the distinction of mathematically least likely pitcher ever to have thrown a no-hitter in the major leagues.
In a two-season major league career, Jones posted a 2-4 career record with 10 strikeouts and a 7.99 ERA in 41⅔ innings of labor. After leaving the major leagues, Jones continued to pitch professionally. Jones pitched for the Grand Rapids Rippers and Sioux City Cornhuskersin 1894. He pitched for the Columbus Clippers from 1896 to 1899, and until recently was credited with the team record for career games pitched, with 212. Modern research, however, indicates that the actual total may be closer to 150.[1] Jones finished his minor league career with the St. Paul Saints in 1901.
Jones died in Xenia, Ohio, at age 68, and was laid to rest at North Cemetery in Cedarville, Ohio.