Ex-MLB LHP Pat Misch throws no-hitter in Game 7 of Taiwan Series
Pat Misch didn’t pull a Don Larsen, but he came pretty damn close.
Sunday night in Taiwan, Misch threw a no-hitter in Game 7 of the Taiwan Series to clinch the Chinese Professional Baseball League championship for the Lamingo Monkeys. It was the first no-hitter in Taiwan Series history. The Monkeys beat the Chinatrust Brothers 11-0 in the decisive Game 7.
Thanks to the magic of the internet, here are all 27 outs of Misch’s title-clinching no-hitter:
“My catcher called a good game, I just pitched to where he wanted the ball,” said Misch to Jason Pan of the Taipei Times after the game. “Then I got the batters down in order, inning by inning, and our defense was outstanding tonight.”
Misch walked one batter and otherwise faced the minimum in the nine-inning masterpiece. Here’s some more from The China Post:
Monkeys’ starter Misch came close to pitching a perfect game, the only blemish to his just over 100 pitch game being a walk to Brothers first baseman Peng Cheng-min in the fifth. He threw a complete game, striking out seven batters, limiting the opposing team to 24 at bats in the game, while the Brothers expended six pitchers after Chiu was relieved. Teammates swarmed the hero after the last Brothers hitter was thrown out at first, as the home field crowd’s cheers crescendoed euphorically. Misch’s no-hitter was the first ever in the Taiwan Series.
Misch, 34, spent the 2006-11 seasons as an up and down arm with the Giants and Mets. He posted a 4.80 ERA (89 ERA+) in 200 2/3 big league innings spanning 24 starts and 54 relief appearances. Misch spent the 2013-14 seasons in Triple A and an independent league.
The Marlins signed Misch to a minor league contract last offseason. He didn’t make the team out of spring training and instead reported to Triple A, where he went 5-7 with a 3.25 ERA in 72 innings. Misch was released in July and spent a month in an independent league before getting an opportunity in Taiwan.
I have to say, throwing a no-hitter in Game 7 to clinch a championship is pretty much the coolest thing ever. That’s something every pitcher dreams about as a kid. Congrats to Misch and the Monkeys.