Roy Halladay

Harry Leroy "Roy" Halladay (born May 14, 1977 in Denver, Colorado), or "Doc" Halladay, is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher. Halladay has played for the Toronto Blue Jays since 1998 and was the team's first draft selection (17th overall) in the 1995 MLB First Year Draft. He bats and throws right-handed.

Trivia

Against the Detroit Tigers on September 27, 1998, Halladay came within one out of becoming the first pitcher to hurl a no-hitter on the final day of the regular season since Mike Witt's perfect game in 1984; the bid was broken up by Bobby Higginson.

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Detroit Tigers - September 27 - 1998 - No-hitter - Mike Witt - Perfect game - 1984 - Bobby Higginson

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Halladay also pitched the first extra-inning shutout in the major leagues since Jack Morris in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series, leading the Jays over the Tigers on Sept. 6, 2003. He pitched 10 innings and hadn't allowed a hit until Kevin Witt doubled with two outs in the bottom of the 8th.

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Jack Morris - 1991 World Series

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