In MLB, Jack Morris of the Detroit Tigers on April 7 and Mike Witt of the California Angels on September 30. Witt's was a perfect game.
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That is Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets who was 19 years, 7 months old when he pitched two scoreless innings in the 1984 MLB All Star game.
Cliff Lee pitched one game (game 3) in the 2010 ALCS, which was a 13 strikeout, 2 hit effort, resulting in a win.
Game 5 played at Yankee Stadium when Don Larsen pitched a Perfect game on October 8, 1956 at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees won the game 2-0 against losing pitcher Sal Maglie. Mickey Mantle hit a 4th inning solo home run. Fans in attendance 64,519.
The last game pitched by Whitey Ford was on May 21, 1967 at Tiger Stadium.
Only one Philadelphia Phillies pitcher ever hit a home run in the World Series. In Game 4 of the 2008 Fall Classic, hurler Joe Blanton hit his first major league home run. He also was credited with the win in the Phillies' 10-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Blanton became the 13th pitcher to hit a home run in a Series. He also was the second Phillies pitcher to hit a homer in a postseason game. Steve Carlton homered in the 1978 National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.