Francisco Córdova
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Francisco Córdova (born April 26, 1972 in Veracruz, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Mexico ) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1996-2000.
[edit] Career
On January 18, 1996, Córdova was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent. He made his major league debut on April 2, 1996. The following year, on July 12,1997, at a sold out Three Rivers Stadium, he pitched nine innings of a combined 10-inning no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ricardo Rincón pitched the 10th inning. The Pirates won the game on a dramatic three run, pinch hit home run in the bottom of the 10th by Mark Smith. This game pitched by Córdova and Rincón is recognized as the only combined, extra-inning no-hitter in modern MLB history. Córdova would go on the post an 11-8 record that season. He would post a 13-14 record in 1998, his most wins in a season, to go with a 3.31 ERA, also a career best. His career was shorted by arm troubles, and he retired after the 2000 season with a 42-47 record.
[edit] Sources
Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
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