Francisco Córdova

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Francisco Córdova
Pitcher
Born: April 26, 1972 (1972-04-26) (age 36)
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 2, 1996 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Final game
August 8, 2000 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Career statistics
Win-Loss	42-47
ERA	3.96
Strikeouts	537
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1996-2000)
Career highlights and awards
1 combined no-hitter

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 and is the last in Pirates history to date.^{[1] [2]} 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. Cordova now pitches in his native Mexico with the Diablos Rojos del México (Mexico City Red Devils) where he is 9-4 with a 4.73 ERA in 83.2 IP.

[edit] Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

1. ^ Sporting News description and assertion of first combined extra-innings no hitter; Box score via Baseball Reference
2. ^ Most Recent No-hitters By Team