Sept. 3, 2002: Andy Van Hekken’s Debut Gem
By Mike McClary in Blast from the Past | 0 comments
From Baseball-Reference.com:
On this date in 2002, Tigers lefty Andy Van Hekken, with a fastball topping out in the mid-80s, becomes the first American Leaguer to throw a complete game shutout in his debut since Mike Norris in 1975, and the first Tiger since Schoolboy Rowe in 1933. He stops Cleveland 4 – 0. The Holland, Mich., native was 5 – 0 at Toledo before his promotion.
The Tigers leadoff hitter that day? None other than Hiram Bocachica.
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