Mark Langston

Mark Edward Langston (born August 20, 1960 in San Diego, California) is an American left-handed former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners (1984–1989), Montreal Expos (1989), California and Anaheim Angels (1990–1997), San Diego Padres (1998), and Cleveland Indians (1999).

Baseball career

In 1989, Langston was in a trade which sent him to Montreal and Randy Johnson to the Mariners.

In 1990, he pitched the first seven innings for a 2–0 combined no-hitter with Mike Witt. Witt, who had pitched a perfect game back in 1984, tossed the final two frames. This combined no-hitter remains the last one in Angels history.^[1]

In the 1998 World Series, Langston's 2–2 pitch to Tino Martinez appeared to be over the plate, but was called ball 3;^{[citation needed]} Langston's next pitch was hit for a grand slam in the seventh inning of Game 1 to give the New York Yankees a 9–5 lead. The Yankees went on to sweep the San Diego Padres in four games.

Langston compiled a career 179–158 record with 2,464 strikeouts and a 3.97 ERA in 2962⅔ innings.

Noted for his pickoff move to first base, his 91 career pickoffs are third most in ML history behind only Kenny Rogers and Andy Pettitte, all left-handed pitchers.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball no-hitters
• List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
• List of Major League Baseball strikeout champions
• Top 100 strikeout pitchers of all time

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
• Mark Langston at the Internet Movie Database