Instead, Means pitched the first individual no-hitter for the Orioles since Jim Palmer in 1969 - the longest stretch for any team in the majors without an individual no-hitter (the Orioles had a four-pitcher combined no-hitter in 1991). According to Elias Sports Bureau research, he is the first pitcher to throw a non-perfect no-hitter with no walks, no hit batters and no errors. Means is believed to be the first pitcher in major league history to lose a perfect game on a third-strike wild pitch. The Orioles then caught Haggerty attempting to steal second base, but the wild pitch nullifies the perfect game bid. Means retired all 27 batters he faced in a 6-0 victory over the Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, but he did allow a baserunner when Sam Haggerty reached on a third-strike wild pitch in the third inning. John Means was almost perfect for the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday, but he will happily settle for a no-hitter and one of the greatest pitching performances in team history.
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