Back in the day, the true greats didn’t really worry about pitch counts or inning limits, and even still, these days, it’s highly unlikely that any pitcher will match Nolan Ryan’s career record of seven. With the way the game is handled now, we may never see another no-hitter.
Managers regularly pull starting pitchers from games just to preserve their elbows. There are some teams that are even contemplating with pulling starting pitchers entirely and just having every game be a bullpen game!
Back-To-Back Perfection
Cincinnati Reds pitcher, Johnny Vander Meer wasn't particularly successful before he broke this record, making the achievement all the more monumental. The athlete had a perfect week when in 1938 on June 11, he no-hit the Boston Bees.
He pulled this off again when he completed the same feat against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Many pitchers can go entire careers without getting a single no-hitter. The fact that he did this consecutively just goes to show how this one of the greatest feats in baseball history.
Pat Summitt Never Lost A Season
American women's college basketball head coach had a career for 38 years and never once had a losing season. There were only two occasions in which her teams lost more than 10 games. Summit is clearly one of the greatest coaches to have ever lived.
After finally retiring in 2012, the NCAA world, and the sporting world truly felt the void that she left. The legendary coach accrued 1,098 career wins, the most in college basketball history upon her retirement.
Spitz The Torpedo
While the 1972 Munich Games was struck with tragedy, it was the time where Mark Spitz made some unimaginable accomplishments by setting seven world records in the span of eight days.
Spitz took the world by storm when he won the gold medal in the 100- and 200- meter freestyle and butterfly events, the 4x100- and 4x200-meter freestyle relay, and the 4x100-meter medley relay. That was unbroken for 36 years until Michael Phelps came along.
Byron Nelson Sets An Impossible Record
When it comes to golf, not many can consistently maintain such records. Byron Nelson is a little different, however. In 1945, Nelson crushed it at the PGA tour and won 18 tournaments.
At the point in the game, he actually won 11 in a row. The closest to come to that winning streak was Tiger Woods, unfortunately for him, he has yet to beat that 1945 score.