| Francisco Córdova | |||||||||||||||
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| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: (1972-04-26)April 26, 1972 (age 53) Cerro Azul, Veracruz, Mexico | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| April 2, 1996, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||||||||
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| August 8, 2000, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 42–47 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 3.96 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 537 | ||||||||||||||
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Francisco Córdova (born April 26, 1972) is a Mexican formerMajor League Baseballright-handedstarting pitcher.
On January 18, 1996, Córdova was signed by thePittsburgh Pirates as an amateurfree agent. He made his major league debut on April 2, 1996. The following year, on July 12,1997, at a sold outThree Rivers Stadium, he pitched nine innings of a combined 10-inningno-hitter for the Pirates.Ricardo Rincón pitched the 10th inning. The Pirates won the game on a dramatic three-run,pinch hithome run in the bottom of the 10th byMark 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 no-hitter in Pirates history to date.[1][2] Córdova would go on to post an 11–8 record that season. He would post a 13–14 record in1998, to go with a 3.31ERA.
His career was shorted by arm troubles. After going through reconstructive elbow surgery in 2001, and missing the entire 2002 season, he signed with theSan Diego Padres before the 2003 season,[3] but failed to make the team after spring training and he retired with a 42–47 record.
After his MLB stint, Cordova pitched in his nativeMexico from 2002 through 2011 with theMexico City Tigres, theMexico City Diablos Rojos, and thePetroleros de Minatitlán.
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