Edgar Ramos Throws The Only 9-Inning No-Hitter in Jackson Generals History

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August 6, 1996

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©The Jackson Clarion-Ledger
SHREVEPORT-- Edgar Ramos became the first Jackson General pitcher to throw a no-hitter Tuesday night, blanking the Shreeveport Captains 3 - 0 in the opener of a five-game Texas League series.

Ramos, a 21-year old righthander from Venezuela, walked four and hit two batters in becoming the first jackson pitcher to notch an individual no-hitter wince the Jackson Mets' Juan Rodriguez in 1982.

It was the second no-hitter in Generals history. Kevin Gallaher and Jamie Daspit combined on a rain-shortened, seven-inning job against Tulsa in 1994. Rodriguez' no-hitter was also seven inngs. The last nine-inning no-hitter by a Jackson pitcher was the Mets' Rick Anderson in 1979.

- Ramos, who struck out seven, had his closest call in the seventh inning when Gary Phillips' one-out line drive was caught by a diving Donovan Mitchell.

Ramos, 4 - 3, extended his streak of consecutive [scoreless] innings to 17. In an eight-inning performance Thursday, he blanked Tulsa 1 - 0 on two hits.

He retired the first eight Shreveport batters before hitting pitcher Keith Foulke and walking the next batter.

He walked one and hit one in the fourth and walked two straight on eight pitches in the sixth. The eighth featured leadoff man Dante Powell reaching on shortstop Russ Johnson's error. From there, Ramos retired the last six batters in a row, closing the deal on Jon Sbrocco's fly ball to left fielder Buck McNabb.

It was the first Texas League no-hitter since 1994. Ramos threw 119 pitchers in the 2-1/2 hour masterpiece.

"He didn't have his best stuff," said Generals manager Dave Engle. "He had a better curveball his last start."

The Generals took the lead in the first on Richard Hidalgo's two-run home run. , his 13th of the season and fist since June 29. In the sixth, Hidalgo scored on catcher Mitch Meluskey's sacrifice fly.

Ramos was promoted to the Generals in June from Kissimmee of the Florida State League. He lost his first two decisions, compiling a 13.50 ERA in three starts. He then missed three weeks with a back injury. His return has seen him allow only six earned runs in 35 innings.

Jackson Generals RHRBI





Gary Mota, 2B 3 1 0 0
Buck McNabb, LF 4 0 1 0
Richard Hidalgo, CF 3 2 1 2
Russ Johnson, SS 1B 4 0 2 0
Mitch Meluskey, C 2 0 0 1
Tim Forkner, 3B 4 0 0 0
Dennis Colon, 1B 4 0 1 0
Donovan Mitchell, RF 3 0 0 0
Edgar Ramos, P 2 0 1 0
 
 
 




Jackson totals29 3 7 3
Shreveport Captains RHRBI





Dante Powell, CF 3 0 0 0
Brett King, SS 4 0 0 0
Derek Reid, LF 4 0 0 0
Doug Mirabelli, 1B 2 0 0 0
Chris Singleton, RF 3 0 0 0
John Bess, C 3 0 0 0
Jon Sbrocco, 2B 4 0 0 0
Gary Phillips, 3B 3 0 0 0
Keith Foulke, RF 2 0 0 0
Edwin Corps, P 0 0 0 0
Ricky Pickett, P 0 0 0 0





Shreveport totals28 0 0 0

 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jackson 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 1
Shreveport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 

E- Johnson
DP- Shreveport 2
LOB- Jackson 4 Shreveport 7
HR - Hidalgo
SB - Johnson
S - Ramos
SF - Meluksey

Jackson IPHRERBBK







Edgar Ramos (W, 4 - 3) 9 0 0 0 4 7

Shreveport IPHRERBBK







Keith Foulke (L, 11 - 7) 7 5 3 3 3 2
Edwin Corps 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ricky Pickett 1 0 0 0 0 0

 

HBP-Foulke by Ramos, Mirabelli by Ramos
Time - 2:28
Attendance - 1,857

Although the Shreveport Captains were not an affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, perhaps the most notable thing about Mr. Ramos' no-hitter is the involvement of two players who would go on to play a large role in the Boston Red Sox' championship year of 2004. The Captains' starting pitcher on this day would go on to throw the last pitch of the '04 World Series, while their starting first baseman and cleanup hitter may have gone on to become the most famous backup catcher in Red Sox history.

The Clarion-Ledger article mentions Ramos' promotion from Kissimmee earlier in 1996, but doesn't mention the why of it, which was Ramos' 9 - 0 record, and his 1.51 ERA. Although he finished the year with Jackson, Ramos ended up being Kissimmee's second winningest pitcher for 1996, and their ERA champ.

Jackson went on to win the Texas League championship for 1996, although Ramos would not contribute another regular season win after his no-hitter. He finished 4 - 5 with a 4.88. He was selected by the Phillies from the Astros in the December 1996 Rule V draft, but was returned to the Astros after pitching a couple games for the Phillies' Clearwater affiliate and four more at the major league level for Philadelphia. Returned to AA Jackson, Ramos never did win a game in 1997, whether it was for the Phillies or for the Astros.

In 1998, Ramos split the year between Jackson and AAA New Orleans, winning two games at each location, before calling it a career. Overall, he was 28 - 26 in the Astros' system, with a 3.80 ERA.

Since Bill James' Game Score formula doesn't deduct for hit batsmen (or for ROEs, for that matter), Ramos can be credited with a 90 Game Score for his no-hitter; very respectable, maybe even a little too much so for a game in which the no-hit team left more baserunners than the winner did.

Source: Jackson Clarion-Ledger, August 7, 1996

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