Before he was the most feared hitter in the game, Babe Ruth was one of the most feared pitchers in the game - to batters and umpires, best seen on June 23, 1917. Babe took the mound for the Red Sox against the Washington Senators, and after walking the leadoff man, Ruth began arguing with umpire, Brick Owens. Thinking he missed two strikes, he told the umpire, “Open your eyes and keep them open.” After Owens threatened to eject him if he didn’t keep quiet, Babe responded by saying, “You run me out and I will come in and bust you on the nose.”

Unsurprisingly, that warranted an ejection, and as written in the newspaper:

Once Ruth was gone, Ernie Shore came to the rescue and delivered the game of his life. The Red Sox caught the leadoff man stealing at 2nd, then Shore retired the next 26 batters despite only striking out two. While initially viewed as a perfect game, it is recorded as the first of the 21 combined no-hitters in MLB history, although Babe Ruth didn’t really do much besides complain and throw a punch.

About as unique a no-hitter as you can get, and funny enough, Ernie Shore was also a peacemaker between Babe Ruth and a heckler who pulled a knife on him in 1920 during an exhibition game. So Shore was seemingly always there to help Ruth when he got in trouble.

Ty Floyd has the most strikeouts in one game of the CWS finals at 17 against Florida in 2023.