On January 18, 1996, Córdova was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent. He made his major league debut on April 2, 1996. The following year, on July 12, 1997, at a sold out Three Rivers Stadium, he pitched nine innings of a combined 10-inning no-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 by Mark 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 in 1998, to go with a 3.31 ERA.
His career was shorted by arm troubles. After going through reconstructive elbow surgery in 2001, and missing the entire 2002 season, he signed with the San Diego Padres before the 2003 season,[3] but failed to make the team after spring training and he retired with a 42–47 record.
francisco, córdova, baseball, francisco, córdova, born, april, 1972, mexican, former, major, league, baseball, right, handed, starting, pitcher, francisco, córdovapitcherborn, 1972, april, 1972, cerro, azul, veracruz, mexicobatted, rightthrew, rightmlb, debuta. Francisco Cordova born April 26 1972 is a Mexican former Major League Baseball right handed starting pitcher Francisco CordovaPitcherBorn 1972 04 26 April 26 1972 age 52 Cerro Azul Veracruz MexicoBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 2 1996 for the Pittsburgh PiratesLast MLB appearanceAugust 8 2000 for the Pittsburgh PiratesMLB statisticsWin loss record42 47Earned run average3 96Strikeouts537TeamsPittsburgh Pirates 1996 2000 Career highlights and awardsPitched a combined no hitter on July 12 1997Medals Men s baseball Representing Mexico Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo Team competitionCareer editOn January 18 1996 Cordova was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent He made his major league debut on April 2 1996 The following year on July 12 1997 at a sold out Three Rivers Stadium he pitched nine innings of a combined 10 inning no hitter for the Pirates Ricardo Rincon pitched the 10th inning The Pirates won the game on a dramatic three run pinch hit home run in the bottom of the 10th by Mark Smith This game pitched by Cordova and Rincon 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 Cordova would go on to post an 11 8 record that season He would post a 13 14 record in 1998 to go with a 3 31 ERA His career was shorted by arm troubles After going through reconstructive elbow surgery in 2001 and missing the entire 2002 season he signed with the San 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 native Mexico from 2002 through 2011 with the Mexico City Tigres the Mexico City Diablos Rojos and the Petroleros de Minatitlan References edit Sporting News description and assertion of first combined extra innings no hitter Archived 2006 06 23 at the Wayback Machine Box score via Baseball Reference Most Recent No hitters By Team Archived from the original on 2008 10 19 Retrieved 2008 05 24 Padres sign two veteran pitchers External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors Preceded byKevin Brown No hit gameJuly 12 1997 with Ricardo Rincon Succeeded byDavid Wells nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a Mexican baseball player manager or other figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francisco Cordova baseball amp oldid 1221323470, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
