A Look at Dominating Phillies Pitching Performances: Rick Wise No-Hits the Reds in 1971
With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Rick Wise faced the Reds’ right fielder for the final out. Up until this point, the only blemish on Wise’s performance had been a sixth inning walk to shortstop Dave Concepcion. In order to preserve the no-hitter, and make history, Wise would have to retire one of the most dangerous hitters, and indeed, the eventual Major League hit king, Pete Rose. The Phillies led 4-0. Three of those runs were driven in by Wise himself, with a two run home run in the fifth and a solo shot in the eighth. But now Wise bore down on Rose. With a full count, Rose hit a line shot, right at third baseman John Vukovich. The date was June 23, 1971. It would be another nineteen years before another Phillies pitcher would throw a no-hitter. Despite an All-Star season, where Wise won seventeen games and posted a 2.88 ERA, he would not return to a Phillies uniform in 1972. Instead, Rick Wise would forever be k...