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October 3, 2007
Josh Beckett's complete-game shutout was notable for a number of reasons
* He became the seventh pitcher in major league history to throw back-to-back complete-game shutouts. His last, of course, came in Game 6 of the 2003 World Series and the first since Orel Hershiser in 1988.
* He's the first major leaguer to throw a post-seasons complete-game shutout of any kind since the Dodgers' Jose Lima blanked the Caridnals in Game 3 of the NLDS.
* Last night's shutout was the first for the Red Sox in the post-season since Luis Tiant shut down Cincinnati's Big Red Machine in Game 1 of the 1975 World Series.
After allowing a leadoff single to Chone Figgins, Beckett retired the next 19 hitters he faced.
That ties him for the third-longest such streak in post-season history.
The Brookyln Dodgers Don Larsen, of course, threw a perfect game in the 1956 World Series, retiring 27 in a row. Next up is the Herb Pennock, who retired 22 in a row in a World Series 1927 game.
Beckett is tied with Jim Lonborg (Game 2 of the 1967 World Series) and Mike Mussina (Game 1 of the 2004 ALCS against the Red Sox).
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