Mark Alan Williamson (born July 21, 1959) is a retired professional baseball player who played
pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...
in the Major Leagues from 1987 to 1994. He played for the
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. As one of the American League's eight charter ...
. On April 29, 1988, Williamson pitched 6 shutout innings to help the Orioles defeat the White Sox 9-0. The victory snapped the Orioles 21 game losing streak that started the 1988 season.
On July 13, 1991, he pitched a
no hitter
In baseball, a no-hitter is a game in which a team was not able to record a hit. Major League Baseball (MLB) officially defines a no-hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in at least nine innings recorded no hits. A pitcher wh ...
along with
Bob Milacki
Robert Milacki (born July 28, 1964) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball between and , mostly with the Baltimore Orioles.
Playing career
Milacki began his career with the Baltimore Orioles, pitching for t ...
,
Mike Flanagan, and
Gregg Olson
Greggory William Olson (born October 11, 1966) is an American former professional baseball player, coach, scout and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from through , most prominently a ...
against the
Oakland Athletics.
As of 2018, Mark is a real estate broker in the
San Diego, CA
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United States ...
suburbs.
References
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1959 births
Living people
Major League Baseball pitchers
Baseball players from Texas
Baltimore Orioles players
Hagerstown Suns players
Sportspeople from Corpus Christi, Texas
Beaumont Golden Gators players
Las Vegas Stars (baseball) players
Reno Padres players
Rochester Red Wings players
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