National High School Sports Record Book - InfoSports

BaseballNO RUNS ALLOWED — During the 2001 season, Josh Cribb of LakeView, SC (above left), became one of only 27 pitchers in the history of highschool baseball (one pitcher did it twice) to complete a season withoutallowing an earned run. The first player from South Carolina to accomplishthe feat, Cribb struck out 18 batters in the championship game to help theWild Gators to their fourth consecutive (and fifth of the past six years)South Carolina High School League state title. Mike Halperin (aboveright) of Naples Barron Col lier, FL, is tied for seventh on the all-time listfor most wins by a pitcher (21) in a single season. Halperin also had 72 1 /3consecutive shutout innings to rank second on the all-time chart.LOWEST EARNED-RUN AVERAGECareer0.11 Francisco Thompson (Nogales, AZ), 1963-650.21 Tom Evans (Chicago Brother Rice, IL), 1967-680.25 Bob Goodyear (Los Angeles Lutheran, CA), 1971-730.27 Steve Schultz (Briarwood Archbishop Molloy, NY)0.31 Tom Garry (Southington, CT), 1960-620.32 Jim Peterson (La Habra Sonora, CA), 1971-730.33 Chris Coursey (Plymouth Area, NH), 1980-810.34 Rusty Rugg (Downsville, LA), 1986-890.37 Jason Palmer (Lewistown, IL), 1994-950.38 Rick Stewart (Fillmore, CA), 1975-770.38 Bill Beno (Pewaukee, WI), 1969-720.38 Jim Gideon (Houston Bellaire, TX), 1971-72SeasonMOST NO-HITTERSCareer19 Rusty Rugg (Downsville, LA), 1986-8915 Jack Mustapha (Boone, IA), 1962-6513 Duncan King (Grandfield, OK), 1974-7712 Chris Taranto (Biloxi Notre Dame, MS), 1959-6111 Marvin White (Asher, OK), 1976-7910 David Clyde (Houston Westchester, TX), 1970-739 Tommy Greene (Whiteville, NC), 1983-858 Kevin Waldrum (Millsap, TX), 1994-978 Steve Streater (Sylva Webster, NC), 1974-778 Marvin Julien (Monticello Twin Lakes, IN), 1968-718 Tom Murray (Uncasville St. Bernard, CT), 1967-698 Ken Beardslee (Vermontville, MI), 1947-498 Jerry Walker (Ada Byng, OK), 1955-578 Mike Salling (Mesick, MI), 1995-988 Dan Holcomb (Homer, MI), 2003-06Season9 Chris Taranto (Biloxi Notre Dame, MS), 19617 Duncan King (Grandfield, OK), 19777 Steve True (Marlow, OK), 19747 Jack Mustapha (Boone, IA), 19657 Colt Molloy (Memphis, TX), 20076 Ryan Hasenfratz (Coleman, MI), 20056 Tom Engle (Lancaster Fairfield Union, OH), 19896 Kelly Owens (Junction City, AR), 19825 Robin Ventura (Piney Woods, MS), 19865 Jerry Mercer (Salem, IL), 19565 Casey Hahn (Morrison, IL), 19985 Ryan Hasenfratz (Coleman, MI), 20055 Tony Ankerson (Santa Ana Mater Dei, CA), 1957Consecutive — Games6 Tom Engle (Lancaster Fairfield Union, OH), 19896 Chris Taranto (Biloxi Notre Dame, MS), 19615 Gary Rowe (Wagoner, OK), 19775 Tom Murray (Uncasville St. Bernard, CT), 1968-695 Colt Molloy (Memphis, TX), 20074 Justin Harvuth (Grand Saline, TX), 19974 Keith Atherton (Mathews, VA), 19774 Ronnie Sims (Spartanburg Dorman, SC), 19724 Peter Denz (Cromwell, CT), 19694 Barry Needham (Randolph, MA), 19624 Steve Kelley (Danville, IL), 19590.00 Josh Cribb (Lake View, SC), 20010.00 Zac Robertson (Three Oaks River Valley, MI), 19960.00 Brett Beede (Plymouth Area, NH), 19810.00 Jeff Roberts (Lake Havasu, AZ), 19810.00 Bob Westland (Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, CA), 19790.00 Britt Burns (Birmingham Huffman, AL), 19770.00 Jim Wiskotoni (Elkhart Central, IN), 19750.00 Bryan Haas (Reisterstown Franklin, MD), 19740.00 Floyd Bannister (Seattle Kennedy, WA), 19730.00 Marlin Donley (Cullom Tri Point, IL), 19730.00 James Rodney Richard (Ruston Lincoln, LA), 19690.00 Randy Benson (Salisbury East Rowan, NC), 19680.00 Jerry Lanning (Brookville, IN), 19660.00 Rodney Alvey (Lawton, OK), 19650.00 Francisco Thompson (Nogales, AZ), 19650.00 Francisco Thompson (Nogales, AZ), 19640.00 George Dugan (Centralia, IL), 19610.00 Bob Coleman (Pasadena South, CA), 19590.00 Lowell Bailey (Tucson, AZ), 19440.00 Stan Brichta (Tucson, AZ), 19400.00 Wade Dyson (Tucson, AZ), 19400.00 George Reigle (Tucson, AZ), 19400.00 Chris Jiminez (Defiance, OH), 19890.00 Mike Thissen (Waterloo Columbus, IA), 19720.00 Dan Brauer (Wheaton Warrenville South, IL), 20010.00 Mike Welker (Chico Pleasant Valley, CA), 19670.00 Mike Reed (Quincy, CA), 19870.00 Taber Maier (Cupertino, CA), 199322BIG LEAGUE HURLERS – Former Houston Astros right-hander JamesRodney (J.R.) Richard (left) of Ruston Lincoln, LA, and former journeymanleft-hander Floyd Bannister (right) of Seattle Kennedy, WA, becametwo of only 27 prep hurlers to complete a season without allowing an earnedrun in 1969 and 1973, respectively. In 10 years with the Astros, Richard won107 games, including a 20-win season in 1976. Pitching for six MajorLeague teams, Bannister won 134 games in 15 seasons and was an all-starin 1982.