Sandy Koufax.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

The one I never heard of was Alan Foster.

I'm not sure what happened with Don Heffner!

It looks like something is awry.

I'll have to look into it when I get back from vacation.

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

The detail I remember about Heffner (I read in someone's memoirs) was that the players called him "Grandpa Snazzy" and that every story he told began "Well, back in 1934..." For some reason, I think this was in a memoir written by a Cincinnati Red, who he managed very briefly. Rose, maybe? I don't know any other Reds of the 1960s who might have written memoirs that I read.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Maybe Jim Brosnan's book?

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

I'm not sure how that Heffner thing got there.

Here's how it should have looked:

ERA
Minimum 100 Innings
	Sandy Koufax	1.44
	Bob Friend	1.61
	Gene Garber	1.69
	Alan Foster	1.76
	Jack Billingham	1.81
	J. R. Richard	1.90
	Gary Nolan	2.09
	Claude Osteen	2.09
	Juan Marichal	2.13
	Vern Law	2.13
	Pedro Martinez	2.16
	Danny Jackson	2.22
	Larry Jackson	2.24
	Zane Smith	2.26
	Don Drysdale	2.26
	Steve Avery	2.31
	Jack Sanford	2.32
	Bill Stoneman	2.37
	Tug McGraw	2.39
	Ron Reed	2.39
	Curt Schilling	2.41

Exit Heffner, enter Schilling.

[Frayed Knot]

I remember it was a big deal when the Mets first beat Juan Marichal. Prior to that he had won his [u:302c553d35]first 19 decisions[/u:302c553d35] against them (w/a couple of NDs - *Plus a Save!!!* - throw in).
They beat him up a few times over the remaining years as his career wound down and the NYM got better - but for a time he was at least as tough on them as Koufax and was doing it for far longer.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Fun to see Vernon Law on that list. To carry on the tradition, his shortstop son also threw a scoreless inning against the Mets.

[RealityChuck]

Interesting to see Bob Friend as #2 on the list: he was the second Mets pitcher to get a win against Koufax (other than McGraw). McGraw started that game, but left in the second inning.

Glad to be here, EdgyDC.

[Guest Edgy DC]

If he stayed with Pittsburgh (or another NL team) one more year, he might've overcome Koufax.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Some other youngish NL-ish pitchers hoping to one day join those elite:

Josh Beckett, 66.2 IP, 2.43 ERA

Kris Benson, 46.2 IP, 3.47 ERA

Brian Moehler, 16.1 IP, 0.55 ERA

Kip Wells, 19.1 IP, 2.33 ERA

Mark Prior, 29.1 IP, 1.23 ERA

Dontrelle Willis, 52.2 IP, 2.39 ERA

Kerry Wood, 63.0 IP, 1.71 ERA