Roy Halladay, Don Larsen and the Greatest Postseason Pitching Performances Ever
October 6, 2010 by Elliott Pohnl
Filed under Fan News
Roy Halladay threw a no-hitter in his first career postseason appearance to solidify a spot in the annals of Major League Baseball history Wednesday night.
The Phillies rode their ace to an easy 4-0 win over the Reds to take Game 1 of the NLDS in Philadelphia.
Incredibly, Halladay needed just over 100 pitches to shut down Joey Votto and Cincinnati’s bats.
The no-hitter was just the second ever in the Major League Baseball postseason and the first since Don Larsen’s epic perfect game in 1956 for the New York Yankees.
Here’s a look at the 10 best postseason pitching performances in baseball history.