Cliff Lee: Phillies' Shutout Machine
Cliff Lee is halfway to Phils record for consecutive shutouts.
Cliff Lee has now tossed consecutive shutouts (June 16 & 22). According to
baseball-reference.com, the last major league pitcher to do that was ...
Roy Halladay (Sept. 25 & 30, 2009) in his last two starts for the Blue Jays.
Before Halladay, the last pitcher to toss two donuts in a row was ...
wait for it ... Roy Oswalt (Sept. 6 & 11, 2008), as an Astro.
Lee is also halfway to the Phillies' team record of four consecutive shutouts,
and one from becoming just the third Phillies pitcher to toss three in a row.
THREE OR MORE CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS BY PHILLIES
| Sho | Pitcher | Year | Dates |
| 4 | Grover Alexander | 1911 | Sept. 7-13-17-21 |
| 3 | Grover Alexander | 1916 | Aug. 9-14-18 |
| 3 | Robin Roberts | 1950 | July 22-25-30 |
ALEXANDER'S FOUR CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS (1911)
(Source: retrosheet.org)
| Date | Opponent | Score | IP | H | BB | SO |
| Sept. 7 (G2) | at Boston Rustlers | 1-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Sept. 13 | Brooklyn Superbas | 2-0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Sept. 17 (G1) | at Cincinnati Reds | 6-0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Sept. 21 (G1) | at Chicago Cubs | 4-0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 36 | 14 | 6 | 22 |
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