On May 11, 1996, Al Leiter recorded the first no-hitter in Florida Marlins History. Leiter ate up the Colorodo Rockies line-up like chum as the Marlins won 11-0. He struck out six and walked two, while retiring the last 20 batters in a row. He finished the year 16-12, a 2.93 ERA and a career high in strick outs (200) and innings pitched (215.1).Al Leiter went on to help the Marlins win their first World Series Title in 1997.
He was the first no-hitter in Marlins history, but definitely not the last. Three others have followed in his footsteps and bolstered Florida's uniquely impressive pitching history - they were Kevin Brown, AJ Burnett and Anibal Sanchez. We can only wait and see who will be the next to make the no-hitter club and round off the Marlins' elite pitching group to five.
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