Cliff Lee put together a legendary performance in Game 1 of the 2009 World Series. He became the first pitcher to strike out 10, walk none and allow no earned runs through nine innings in a postseason game. Since Lee’s Game 1 start in 2009, only two pitchers (Johnny Cueto and Madison Bumgarner) have thrown a nine-inning complete game in the World Series.
The most incredible part of Lee’s performance is that he was close to not arriving on time for the game.