This article is 2 years old. The controversial figure whose memoir formed the basis of Leonardo DiCaprio's unhinged stockbroker in Martin Scorsese's Oscar-nominated black comedy The Wolf of Wall Street has revealed his debauched life of sex and drugs was even worse than shown in the film.
A baseball pitcher is getting ready to throw the ball. ERA in baseballs stands for âearned run average.â It is used to measure a pitcherâs performance and was originally created during the 1900s to rate the effectiveness of relief pitchers. Today, it is one of most widely recognized statistics used to assess a pitcherâs ability.
The current Major League Baseball definition, since 1991, of a no-hitter is a game in which a pitcher, or pitchers, gives up no hits while pitching at least nine innings.A pitcher may give up a run or runs so long as he pitches nine innings or more and does not give up a hit.. In 1953, Bobo Holloman of the St. Louis Browns pitched a no-hitter in his first major league start; although it was not his first major league game. 2  On June 29, 1990 two no-hitters were thrown within hours of each other.