20 years ago today: The Big Unit goes big

Photo credit should read MATT YORK/AFP via Getty ImagesBy just about any measure, Randy Johnson’s start in Game 2 of the 2001 World Series was among the most dominant of modern times - or indeed, any era. Since 1993, there have only been three complete-game shutouts pitched in the World Series: Johnson’s, Josh Beckett in 2003 and Madison Bumgarner in 2014. To find one such with 11+ K’s like Johnson, you need to go back to Bob Gibson’s game in 1968 World Series. And to find one with 11+ K’s and three or fewer hits? Try 1906, when Ed Walsh had a two-hitter for the White Sox against the Cubs. All told, by the overall metric of Game Score, Johnson’s outing ranks in the top five across the entire 118-year history of the World Series. Here are the best ten.

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