On April 28, 1985, Los Angeles Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela made baseball history by setting an MLB record with 41 consecutive scoreless innings. The southpaw reached the benchmark by keeping the San Diego Padres off the board through eight innings at Dodger Stadium.
However, his streak was snapped in the ninth inning when Tony Gwynn hit a go-ahead home run to lead the Padres to a 1-0 victory. Valenzuela nonetheless went the distance, finishing with 10 strikeouts.
Valenzuela’s streak has since been bested by multiple pitchers, including Orel Hershiser who holds the MLB record with 59 scoreless innings from Aug.