Note: On Nov. 7, 2017, authorities confirmed that former Major League Baseball pitcher Roy Halladay died in a small plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. This is coverage from Miami Herald archives published the day after Halladay threw a perfect game against the Florida Marlins.
For a second, perhaps two, Chris Coghlan thought he had drawn a leadoff walk and began to head toward first base. But before he could get very far, he stopped dead in his tracks when plate umpire Mike DiMuro yelled out, ''Strike three!