Dave Righetti

David Allan Righetti (born November 28, 1958 in San Jose, California) is a former American left-handed pitcher for various Major League Baseball teams. He is currently the pitching coach for the San Francisco Giants and was the first player in history to both pitch a no-hitter and also lead the league in saves in his career. Dennis Eckersley later duplicated the feat. His nicknames are "Rags" and "The Big Ragu". Righetti attended Leigh High Schoo... more

David Allan Righetti (born November 28, 1958 in San Jose, California) is a former American left-handed pitcher for various Major League Baseball teams. He is currently the pitching coach for the San Francisco Giants and was the first player in history to both pitch a no-hitter and also lead the league in saves in his career. Dennis Eckersley later duplicated the feat. His nicknames are "Rags" and "The Big Ragu". Righetti attended Leigh High School and Pioneer High School. He was selected by the Texas Rangers on January 11, 1977 in the first round (10th overall pick) of the amateur draft. On November 10, 1978 he was traded, along with Greg Jemison, Juan Beníquez, Mike Griffin, and Paul Mirabella, to the New York Yankees for Domingo Ramos, Mike Heath, Sparky Lyle, Larry McCall, Dave Rajsich, and cash. His first major league game was with the Yankees on September 16, 1979, wearing uniform number 56. In this game against the Detroit Tigers he pitched 5.0 innings, striking out three and... less