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All stress, no glory: catchers get little recognition for their work in no-hit games; behind every pitcher who shuts down the opposition is a backstop who quietly endures nine heart-pounding innings.(Statistical Data Included)

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| August 01, 2002 | Rosenbloom, Steve | COPYRIGHT 2002 Century Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Behind every pitcher who shuts down the opposition is a backstop who quietly endures nine heart-pounding innings

"OH, NO!" THAT'S WHAT JEFF Torborg remembers thinking. In fact, that's what the then-Angels catcher remembers screaming as Kansas City center fielder Amos Otis hammered a fat two-strike, two-out pitch from Nolan Ryan.

"When that ball left his bat," Torborg recalled, "I yelled, `Oh no!' We were within one strike of getting that thing, and that ball's off the wall."

The ball was headed for right field, headed for the visitor's bullpen in Royals Stadium, headed for Heart-break Hotel.

"Then I realized they had just put Ken Berry ...

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