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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Mark Buehrle of the |
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| Chicago White Sox for pitching a no-hitter game against the |
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| Texas Rangers on April 18, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Mark Buehrle's no-hitter at U.S. Cellular Park in |
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| Chicago secured the 6-0 victory for the Chicago White Sox; it |
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| was the first no-hitter for the ballpark, the 16th no-hitter in |
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| White Sox franchise history, and the first no-hitter for the |
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| White Sox since August 1991; it was Mark Buehrle's first |
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| no-hitter; and
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| WHEREAS, Mark Buehrle threw 66 of his 105 pitches for |
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| strikes during the game; he threw out eight batters during the |
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| game with only one batter from the Texas Rangers getting on |
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| base with a walk, and that runner was picked off first base; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Mark Buehrle has a 98-66 lifetime record with the |
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| Chicago White Sox, with a 9-3 lifetime record against the Texas |
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| Rangers; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |