Buehrle pitched a no-hitter against the Texas Rangers on April 18, , surrendering just one walk to Sammy Sosa who was then picked off at first base. Two seasons later, Buehrle pitched the 18th perfect game in baseball history , against the Tampa Bay Rays on July 23, In White Sox pitching history, Buehrle is fifth all-time in strikeouts, sixth in games started, and eighth in wins and innings pitched.
Buehrle was born in St. In his sophomore year, Buehrle was cut from the school's baseball team. He was later selected in the 38th round of the draft by the Chicago White Sox organization. Buehrle made a total of 36 appearances in the minor leagues before joining the White Sox roster.
Buehrle made his major league debut on July 16, , pitching one inning of relief against the Milwaukee Brewers and allowing a run. In , Buehrle's first year as a major league starter, he went 16—8 with a 3.
Buehrle recorded his first complete game on May 26 against the Detroit Tigers and later pitched two consecutive complete games on August 3 against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays a one-hitter and on August 8 against the Anaheim Angels. In , Buehrle posted a 19—12 record in 34 starts [ 7 ] and ranked among the American League leaders in innings pitched second, , games started tied for second, 34 , complete games tied for second, 5 , shutouts tied for second, 2 , wins tied for fourth, 19 and quality starts tied for fifth, In his one start, he allowed four runs on five hits over three innings, before leaving with a bruised left shoulder sustained when he was hit with a line drive off the bat of Hideki Matsui.
Buehrle set a career high with 35 starts in , posting a 14—14 record with a 4. On July 21 in Cleveland, he faced the minimum 27 batters in a two-hit shutout of the Indians. In , Buehrle began the season with a 10—3 record, a 2. On April 16, he finished a game against the Seattle Mariners in only 1 hour and 39 minutes, giving up only one run and three hits all to Ichiro Suzuki , and backed by only two White Sox runs, both homers by Paul Konerko.
