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David Andrew Stieb, known as "Sir David" to many of his fans, was a pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. Born on July 22, 1957 in Santa Ana, California, he played for the Blue Jays from 1979 to 1992 and again in 1998. On September 2 1990, he pitched the first (and so far only) no-hitter in Blue Jays history, defeating the Cleveland Indians 3-0. Previously, Stieb had no-hitters broken up with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning in two consecutive 1988 starts. In 1989 he had yet another no-hit bid broken up with two out in the ninth; this was a potential perfect game. In 1993 he played four games with the Chicago White Sox, before retiring due to back problems. In 1998, after a five year hiatus from baseball, Stieb returned to the Blue Jays and pitched in 19 games. He recorded one win, two saves and started three games.

During his career Stieb won 176 games while losing 137. He holds career records for Toronto pitchers in wins, games started, shutouts, strikeouts, and a variety of other marks. Stieb appeared in seven All-Star games, also a Blue Jays team record. He is often cited as one of the finest pitchers of the 1980s.

In 2004, his first year of eligibility, Stieb received less than 5% of the vote (he received 7 votes; the threshold was 25) from the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, thus becoming ineligible to appear on future BBWAA ballots. However, he may eventually be considered for induction into the Hall by the Veterans Committee once 20 years have passed from his date of retirement (therefore, in the year 2019), in accordance with current Hall of Fame rules (enacted in 2001).

In 2005, Stieb was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

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