er ▁García ▁pitch ed ▁two ▁games ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁without ▁allowing ▁the ▁oppos ing ▁team , ▁Sant ur ce ' s ▁Central ▁High ▁School , ▁to ▁score ▁a ▁single ▁run . ▁ ▁On ▁another ▁occasion ▁Mont an er ▁scored ▁all ▁strike outs ▁against ▁ 1 5 ▁bat ters ▁in ▁succession ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Mont an er ▁elimin ated ▁the ▁All - American ▁team ▁as ▁he ▁threw ▁a ▁no - h itter ▁against ▁a ▁team ▁made ▁up ▁exclus ively ▁of ▁American ▁players ▁belonging ▁mostly ▁to ▁major ▁league ▁teams . ▁After ▁this ▁game , ▁the ▁All - American ▁team ▁extended ▁Mont an er ▁an ▁offer ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁their ▁team . ▁ ▁Mont an er ' s ▁parents ▁refused , ▁however , ▁given ▁that ▁Mont an er ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁very ▁young ▁man . ▁" H ad ▁the ▁contract ▁material ized , ▁Mont an er ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁first ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁ever ▁to ▁have ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁major ▁le agues ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es , ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁All - American ▁team ". < ref > Record ando ▁a ▁Pa qu ito . ▁Juan ▁B . ▁Roman . ▁ ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁Fol le to ▁Deport ivo ▁from ▁Luis ▁Antonio ▁" W ito " ▁Mor ales . ▁( Origin ally ▁published ▁in ▁P once ▁y ▁el ▁Be is bol ▁A yer ▁y ▁Ho y . ▁By ▁E f rain ▁Fig u ero a ▁y