th ▁pitch er ▁in ▁Major ▁League ▁history ▁to ▁accomplish ▁this ▁fe at . ▁H arn isch ▁went ▁ 7 – 2 ▁after ▁the ▁break ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁season ▁at ▁ 1 2 – 9 . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁league ▁with ▁a ▁. 2 1 2 ▁batt ing ▁average ▁against ▁and ▁ 7 . 0 2 0 ▁H its ▁per ▁nine ▁inn ings ▁pitch ed . ▁ ▁Ast ros ▁manager ▁Art ▁How e ▁named ▁H arn isch ▁his ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁opening ▁day ▁st arter . ▁H arn isch ▁pitch ed ▁well , ▁giving ▁up ▁just ▁two ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁e ighth ▁to ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Bra ves , ▁however , ▁the ▁Ast ros ▁were ▁held ▁to ▁just ▁two ▁hits ▁by ▁Bra ves ▁st arter ▁Tom ▁G lav ine , ▁and ▁H arn ish ▁took ▁the ▁loss . ▁His ▁best ▁season ▁was ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁when ▁he ▁went ▁ 1 6 - 9 ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 . 9 8 ▁E RA ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 ▁strike outs ▁while ▁t ying ▁the ▁Chicago ▁White ▁So x ' s ▁Jack ▁Mc D ow ell ▁with ▁a ▁major ▁league ▁leading ▁four ▁shut outs ▁and ▁leading ▁the ▁N L ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁time ▁with ▁a ▁. 2 1 4 ▁batt ing ▁average ▁against ▁and ▁ 7 . 0 7 0 ▁hits ▁allowed ▁per ▁nine ▁inn ings ▁pitch ed . ▁ ▁A ▁torn ▁tend on ▁in ▁his ▁pitch ing ▁arm ▁caused ▁H arn isch ▁to ▁miss ▁the ▁entire ▁month ▁of ▁June ▁ 1