▁a ▁ 1 4 – 1 4 ▁win - loss ▁record ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 . 9 8 ▁E RA . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁D od gers ▁won ▁the ▁World ▁Series , ▁he ▁won ▁just ▁five ▁games ▁and ▁missed ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁He ▁improved ▁slightly ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁went ▁ 1 0 – 1 3 ; ▁he ▁posted ▁a ▁ 1 3 – 1 3 ▁record ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁He ▁had ▁one ▁last ▁great ▁moment ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁when ▁he ▁threw ▁a ▁ 6 – 0 ▁no - h itter ▁against ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁just ▁hours ▁after ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics ' ▁Dave ▁Stewart ▁had ▁thrown ▁one ▁against ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Blue ▁J ays . ▁According ▁to ▁team mate ▁Mike ▁Sci os cia , ▁Fernando ▁and ▁many ▁D od ger ▁players ▁watched ▁Stewart , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁D od gers ▁player , ▁throw ▁the ▁no - h itter ▁on ▁TV . ▁After ward , ▁before ▁his ▁game , ▁Fernando ▁said ▁to ▁his ▁team m ates , ▁" You ▁just ▁saw ▁a ▁no - h itter ▁on ▁TV . ▁Now ▁you ▁will ▁see ▁one ▁in ▁person ." ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁his ▁major ▁league ▁career , ▁Val enz uela ▁had ▁trouble ▁communic ating ▁with ▁his ▁catch ers ▁because ▁he ▁spoke ▁very ▁little ▁English . ▁Mike ▁Sci os cia , ▁after ▁being ▁called ▁up ▁as