hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ sˈɛt ɐ wˈɪp ɹˈɛkɚd ʌv zˈiəɹoʊ.sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən, wˌɪtʃ ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ðɪ ˌɛmˌɛlbˈiː ɹˈɛkɚd ʌntˈɪl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, wˌɛn ɪt wʌz bɹˈoʊkən baɪ pˈɛdɹoʊ mˈɑːɹtaɪnˌɛz mˈɑːɹk ʌv zˈiəɹoʊ.sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ; jˈɛt hˈɛkɚz mˈɑːɹk ɹᵻmˈeɪnz ðə ɹˈʊki ɹˈɛkɚd.
He also set a WHIP record of 0.77, which remained the MLB record until 2000, when it was broken by Pedro Martínez' mark of 0.74; yet Hecker's mark remains the rookie record.