MLB: White Sox Buehrle Named AL Player of the Week

In his three starts this season, Buehrle is 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA.

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NEW YORK - Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle has been named winner of the Bank of America Presents the American League Player of the Week for the period ending April 22nd.

Buehrle pitched the 16th no-hitter in franchise history on Wednesday night in Chicago, facing the minimum 27 batters during a 6-0 victory over the Texas Rangers.

The left-hander, striking out eight, allowed a walk to Sammy Sosa in the fifth inning but subsequently picked him off at first base.

He is the first White Sox pitcher to throw a no-hitter since Wilson Alvarez did so on August 11th, 1991 against Baltimore. Buehrle previously threw a complete-game one-hitter on August 3, 2001 versus Tampa Bay.

In his three starts this season, Buehrle is 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA, allowing seven hits and three walks over 17.0 innings pitched. This is the first weekly award of his career.

Other candidates considered were New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez (.370, 10 H, 1.000 SLG, 2 2B, 5 HR, 13 RBI), White Sox designated hitter Jim Thome (.455, 1.273 SLG, 3 HR, .741 OBP, 15 BB), Indians designated hitter Travis Hafner (.545, 12 H, .955 SLG, 3 HR, 8 RBI) and Boston's Josh Beckett (2-0, 3.55 ERA, 12.2 IP, 12 SO).

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