Montgomery 1st Cardinals Pitcher In 81 Years To Pull Off This Feat

To say that Jordan Montgomery is having a good start with the St. Louis Cardinals is the understatement of the season. Maybe of the century. That's because in his first four starts for the Cards since coming over from the New York Yankees, Montgomery has done something that hasn't been done in a St. Louis uniform in 81 years.

Former #Yankee Jordan Montgomery has pitched like Bob Gibson since joining the #STLCards with a 1-hit, complete game_1st of his career. He's 4-0 with a 0.35 ERA in his first 4 starts. The only Cards to win their first four starts: Fred Frankhouse (1927), Harry Gumbert (1941).
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) August 23, 2022

With his 1-hitter Monday night, he's now 4-0, the first Cards pitcher to win his first four starts since 1941. And his 0.35 ERA has allowed him to match the legendary Los Angeles Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela as well:

Jordan Montgomery of the @Cardinals is the second MLB pitcher in the modern era to go 4-0 with no more than 1 run allowed over his first 4 starts with a team.

The other was Fernando Valenzuela with the Dodgers in 1981.
— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) August 23, 2022