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cubfan531
May 26, 1959 - Harvey Haddix
A certain amount of credit goes to Don Larsen's World Series perfecto, but, considering the last pitch of the game was at least 5 feet outside, no.
The greatest two pitching performances in major league history.
July 18, 2009 at 03:54PM View BBCode
June 23, 1917 - Ernie ShoreMay 26, 1959 - Harvey Haddix
A certain amount of credit goes to Don Larsen's World Series perfecto, but, considering the last pitch of the game was at least 5 feet outside, no.
dirtdevil
July 18, 2009 at 04:43PM View BBCode
i'd probably agree with the haddix game, but i have to think a perfect game on the stage of the world series trumps a regular season one, however cooly unconventional it may have been. really, what makes shore's any better than any other one?
shep1582
2. Larsen's perfect game.
July 19, 2009 at 12:25AM View BBCode
1. Joe Nuxhall's back to back no-hitters.2. Larsen's perfect game.
barterer2002
July 19, 2009 at 12:23PM View BBCode
Joe Nuxhall didn't throw back to back no hitters Johnny Vander Meer did. Joe Nuxhall was the youngest player to ever play in a major league game.
dirtdevil
if we are picking things covering more than one game, then vander meer would be #1 for me, followed by haddix and larsen.
July 19, 2009 at 02:21PM View BBCode
lol facts.if we are picking things covering more than one game, then vander meer would be #1 for me, followed by haddix and larsen.
DougB
July 23, 2009 at 09:38PM View BBCode
I nominate the 16-inning duel (I can't remember the exact number of innings and final score) between Warren Spahn and Juan Marichal won on a homer by Wilie Mays. Spahn threw over 200 pitches and Marichal threw something like 180. Or maybe that was a homer by Joe Nuxhall. I get him mixed up with Willie Mays a lot.
FuriousGiorge
?In those days, Juan was pitching 25, 26, 28 complete games every year.?
And he was a league-average pitcher from the age of 32 until he hung them up at 37. Which is a total coincidence.
July 23, 2009 at 09:43PM View BBCode
(Yeah, it was Mays.)?In those days, Juan was pitching 25, 26, 28 complete games every year.?
And he was a league-average pitcher from the age of 32 until he hung them up at 37. Which is a total coincidence.
DougB
Spahn threw about 140 more complete games then Marichal. Marichal also only lead the league complete games twice and innings twice. I guess everybody was "doin' it" back then.
The game was in 1963 I think so I doubt the one game did too much to Juan's career. But 1963 marked the last time Spahn would lead the league in complete games or win 20 games. Of course he was 42... so it's not all that suprising.
July 23, 2009 at 10:15PM View BBCode
Originally posted by FuriousGiorge
(Yeah, it was Mays.)
?In those days, Juan was pitching 25, 26, 28 complete games every year.?
And he was a league-average pitcher from the age of 32 until he hung them up at 37. Which is a total coincidence.
Spahn threw about 140 more complete games then Marichal. Marichal also only lead the league complete games twice and innings twice. I guess everybody was "doin' it" back then.
The game was in 1963 I think so I doubt the one game did too much to Juan's career. But 1963 marked the last time Spahn would lead the league in complete games or win 20 games. Of course he was 42... so it's not all that suprising.
FuriousGiorge
July 23, 2009 at 10:44PM View BBCode
If you look up "Juan Marichal Warren Spahn" there's an NYT article about it, that's where the quote was from.
DougB
15 1/3 innings, 9 hits, 1 run, 1 walk and 2 strikeouts.
1 walk? 2 K's? Holy bejesus.
July 23, 2009 at 11:41PM View BBCode
great NYT article. Yeah, that was the game. I loved Spahn's line...15 1/3 innings, 9 hits, 1 run, 1 walk and 2 strikeouts.
1 walk? 2 K's? Holy bejesus.
bobcat73
August 13, 2009 at 05:35AM View BBCode
My little league (10k/10bb) no hitter and Don Larsen's day in the sun.
shep1582
vander meer and larsen.
nolan had 7 pretty good days, too.
jim maloney and don wilson threw back to back no hitters vs each other's teams back in 1969:
http://www.astrosdaily.com/history/19690501/
September 01, 2009 at 01:05AM View BBCode
I feel shame.vander meer and larsen.
nolan had 7 pretty good days, too.
jim maloney and don wilson threw back to back no hitters vs each other's teams back in 1969:
http://www.astrosdaily.com/history/19690501/
shep1582
not one scintilla of proof that he ever scuffed a ball.
it was a masterful performance of (dare I say it?) biblical proportions.
(I dare.)
October 09, 2009 at 09:30PM View BBCode
post scoffer.not one scintilla of proof that he ever scuffed a ball.
it was a masterful performance of (dare I say it?) biblical proportions.
(I dare.)
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