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Rick Sutcliffe Stats & Facts

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    Rick Sutcliffe Position: PitcherBats: Left  •  Throws: Right6-7, 215lb (201cm, 97kg)Born: June 21, 1956 in Independence, MODraft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (21st) of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Van Horn HS (Independence, MO).High School: Van Horn HS (Independence, MO)Debut: September 29, 1976 (11,452nd in MLB history)vs. HOU 5.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 0 ERLast Game: July 22, 1994 vs. ATL 5.2…

Kansas City Star reporter Dick Wade says that his stopwatch proves that there were only 9:55 minutes of actual “action” in a game the Athletics won from the Senators, 15 – 6 (in just 8 1/2 innings). Wade calculated the time the ball was in play, allowing a second for each pitch that was taken or fouled off.

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On June 21, 1956 Kansas City Star reporter Dick Wade says that his stopwatch proves that there were only 9:55 minutes of actual “action” in a game the Athletics won from the Senators, 15 – 6 (in just 8 1/2 innings). Wade calculated the time the ball was in play, allowing a second for each pitch that was taken or fouled…

Chicago and Baltimore one-hit one another as White Sox pitcher Jack Harshman beats Oriole hurlers Connie Johnson and George Zuverink, 1 – 0.

Chicago and Baltimore one-hit one another as White Sox pitcher Jack Harshman beats Oriole hurlers Connie Johnson and George Zuverink, 1 – 0.

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On June 21, 1956 Jack Harshman pitching for the White Sox and Connie Johnson for the Baltimore Orioles are embroiled in the true definition of a “pitcher’s duel”. In the bottom of the first inning at Comiskey Park, before a thin crowd of just 4,581 fans, Connie Johnson will walk Jim Rivera who will then…