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Bob Sprout sets a Midwest League record with 22 strikeouts

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Bob Sprout sets a Midwest League record with 22 strikeouts, and pitches a 7-inning no-hitter as Decatur defeats Waterloo, 3 – 0. The 18-year-old lefty needs a dropped foul ball for his chance at the record. Sprout will pitch just one game in the major leagues, with the Angels in 1961.

Facing just 27 batters, Lew Burdette pitches a 1 – 0 no-hitter against the Phillies

Facing just 27 batters, Lew Burdette pitches a 1 – 0 no-hitter against the Phillies

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Facing just 27 batters, Lew Burdette pitches a 1 – 0 no-hitter against the Phillies. Tony Gonzalez, the only Phil to reach base, is hit by a Burdette pitch in the 5th inning but erased on a double play. The Milwaukee pitcher also scores the only run of the game.