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1962Ā ā€“ Houston loses a twinbill with Philadelphia, 3-2 and 5-3, even though it is ā€œBreak The Jinx Nightā€ with fans admitted at half-price for bringing their good luck charms.Ā Bob BruceĀ is the hero the next day in a 4-1 triumph or the Colts would have become the first big league team ever to be swept in a season series.

ByTom

1962Ā ā€“ Houston loses a twinbill with Philadelphia, 3-2 and 5-3, even though it is ā€œBreak The Jinx Nightā€ with fans admitted at half-price for bringing their good luck charms.Ā Bob BruceĀ is the hero the next day in a 4-1 triumph or the Colts would have become the first big league team ever to be swept in a season series.

The expansion Mets are blanked for the 30th time this year, bowing to the Bucs at Forbes Field, 2-0. The Amazinsā€™ tie the 1906 Senators for the second-most times a team has been held scoreless, but the 1908 Cardinalsā€™ mark of being whitewashed in 33 contests during the season will remain as the major league mark.

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The expansion Mets are blanked for the 30th time this year, bowing to the Bucs at Forbes Field, 2-0. The Amazinsā€™ tie the 1906 Senators for the second-most times a team has been held scoreless, but the 1908 Cardinalsā€™ mark of being whitewashed in 33 contests during the season will remain as the major league mark.