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test On September 26, 1971, At Cleveland Stadium, Jim Palmer fires a three-hitter to win his 20th game, a 5-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Palmer’s record now 20-9 joins Mike Cuellar, Dave McNally, and Pat Dobson as 20-game winners, the only one other team in major league history (the 1920 White Sox) boasted four 20-game…
Vida Blue of the Oakland A’s wins his 20th game of the season
On July 9, 1971, At Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, 21 year old Vida Blue of the Oakland A’s strikes out 17 California Angels in 11 innings. Rollie Fingers follows with seven scoreless innings of relief. The A’s will eventually win the game, 1-0, in 20 innings, which is the longest shutout in American League History. Angels’…
On June 23, 1971, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Rick Wise puts on an awesome one-man display in pitching a 4-0 victory. At Riverfront Stadium, Wise no-hits a powerful Cincinnati Reds’ lineup, he faces only 28 batters on 95 pitches. Pete Rose is retired as the final out. Wise also becomes the first man to hit two…
1971 – In the opener of a doubleheader in San Diego, Al Santorini starts against an Astro lineup stacked with seven lefty hitters. Santorini gets the first out and is yanked for lefty Dave Roberts. Houston wins, 2-1, behind Wade Blasingame. Santorini returns to start the nightcap, tossing six innings, but Larry Dierker bests him in an 8-0 one-hitter. The lone Padre hit was a broken-bat single by Ollie Brown in the seventh.
At Houston‚ Claude Osteen allows 4 hits and rookie Bill Buckner’s homer accounts for all the scoring as the Dodgers beat the Astros‚ 2 – 0. Don Wilson takes the loss. Osteen was 6-0 last year against Houston.
Juan Marichal of the San Francisco Giants defeats the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-1, for the 200th win of his career
With a 6-5 victory over the Astros, Phillies’ right-hander Jim Bunning becomes the first pitcher since Cy Young to win 100 games in both leagues. During his nine years with the Tigers, the future U.S. Senator compiled a 118-87 record in the American League.
On June 24 1970 – At Yankee Stadium, Cleveland Indians first baseman Tony Horton calls for Steve Hamilton’s “Folly Floater” after fouling it off the previous pitch. The Indians first baseman crawls back to the dugout when his second foul ball is caught by catcher Thurman Munson. Cleveland, however, would win the game 7-2. The…
On May 10, 1970, Hoyt Wilhelm of the Atlanta Braves becomes the first pitcher in major league history to appear in 1,000 games. Wilhelm, who will gain election to the Hall of Fame in 1985, pitches a scoreless inning of relief during a 6-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. The 47 year-old Braves’ knuckleballer…
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