Curt Shilling tosses eight innings of five-hit ball at Pac Bell Park to beat San Francisco, 7-2. The 34 year-old right-hander, who attended high school in Arizona, becomes the first 20-game winner in the three year history of the franchise.

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On September 5, 2001 — Curt Shilling tosses eight innings of five-hit ball at Pac Bell Park to beat San Francisco, 7-2. The 34 year-old right-hander, who attended high school in Arizona, becomes the first 20-game winner in the three year history of the franchise.

 

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