Jim Palmer

Jim Palmer outduels Ferguson Jenkins 1-0 on opening day

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On April 9, 1976 — Baltimore Orioles’ right-hander Jim Palmer and Boston’s Ferguson Jenkins, both future members of the Hall of Fame, combined they will win 522 games, stage a classic pitching duel at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium on Opening Day. The Birds, behind the eight-inning, six-hit effort by ‘Cakes,’ beat the Red Sox and Fergie, who goes the distance, 1-0, thanks to an unearned run scored in the fourth inning.

 

 
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