P Bill Fischer of the Athletics concludes a major-league record string of 84 1/3 consecutive innings without allowing a base on balls, a record that tops Christy Mathewson’s mark. Fischer walks Bubba Morton on four straight pitches and loses a 6 – 1 decision to Detroit.

On September 30, 1962 — P Bill Fischer of the Athletics concludes a major-league record string of 84 1/3 consecutive innings without allowing a base on balls, a record that tops Christy Mathewson’s mark. Fischer walks Bubba Morton on four straight pitches and loses a 6 – 1 decision to Detroit.

 

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