George Mitterwald Stats & Facts
George Mitterwald Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 74 Weight: 195 Born: Thursday, June 07, 1945 in Berkeley, CA USA Died: in , Debut: 9/15/1966 Last Game: 9/24/1977 Full Name: George Eugene Mitterwald
David Clyde, who had been drafted first overall earlier in the month, makes his debut with the Texas Rangers
On June 27, 1973, Twenty days after pitching his high school team, Houston’s Westchester High School to a state championship, 18-year-old David Clyde, who had been drafted first overall in the 1973 amateur draft earlier in the month, makes his debut with the Texas Rangers. The largest crowd of the year pack Arlington Stadium, a…
The A’s Vida Blue no-hits the Twins becoming the youngest pitcher to perform the feat since Paul Dean
The A’s Vida Blue no-hits the Twins, 6 – 0, becoming the youngest pitcher to perform the feat since Paul Dean, 36 years ago to the day. The only baserunner against Blue is Harmon Killebrew, who walks in the 4th inning. Bert Campaneris, who helps Blue with a leaping catch on George Mitterwald in the 5th, adds a triple and home run. An Oakland crowd of only 4,284 watches Blue’s 2nd major league start.