1971 – Brooks Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles sets a World Series record by reaching base five consecutive times against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Robinson’s barrage helps Baltimore to an 11 – 3 win in Game 2 of the World Series.
 White Sox to have four 20-game winners. Photo courtesy The Baltimore Sun.](https://thisdayinbaseball.com/wp-content/uploads/1971/09/0E7DD4FB-9F3B-4810-83C9-C608ACF706BD.jpeg)
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…
Sonny Siebert and Jim Palmer each pitch 12 innings, but Eddie Watt gets the win for Baltimore by pitching the 13th in the 3 – 2 win. Boston’s Sparky Lyle is the loser, giving up hits to the two batters he faces.
on October 14, 1969 Tommy Agee led off the game for the Mets with a home run off Jim Palmer, then saved at least five runs with his defense. With two out in the fourth and Oriole runners on first and third, Agee raced to the 396 foot sign in left-center and made a…
On October 6, 1966, At Dodger Stadium 20-year-old Jim Palmer becomes the youngest pitcher to throw a shutout in the World Series. The Baltimore Orioles’ ace wins a 6-0 decision over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Willie Davis establishes a World Series record by committing three errors in one game. The center fielder’s blunders come…
June 6, 1965 ….Baltimore Orioles starter and future hall of famer 19 year old Jim Palmer on the mound at Dodger Stadium. The home team was the California Angels who would move south to Anaheim in 1966. Brooks Robinson is ready vacuum up anything that comes his way at 3rd base. The Angels and…
Oriole teenager Jim Palmer picks up his first major league win, topping the Yankees, 7 – 5. Palmer also bangs his first major league homer, a two-run drive off Jim Bouton, to give himself the victory margin.
In Game 3 of the World Series, rookie right-hander Joe Bush throws a complete game, limiting the Giants to five hits in the A’s 8-2 victory at the Polo Grounds. At the age 20 years and 316 days, ‘Bullet Joe’ is the youngest pitcher to start a game in the Fall Classic, 40 days sooner than more efforts by Fernando Valenzuela (1981) and Jim Palmer (1966), tied for second on the list.
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