Toronto’s Dave Stieb is one out away from a no-hitter when Julio Franco’s apparent game-ending grounder takes a bad hop over 2B Manny Lee’s head and Stieb is forced to settle for a 1 – 0 one-hitter. It is the 7th no-hitter broken up in the 9th inning this season.

On September 24, 1988 — Toronto’s Dave Stieb is one out away from a no-hitter when Julio Franco’s apparent game-ending grounder takes a bad hop over 2B Manny Lee’s head and Stieb is forced to settle for a 1 – 0 one-hitter. It is the 7th no-hitter broken up in the 9th inning this season.

 


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