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Speed Ain’t Everything
Glancing Back, and Remembering Smoky Burgess Smoky Burgess was one of the best hitting catchers in the history of baseball. He retired as one of the most prolific pinch hitters in the history of the...
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Buc in the Hot Corner
Glancing Back, and Remembering Don Hoak Don Hoak was nicknamed “Tiger” partly because of his pre-baseball athletic career as a boxer, and partly because of his tough, aggressive style of play as a...
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12/13 Perfect, and Pretty Solid Otherwise
Glancing Back, and Remembering Harvey Haddix Left-hander Harvey Haddix will always be remembered best as the pitcher who carried a perfect game into the thirteenth inning in a May 25, 1959 game...
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The Power in Polo
Homer Happy: Frank Thomas From their inaugural season of 1962 until 1975, the New York Mets’ single-season record for home runs belonged to a right-handed hitting outfielder who played for the Mets...
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Warren and Christy … Together at Last
This Week in 1960s Baseball (September 8, 1963) Pitching a nine-hit complete game, Warren Spahn raised his season record to 20-5 as the Milwaukee Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 at Connie...
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Swallowing Flies in Center
The Glove Club: Bill Virdon In some ways, it was Bill Virdon’s greatest misfortune as a professional baseball player to play the prime of his career next to arguably the finest outfielder of the...
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Cub Rookie Debuts with 5 RBI Day
Elston This Week in 1960s Baseball (June 26, 1960) The Chicago Cubs today swept a doubleheader from the Pittsburgh Pirates, winning 7-6 and 7-5. It marked the debut of third baseman Ron Santo, who...
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Who Wants to Pitch Houston’s First No-Hitter? The Nod Goes to Nottebart
This Week in 1960s Baseball (May 17, 1963) Tonight, in front of 8,223 fans at Colt Stadium, Don Nottebart made baseball history by throwing the first no-hitter for the Houston franchise. The Colt...
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