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1975: Seaver Proves Fallible
In 1975, Tom Seaver had another stellar season of his already legendary career. He managed a league-leading 22 wins for an 82-80 team that, apart from Dave Kingman and Rusty Staub, was offensively challenged. That total included 15 complete games and 5 shutouts. He pitched 280 innings and led the...
Today in Sports History: September 12th
9/12/1962 - Cheney strikes out 21 Washington Senators pitcher Tom Cheney has one of the greatest pitching performances of all time. In a 16-inning game against the Baltimore Orioles, Cheney pitched all 16 innings, giving up only ten hits and one run while striking out 21 batters. The marathon only...
10/02/1978 - Bucky bleepin' Dent hits homer
The Boston Red Sox capped off the largest mid-season collapse in history with a loss to the New York Yankees, and a home run to a complete nobody.Sixty years after winning their last championship, Boston had made the postseason only three times. This was before the creation of the wildcard spot in...
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