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Pitching
1997 Detroit Tigers retire pitching great Hal Newhouser's #16

1990 After pitching a no-hitter lose, New York Yankee Andy Hawkins pitches a complete 12 inn game and loses 2-0

1990 Nolan Ryan ties Bob Feller's record of pitching 12 1-hitters

1989 In 2nd start since after cancer treatment, Giants Dave Dravecky breaks his pitching arm while throwing to Tim Raines

1989 New York Yankee pitching great Ron Guidry retires (170-91 .651, 3.29 ERA)

1989 New York Yankee hurler Lee Gutterman sets record of pitching 30-2/3 innings before giving up his 1st run of season

1989 Lefty Gomez, pitching great (New York Yankees), dies at 80

1988 Los Angeles Dodger Orel Herschiser breaks former Dodger Don Drysdale mark by pitching 59 consecutive scoreless innings

1979 Pat Underwood makes his pitching debut for Detroit beats brother Tom

1977 Lindy McDaniel retires with 2nd most pitching appearances (987 games)

1975 A's release pinch runner Herb Washington (played 104 games without batting, pitching, or fielding He stole 30 bases, and scored 33 runs)

1974 Pitching in major league-record 13th consecutive game for Dodgers

1968 Roy Face ties W Johnson's record of 802 pitching appearances with club

1968 Hoyt Wilhelm's 907th breaks Cy Young's record for pitching appearances

1965 Baltimore Oriole Jim Palmer's pitching debut, beats Yankees 7-5 and homers

1964 Bunning continues pitching perfectly to New York Mets until 2 outs in 5th, when Joe Christopher beats out a bunt. He totals 15 innings

1961 World Series scoreless pitching streak Yanks beat Reds 4 games to 1

1961 Warren Spahn pitches a 2 hitter after pitching a no hitter

1959 Adrian Meagher, Australian baseball pitching coach 1996 Olympics

1958 Indians' right fielder Rocky Colavito makes his pitching debut, hurling 3 hitless innings, Detroit 3, Cleveland 2

1952 Stan Musial makes his only major league pitching appearance

1948 Satchel Paige, 42, debuts in majors pitching 2 scoreless inn for Cleveland

1948 Phillies pitching great Robin Roberts debut, loses 2-0 to Pirates

1947 Ewell Blackwell just misses pitching back-to-back no-hitters (9th inn)

1941 Mel Stottlemyre, Wash, pitcher, New York Yankee, /pitching coach, New York Met

1926 Satchel Paige makes pitching debut in Negro Southern League

1917 Babe Ruth beats New York Yanks, pitching 3-hit 10-3 win for Red Sox

1915 Red Sox Babe Ruth pitching debut and 1st HR, loses to Yanks 4-3 in 15

1915 A's Herb Pennock is within 1 out of pitching 1st Opening Day no-hitter

1909 Jim Thorpe makes his pro baseball pitching debut for Rocky Mount (ECL) with 4-2 win, this will cause him to forfeit his Olympic medals

1906 New York Highlander Joe Doyle debuts pitching back-to-back shut-outs



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