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Ohiogal

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2. And, even more impressive,

Reply to Moostache (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 3, 2020, 09:31 AM

Feb 2020

he struck out the last ten batters he faced in the game ... a game in which he struck out 19 total. How many pitchers even finish a game any more.

“I might as well have played without a glove,” said shortstop Harrelson after the game.

https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/april-22-1970-mets-tom-seaver-strikes-out-19-padres-batters

Sadly, he was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and has withdrawn from public life.

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When I was a kid, playing in Babe Ruth little league... Moostache Feb 2020 #1

And, even more impressive, Ohiogal Feb 2020 #2

as a life long White Sox fan, I got to witness firsthand both of Seaver's beachbumbob Feb 2020 #3

When I was in college I met Bake McBride in the hitting cage at my college during the kairos12 Feb 2020 #4

Very cool! I wish I had had the chance to see him pitch. Ohiogal Feb 2020 #5

I narrowly missed getting his autograph during his brief stint with the Red Sox in '86. jcmaine72 Feb 2020 #6