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In 1965, the Kansas City A’s were on their way to a 103-loss season. In order to draw crowds, A’s owner Charlie O. Finley came up with “Campy Campaneris Night,” in which his young shortstop would appear at a different position each inning…. More>>
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And so it went. On into the night for several more innings. Since the NL had no curfew, the game set the record as the latest contest in MLB history. But it was just getting interesting…More>>
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In the 11th, and in the 12th, Haddix reached uncharted Major League territory. Never before, or since, had a pitcher been so perfect so long. To end the 12th, the opposing pitcher Burdette, who quietly was pitching his best game as well, with 12 scoreless innings to his credit, lined a hard grounder… More>>
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The Cardinals were up 3-2 but the bases were loaded with two outs. Facing Yankee rookie slugger Tony Lazzeri, Alexander got him to strike out and then held the Yankees scoreless for two more innings…More>>
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For 15 innings, Warren Spahn and Juan Marichal put matching sets of zeros up on the Candlestick scoreboard. Inning after inning, deep into the night, nobody could score. Finally, the end came suddenly — with one out in the 16th, shortly after midnight…More>>
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