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For newspapers, wouldn't have mattered if he finished the no-no.

These days, sports sections clear about 8 p.m., so it would have been too late for Saturday in every time zone.

Sunday sports section had to be done by Friday morning so it could be on the press Friday afternoon.

I guess a no-hitter would help fill the Monday sports section!

 

Bundy needed just 99 pitches to get thru 4.

 

54 years ago today:



This Date In MLB History - July 2nd








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July 2, 1963 - In one of baseball's most memorable pitching duels, San Francisco Giants' Juan Marichal hurls 16 scoreless innings and his counterpart the Milwaukee Braves' Warren Spahn pitches 15 1/3 scoreless innings before Willie Mays ends the marathon with a walk-off homer off Spahnie in the bottom of the 16th giving San Francisco the win.

Marichal's manager, Alvin Dark, visited the mound in the 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th, and 14th innings, and was talked out of removing Marichal each time. During the 14th-inning visit, Marichal told Dark, "Do you see that man pitching for the other side? Do you know that man is 42 years old? I'm only 25. If that man is on the mound, nobody is going to take me out of here." Marichal ended up throwing 227 pitches in the complete game 1-0 win, while Spahn threw 201 in the loss, allowing nine hits and one walk. Hall of Famer Carl Hubbell, who was in attendance that night, said of Spahn, "He ought to will his body to medical science."

When Marichal and Spahn Dueled for a Game and a Half

Jim Kaplan: Nearly half century later, Spahn-Marichal duel still the best ever

Retrosheet Boxscore: San Francisco Giants 1, Milwaukee Braves 0

 

So Bundy would've needed just 396 pitches to get thru 16.

 

And nobody complained about the number of trips Dark took to the mound.

 

Mookie has 8 RBIs, so far.

 

Trout would have 9.

 

Trout has more HRs in 100+ fewer PAs.

 

Dear Dick,

I went 7! Gave up 1 hit! Suck it!

Love,
Jakey

 

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