More as follow-up to ? abt losing a no-hitter. I recall collecting baseball cards in early 60's and Haddix was still active then, and a cartoon on the back of the Topps Card chronicled his loss as one of baseball's ironies. I don't recall exactly the year, but pretty sure it was well before Maz's miracle HR.
2007-06-13 23:39:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
According to the BaseBall Almanac, on May 26, 1959:
"Thirty-six consecutive batters were retired by Harvey Haddix before the thirteenth inning — when it all ended on an error, an intentional walk of Hank Aaron, then a double."
Since the details conflicted with a previous answer, I checked a copy of the May 27, 1959 Washington Post and the article in that paper (they day after the event) essentially confirmed what is on the Baseball Almanac page quoted above.
But the ending was weirder than the box score shows. Apparently Joe Adcock's game winning hit actually went over the fence, but he passed Hank Aaron while rounding the bases between second and third. Thus Adcock was only credited with a double and then ruled out. (There was only one out at the time). Aaron did score to make the final 2-0, except that there is a quote from NL president Warren Giles, that the final score would probably be changed to 1-0 because under the rules, unless there is a HR, only the number of runs sufficient to win the game would count. So, the official game score stands at 1-0.
2007-06-14 02:41:51 · answer #1 · answered by MrLiburyin 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A heartbreaker for Haddix -- 12 perfect innings, then loses the game in the 13th.
Box: http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MLN/MLN195905260.shtml
The bottom of the 13th was stranger than the play-by-play descrirbes. Mantilla reached on a throwing error -- there goes the perfecto -- Mathews sac-bunted him to second -- Aaron was intentionally walked, so men on first and second. Adcock then homered -- there goes the no-hitter, the shutout, and the win -- but: after rounding second, Aaron noticed that Mantilla had scored, figured the game was over, and abandoned the basepaths to head into the dugout. Adcock kept on trotting and was called out for passing Aaron (who was still a live runner as he hadn't yet left the field). So Mantilla scored, Adcock got credited a double and was called out, Braves 1 - Pirates 0, and Lew Burdette pitched a 13-inning shutout, 26-May-1959.
2007-06-14 02:40:32 · answer #2 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Correct. 12 perfect innings. He lost in the 13th.
2007-06-14 08:48:19 · answer #3 · answered by steelchess77 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12 perfect innings and then lost in the 13th
2007-06-14 00:32:55 · answer #4 · answered by llk51 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is in the strange but true.
Look at the old Milwaulkee Braves web sites or MLB.com
2007-06-14 01:43:17 · answer #5 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i believe it was 1959. he pitched 9 perfect innings and then lost it in the 10th.
2007-06-13 23:44:25 · answer #6 · answered by ctrpgh76 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are absolutely correct. It happened in the 1950s and is one of those rare feats that may never happen again.
2007-06-14 01:37:39 · answer #7 · answered by caodancer 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i honestly have no idea i am only 13, but i suggest you look up his name on wikipedia.com or google.com good luck
2007-06-13 23:43:18 · answer #8 · answered by Thomas K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋