I read a sidebar story about the 15 inning classic Friday night between the Yankee's and the hated Red Sox.
It was about a game played 46 years ago between Juan Marichal of the San Francisco Giants and Warren Spahn of the then Milwaukee Braves.
It ended when Willie Mays homered of Spahn in the bottom of the 16, both starters pitched the entire game and both had a pitch count over 200 and Marichal was over 220, both pitchers are in the Hall of Fame as is Mays
Warren Spahn won 363 games in 21 years in the big leagues with an era of 3.09 and 2,583 strike outs.
Juan Marichal won 243 games during his 15 years in the majors with an era of 2.88 and 2,303 strike outs.
Willie Mays played for 22 years and was an all star 20 for 20 of those years, he played all but the last year with the Giants in NY and SF, he finished up back in NY with the Mets.
Willie was a life time .302 hitter with 660 home runs and over 3000 hits, all this plus he was a 12 time gold glove winner, he is known for the over the shoulder catch nearly 500 feet from home plate in the 1954 World Series vs the Indians.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
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