A Moment in Baseball History • May 26, 1959 • Harvey Haddix
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- Опубликовано: 25 май 2020
- He was perfect - perfect in one game for longer than any pitcher in history. Yet his fate was different than all the rest.
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We saw Haddix a Phillies old timers game back in the early 80’s at the old Vets Stadium. I remember him pitching in that game. At the time I didn’t know how big he was and his history, till they showed the highlights on the large screen .
It was nice of them to pay such a tribute.
This is the greatest pitching performance in history, and the saddest.
This story would be told constantly told throughout the mid-70s through the mid-80s whenever pitching coach Harvey 'the Kitten' Haddix Cleveland then Pittsburgh teams would play
115 pitches in 13 innings, that’s the amazing part.
Stayed ahead of the hitters and dominated. His arm probably never bothered him a bit.
Today's pitchers would be pulled from the game once they reached 100 pitches. That's how much the game has changed, and not necessarily for the better.
Story I recall is Haddix’ opposite number, winning pitcher Lew Burdette, demanded a pay raise shortly after this extraordinary game. When the Braves general manager asked what for, Burdette replied “I just beat the guy who pitched the greatest game in history. I have to be worth more than you’re paying me.” I’d rate this one with the Marichal-Spahn matchup a few years later (which I listened to over the radio as an 8-year-old Giants fan) as the best-pitched game in my lifetime.
Great recollection! I wish we still had match-ups like this (or just complete games).
Koufax perfect game against the Cubs was better than the Marichal-Spahn game; it is the MLB record for fewest hits in a game: 1.
@@goldenbear8250marichal spann was a better story
This great Braves team which, of course, made Haddix's achievement all the more amazing finished tied for 1st with LA & lost a play-off (after winning by 8 games each the previous 2 NL titles). Just to not allow both Mathews & Aaron to reach base in 8 combined PAs (over 12 perfect innings) is a worthy accomplishment in itself. Not to mention that Burdette was a very good hitting pitcher.
Good points all around; thanks for checking this out!
Loved it , great job. Being a Pittsburgh native, it's one of the first stories you learn as a kid .
This and the Immaculate Reception, right?
The Vintage Composer , Franco Harris is definitely part of Pittsburgh lore . I'm old enough to remember that one though. My dad taught me of the early Buccos. Mazeroski 's homer Elroy Face winning 20 plus starts in a row and of course Clemente .
You continue to dazzle with well chosen moments in baseball history which you bring to life so masterfully with your storytelling and video production skills. Very high quality entertainment, and MUST SEE for me. I am sure I speak for many when I say that! Keep it coming!
Thank you, sir! High praise indeed, considering the source. Yes of course - more on the way!
Sweet hadix
At age 11, in 1959, I was a baseball fanatic who could not function without my daily perusal of all the MLB box scores. When I got around to scoping out the Pittsburgh box score and the Harvey Haddix pitching stats, all I can say was… what? Again, what? Aw, must be a misprint…nope, he really did pitch 12 perfect innings and lost the damn game!!
Ah, the joy of reading a games' progress through the box score!
fun story, thanks for sharing
He almost did it!
Great story and piece of baseball history! Might not have gotten teh perfect game but winning 2 games in a world series is even better!
I got the sense it didn't bother him once he retired, but yes having a championship is pretty sweet.
Great story. I hadn’t heard about this before!
He almost did it! Great pitching matchup, too.
Well done!
Thanks Alex. Quite a performance!
I was 7, what I can remember was the value of Harvey’s baseball card rising exponentially the day after this happened.
If there was a movie made about this. It would be the Baseball version of Tin Cup's 12 at the US Open.
Pitch counts?
I got your pitch counts!
my grandad was born on this day
Thing is, it actually made him more famous than if he'd won it in the Ninth
So true, his name is linked with 'extra-inning no-hitter' forever.
@@thevintagecomposer extra inning perfecto… he was on it that day
Does this rate HOF consideration? Possibly a different category...."Famous Events"?
The HOF wanted his uniform from the game, but it seems to have been stolen!
that’s my step dads great uncle
You must have heard a lot of great stories!
and now adays guys can pitch 2 innings and get credit for a no--hitter.
Or pitch one inning and be considered an All-Star starter!