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⚾ Bill Singer No Hitter: Vin Scully Calls in Perfectly
Bill Singer gets his no hitter a week after losing one in 7th
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Singers gets his No-No
July 20, 1970, At Dodger Stadium, 26 year old Bill Singer pitches a 5-0 No-hitter over the Philadelphia Phillies. Singer strikeout 10 and walks no one, he does however commit 2 errors, and one of the errors was a slow roller hit by Don Money that got by Gold Glover Wes Parker. The Phillies felt it should have been a hit. Singer is the first pitcher for the Dodgers since Sandy Koufax to toss a no no.
Singer, had spent 52 days on the DL with hepatitis. Singer came off the DL and in his 3rd start pitched 7 and 2/3 of hitless baseball against the Braves, Clete Boyer broke up the bid, the Dodgers won 7-0. Singer will go on to post a 5-0 record in July with a 1.84 ERS and be named pitched of the month. He will be lost for the season in August with a 8-6 record and 106 innings pitched.
Vin Scully Calls the 9th
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July 20, 1951 - In a move that will aid their pennant drive, the Giants put OF Bobby Thomson at 3B to replace the slumping Hank Thompson, out with a spike injury. Thomson, who's been riding the bench since losing his starting job to the rookie Willie Mays, will hit .357 for the rest of the season.
TRIVIA
What former manager's son represented the winning side in the first arbitration case in which a player was awarded $10M + ?
Hint: #1 He, not his son, holds a masters degree in Athletic Administration from Montclair State.
Hint: #2 He replaced John Roseboro behind the plate in the third inning in San Francisco on 22-Aug-1965.
July 20, 1916 -- The Reds acquire three future Hall of Famers when Christy Mathewson is traded to Cincinnati with Giants CF Edd Roush and 3B Bill McKechnie for former Giants Buck Herzog and Red Killefer. McKechnie will make it to Cooperstown as a manager, not as a player, but the 23-year-old Roush is a steal for the Reds. A longtime nemesis of the Reds, Mathewson will pitch one game and then manage, and a new team nickname will be coined: "Matties." The Reds lose today, managing just two hits off Pete Alexander, who contributes two doubles himself to the Phils offense.
July 20, 1958 -- During the first game of a doubleheader, Tiger right-hander Jim Bunning no-hits the Red Sox, 3-0. Bunning strikeout a dozen Red Sox and walking 2 and hitting a batter. It is Bunnings sixth win in seven decisions (8-6).
The future Hall of Famer and U.S. Senator will become the first modern-day pitcher to toss a hitless game in both leagues when he throws a perfect for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Mets in 1964, and once again Mets broadcaster Bob Murphy will be behind the microphone doing the play-by-play, as he is today for Boston.
July 20, 1965 -- Yankees' pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside-the-park grand slam against the Red Sox. The fifth-inning shot to deep center field proves to be the difference in the 23 year-old right-hander's 6-3 complete-game victory at Yankee Stadium.
He is the first pitcher to hit an inside-the-park grand slam since Deacon Phillippe did it for the Pirates in 1910. Stottlemyre's bases-loaded drive in the 5th off Bill Monbouquette assures him a 6 - 3 victory over the Red Sox.
July 20, 1976 -- At County Stadium Hank Aaron hit his last big league homer off California Angels' hurler Dick Drago en route to a 6-2 Brewers' win. The round-tripper is 'Hammerin' Hank's' 755th and establishes the all-time major league record for career home runs. Jerry Augustine gets the wins for the Brewers
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July 20, 1985 -- Driving in seven runs on two homers, Darryl Strawberry leads the Mets to a 16 - 4 drubbing of the visiting Braves. Straw's first home run is a grand slam in the 1st inning and his next is a three-run home run in the 4th. The Mets also get homers from Howard Johnson, Danny Heep and Clint Hurdle. Listen to this Mets Classic: |
July 20, 1985 -- San Diego Padres starter LaMarr Hoyt gives up five hits in eight innings to record his 11th straight win as the Padres beat the Pirates, 4 - 2.
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July 20, 1987 -- Don Mattingly ties a major league mark when he makes 22 putouts in the Yankees' 7-1 victory over the Twins in the Metrodome. 'Donnie Baseball' matches the one-game record established in 1906 by Hal Chase, another Bronx Bomber first sacker.
During the same game, Mattingly's homerun streak comes to an end with an 8th inning double.
Quote of the day:
“I believe it was the first ‘Businessman’s Special’ at Dodger Stadium,” Bill Singer reflected in a 1996 interview, referring to the 4 p.m. start. “It’s always nice to pitch when the sun is ready to go down.”
Milestones
Birthdays:Notable: Heinie Manush | Debuts:Notable: Jim Bunning |
Final Games:Highlights: Rogers Hornsby | Passings:Notable: Bill Burback |
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