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Brother Buzz

(38,073 posts) Fri Jul 2, 2021, 10:01 AM Jul 2021

The day Willie Mays hit a walk off home run and was essentially relegated to the footnotes [View all]

Two future hall of fame high-kicking pitchers, Juan Marichal and Warren Spahn faced off for the dual of the century on July 2, 1963 at the 'Stick'.

On July 2, 1963, Juan Marichal pitched a 16-inning shutout against the Milwaukee Braves, outdueling Warren Spahn, who pitched 151/3 scoreless innings before Willie Mays won it 1-0 with a home run. Marichal threw 227 pitches; Spahn threw 201. (To Hell with that wussy pitch count crap!)

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The day Willie Mays hit a walk off home run and was essentially relegated to the footnotes [View all] Brother Buzz Jul 2021 OP

They come from a different era of baseball, when pitchers worked a lot more innings. patphil Jul 2021 #1

It's not like they were throwing softballs, either... malthaussen Jul 2021 #2

Here's the crazy one: Warren Spahn was the only Braves player to tag an extra-base hit (a double) Brother Buzz Jul 2021 #4

Five days later, Spahn shut out Houston. malthaussen Jul 2021 #5

Willie Mays circles stadium in a '56 Rocket 88 as San Francisco Giants celebrate his 90th Birthday. NBachers Jul 2021 #3

Willie's 53rd birthday Brother Buzz Jul 2021 #6

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