IT'S BASEBALL SEASON WHAT THE HELL
Jim Maloney on September 25, 1964 pitched a 1-hit shutout against the Mets, striking out 8. In his next start, September 29, he pitched 11 innings of 3-hit shutout baseball, striking out 13, but did not get a win as the Reds lost, 1-0 in 16 innings. Maloney had several starts in his career in which he carried a no-hitter into extra innings, but this was not one of those games; in this game he gave up two singles in the third and a leadoff single in the 7th, but no runs, no other hits and thirteen Ks. That was his last start of 1964, but in his first start of 1965 he pitched another 1-hit shutout, striking out 8.
Sudden Sam McDowell in 1966 pitched consecutive 1-hitters against the Kansas City A’s and the White Sox (April 25 and May 1), then pitched 12 innings in his next start, giving up one run but getting no decision. He struck out 28 batters in the three games (8-10-10).
Gaylord Perry pitched a 3-hit shutout against the Dodgers, August 28, 1967, striking out 9. In his next start, September 1, he pitched 16 shutout innings against the Reds, striking out 12, but left with the game tied 0-0. The Giants eventually won the contest, 1-0 in 21 innings. Taking his next turn on schedule on September 6, Perry pitched another 3-hit shutout against the Angels. He followed that up, incidentally, with another 3-hitter, but the Game Score for that one is only 85, and then he pitched 4 more outstanding games to finish the season. In September of 1967 Perry pitched 69 innings with an ERA of 0.78. The heavy workload took its toll on his arm, however, and he was only able to pitch 291 innings in 1968 (with a 2.44 ERA), and he had to retire just 16 years later.
These two got traded for each other,I know in '72 or '73 he had 29 complete games
Teddy Higuera pitched a 10-inning, 3-hit shutout of the Cleveland Indians (August 26, 1987), followed that up with a 1-hit shutout of the Royals (September 1) and a 2-hit shutout of the Twins (September 6). He struck out 26 batters in the three games (10-9-7). Higuera was the only pitcher in 1987 to pitch two in a row, and he pitched three in a row.
1968 revisited
Not only was music the best it has ever been in and around that year, so was the pitching.
The mound was shaved from 15 to 10 inches after a 1968 season in which 335 shutouts were thrown, the All-Star Game was 1-0, and Gibson (13 shutouts, 28 complete games), Luis Tiant (1.60 ERA), Sam McDowell (1.81 ERA) and Denny McLain (31 wins) had huge seasons.
San Francisco's Gaylord Perry and St. Louis' Ray Washburn no-hit each other's teams on back-to-back nights.
Through the years, Perry’s denials became a familiar and humorous part of the show. During a playoff game in 1971, a television reporter briefly sat down with the Perry family during a game Gaylord was pitching. After a few polite questions, Allison, Perry’s five-year-old daughter was asked, "Does your daddy throw a grease ball?" Not missing a beat, she responded, "It’s a hard slider."
