Hard-Luck Harvey Haddix and the Greatest Game Ever Lost
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| Management number | 233351829 | Release Date | 2026/06/27 | List Price | US$3.48 | Model Number | 233351829 | ||
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He pitched a baseball game that was more than perfect, and yet he lost. Southpaw Harvey Haddix had logged a solid but unspectacular career by the time he took the mound on May 26, 1959. Facing the Milwaukee Braves, he set down the first 36 batters in a row, or 12 innings’ worth—a perfect game three innings longer than the norm. But his Pittsburgh Pirates couldn’t score, either, and Haddix lost in the 13th inning on a controversial play. This book recounts Haddix’s one-of-a-kind performance and describes the official decisions that changed the historical record. Read more
| ASIN | B0036MEHH6 |
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| XRay | Not Enabled |
| ISBN13 | 978-0786454198 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Language | English |
| File size | 2.2 MB |
| Page Flip | Not Enabled |
| Publisher | McFarland |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Reading age | 18 years and up |
| Print length | 218 pages |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Publication date | January 19, 2010 |
| Enhanced typesetting | Not Enabled |
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