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To: Alberta's Child

In the early 20th century, two pitchers named Joe Oeschger adn Leon Cadore pitched in a 26-inning game between the Dodgers and Braves. They both went all the way.


66 posted on 04/15/2017 9:24:37 PM PDT by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: TBP
That sure was a different time, eh?

I remember reading an article about Walter Johnson, a Hall of Fame pitcher from that era. He was considered the hardest-throwing pitcher of his time, and legend had him compared to more modern counterparts like Nolan Ryan and Randy Johnson. This article was a combination of a historical retrospect and a scientific analysis of Johnson's windup on grainy videotapes, and the experts who conducted the study figured out that he probably threw a baseball around 80-85 miles per hour.

73 posted on 04/16/2017 2:44:15 AM PDT by Alberta's Child
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