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This day in baseball: Dinneen’s complete season

Posted: October 10, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: , , , , , , , |2 Comments

On October 10, 1904, 41-game winner Jack Chesbro of the Highlanders let loose a wild pitch in the ninth inning of the final game of the season.  This snapped a 2-2 tie, allowing Pilgrims right-hander Bill Dinneen to claim victory as the Boston team claimed the AL pennant.  Dinneen finished the year having completed every game he started during the season, throwing 337.2 consecutive innings without relief during his streak of 37 consecutive complete games.

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Bill Dinneen (The Sporting News)

2 Comments on “This day in baseball: Dinneen’s complete season”

  1. verdun2 says:
    October 10, 2019 at 7:55 am

    And today we’re reduced to “openers.”
    v

    Reply

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