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May 15th, 1973:
California Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan records his first no-hitter in Royals Stadium defeating Kansas City 3-0. The first of seven no-hitters the he will eventually throw during his career, including another one 2 months after the 1st!!!
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California Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan records his first no-hitter in Royals Stadium defeating Kansas City 3-0. The first of seven no-hitters the he will eventually throw during his career, including another one 2 months after the 1st!!!
Post a Ryan if you collect the Express!!!!
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He finished 2nd in the Cy Young to Jim Palmer who went 22-9 2.40ERA 153 K 19CG.
It's not exactly the 1965 AL MVP vote where Zoilo Versalles was the worst winner ever but if that race happened today it would have been a uge debate for Ryan, Palmer or Catfish Hunter (21-5 3.34ERA and won a World Series)
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<< <i>It's not exactly the 1965 AL MVP vote where Zoilo Versalles was the worst winner ever but if that race happened today it would have been a uge debate for Ryan, Palmer or Catfish Hunter (21-5 3.34ERA and won a World Series) >>
I've always understood the '65 voting, although Oliva was just as worthy. There wasn't much else to choose from and Zolio did it as a shortstop when only Banks had put up offensive numbers at the position. I think the ugliest voting may have been when Groat won in 1960 (2 HR, 50 RBI and a .325 AVG). He wasn't even the most valuable player on his team as Clemente, Doak and Law were the keys. And there seemed to be little interest in giving Banks (41 HR, 117 RBI and a .271 AVG) a third straight award even though he led the league in HR's and won his only Gold Glove at shortstop.
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<< <i>It's not exactly the 1965 AL MVP vote where Zoilo Versalles was the worst winner ever but if that race happened today it would have been a uge debate for Ryan, Palmer or Catfish Hunter (21-5 3.34ERA and won a World Series) >>
I've always understood the '65 voting, although Oliva was just as worthy. There wasn't much else to choose from and Zolio did it as a shortstop when only Banks had put up offensive numbers at the position. I think the ugliest voting may have been when Groat won in 1960 (2 HR, 50 RBI and a .325 AVG). He wasn't even the most valuable player on his team as Clemente, Doak and Law were the keys. And there seemed to be little interest in giving Banks (41 HR, 117 RBI and a .271 AVG) a third straight award even though he led the league in HR's and won his only Gold Glove at shortstop. >>
I wasn't necessarily referring to that specific vote. Year in-year out people see different things, but Versalles was almost unquestionably the worst winner ever career-wise. His .781 OPS in his '65 MVP season was the best of his career. He had finished 21st in MVP voting 4 years earlier but never received another vote again for the award in another season. At least Groat finished 2nd in voting a few years after his.
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<< <i>Speaking of today in baseball history, I believe Joe D's 56-game hitting streak started 70 years ago today. >>
Yes, he was 1-4 vs White Sox
56 game hitting streak
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