For those of you who thought that Harvey Haddix’s 13 inning perfect game which fell apart in the 14th on an error, a walk and a freakish homer which became a double, was an unusual phenomonon, check this one out.

39 years ago today, Steve Barber of Baltimore and Earl Wilson of Detroit tied up in an unusual pitching duel. 

Unusual because for 7 innings both pitchers threw goose-eggs, although
Steve Barber was prolific with walks throughout the game while not giving up a hit and Detroit’s Earl Wilson pitched 8 innings giving up but 1 run on 2 hits, the only 2 hits in the entire game by both teams.

So Batimore headed into the 9th inning with a 1-0 lead.  However, it was not to stand.  Barber struck out 3, but walked 10 men in his 8 2/3 inning pitched.  The two 9th inning runs come in on his wild pitch and an error.  Stu Miller came in to get the final out in the Detroit 9th.

Then Fred Gladding came in for Detroit and retired the Orioles without a hit, recording a save while Earl Wilson got the win.  Poor Steve Barber earned the distinction of being the losing pitcher in a game in which he pitched a no hitter.  Barber went on to split the season between Baltimore and the New Yankees posting total for 1967 of 10 wins 19 losses.

Soon to be posted; Matt Young’s 1992 8 inning no-hit loss for the Boston Red Sox 2-1 to the Cleveland Indians.

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