What began as a Vida Blue/Rudy May pitchers’ duel became an epic endurance test.
On July 9, 1971, the A’s and Angels played 19½ scoreless innings before Angel Mangual finally delivered a two-out RBI single in the 20th for a 1-0 Oakland victory. The game set an MLB record for the longest scoreless contest ever played, while the exhausted teams combined for another all-time mark with 43 strikeouts, with 17 delivered by A’s phenom Vida Blue in 11 innings.
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Vida Blue flirted with history despite no-decision heartbreak
Also on the page: Giants vs Dodgers headline hinted at looming Dodgers collapse
🕵️ Replay Today: May 7, 1976
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A pair of Yankees shut down their former team in Anaheim — while another carried a hitting streak that stretched into double digits. Can you guess who it was?
Detroit had the American League Player of the Month… and still found themselves stuck in second place. See which Tiger was on fire in April 1976.
Rain wiped out the Tigers game, but one rumor buried in the sports page hinted at a baseball realignment idea that sounds shockingly modern today.
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