On May 9, 1973, Catfish Hunter and Oakland was on the verge of a routine win when two Orioles stepped forward and pulled off something that had not happened since 1901. The dramatic comeback seemed destined to steal the spotlight, but an unexpected tenth-inning turn changed the ending once again.

🕵️ Inside The Original Newspaper Coverage you’ll learn:

  • Two career firsts arrived seconds apart

  • The game's biggest error came from an unlikely source

  • Hunter kept winning despite a baffling pattern

🕵️ Replay Today: June 25, 1971

Travel back 55 years ago to the day, and experience baseball as fans saw it that day with one original newspaper page featuring:

  • two aces add to their double digit wins but they still trail the the league leader

  • a future Hall of Fame hurler wins his own game with his bat

  • Cleveland corner infielders each fan four times

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