An unusual run that had quietly stretched nearly a month came to an end on May 9, 1989. Across both leagues, every team managed to score—even though more than one ace appeared headed toward a shutout for much of the night.

🕵️ Inside The Original Newspaper Coverage you’ll learn:

  • The closest call came with three outs left

  • Four pitchers nearly preserved the streak

  • Which games stayed scoreless longest that night

🕵️ Replay Today: June 23, 1986

Travel back 40 years ago to the day, and experience baseball as fans saw it that day with one original newspaper page featuring:

  • List of batting, pitching and team streaks

  • Cleveland’s Phil Niekro tosses a gem

  • a double digit lead and .708 start in the NL East

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