Posted on 22-07-2008
Filed Under (Sports) by Dary

I'm sure I'll never seeing anything like the night Juan Marichal and Warren Spahn both pitched complete games in a 1-0, 16-inning affair. Can you imagine that? 31 1/3 combined innings?! Add to that the game-winning - and only - run scored was on a walk-off homer from Willie Mays in the bottom of the 16th! What an epic game. What an epic time for baseball: Hank Aaron, Warren Spahn, Eddie Matthews, Willie McCovey, Juan Marichal, and Willie Mays on one field for 16 innings (and let's not forget the up-and-coming 22 year-old named Joe Torre behind the plate for the Braves).

Let's just say I'm a little jealous of the fans who were there that chilly night at old Candlestick Park.

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