Add 4/10 #Reds bullpen to this note from 2017 Cubs Media Guide: pic.twitter.com/z2kg0Z4F2X
â Jamie Ramsey (@Jamieblog) April 11, 2017
That is significant to sports nerds (like me) because it brings up one of the more amazing games ever played in Major League Baseball.
On June 23, 1917, a young Red Sox pitcher named Babe Ruth (perhaps youâve heard of him) was part of a combined no-hitter against the Washington Senators.
Ruth was only around for one batter, though, because he was ejected for arguing with and then assaulting the umpire after the first batter of the game walked.
Ernie Shore came on to relieve Ruth, and â after the man who had walked was thrown out trying to steal second â he retired all 26 batters he faced.
I guess thatâs one way to get a no-hitter....
Anyway, the Red Sox won 4-0.
No one has since matched Shoreâs feat, but the Cubs bullpen also set down 21 batters in a row to close a game last May.
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