#11 July 2, 1963 The Greatest Game Ever Pitched
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Juan Marichal beat Warren Spahn 1-0 in 16 innings. Both men threw complete games.
Warren Spahn was 42 years old. He fought in the goddamn Battle of the Bulge.
Both men threw over 200 pitches. Marichal threw 227 and struck out ten.
Oh - and he had the first Giants no hitter in 40 years a couple of outings prior.
Willie Mays and Hank Aaron, two of the half dozen greatest players who ever lived, went a combined 1 for 12.
The game ended on a Willie Mays walk off home run.
I mean, I don't even know what to say to you. It's a freak of nature this game.
90 down - I'll do a recap of the list so far tomorrow, and then the Ten Greatest Moments in Candlestick Park History begin the day following.
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