Hard-Luck Harvey Haddix and the Greatest Game Ever Lost
Download or Read eBook Hard-Luck Harvey Haddix and the Greatest Game Ever Lost PDF written by Lew Freedman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-09-12 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Lew Freedman |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 218 |
| Release | : 2009-09-12 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780786454198 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0786454199 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Hard-Luck Harvey Haddix and the Greatest Game Ever Lost by : Lew Freedman
Book excerpt: He pitched a baseball game that was more than perfect, and yet he lost. Southpaw Harvey Haddix had logged a solid but unspectacular career by the time he took the mound on May 26, 1959. Facing the Milwaukee Braves, he set down the first 36 batters in a row, or 12 innings’ worth—a perfect game three innings longer than the norm. But his Pittsburgh Pirates couldn’t score, either, and Haddix lost in the 13th inning on a controversial play. This book recounts Haddix’s one-of-a-kind performance and describes the official decisions that changed the historical record.
