7/1 - This Date in History - Rube Waddell first game - Show 'em
1902 En route to a 2-0 victory over Baltimore, left-handed hurler Rube Wadell, playing in his first game for the Connie Mack's A's, faces the minimum 27 batters, striking out 13 in the Oriole Park contest. In the sixth frame, the 25 year-old Philadelphia southpaw becomes the first American League pitcher to toss an immaculate inning when he fans Billy Gilbert, Harry Howell, and Jack Cronin on nine consecutive pitches.
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