Here's an amazing stat.
On May 26th, 1959, Harvey Haddix of the Pittsburgh Pirates gave one of the greatest pitching performances in baseball history. He retired the first thirty-six Braves he faced, including future Hall of Famers Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews, and slugger Joe Adcock, taking a perfect game into the thirteenth inning. In the bottom of the thirteenth, it all unraveled. Felix Mantilla reached first on an error by Pirate third baseman Don Hoak, ending the perfect game. But the no hitter remained intact. Eddie Mathews (who hit 512 home runs in his career) advanced Mantilla to second with a sacrifice bunt. After walking Aaron, Joe Adcock stepped up to the plate. Adcock promptly hit a pitch out of Milwaukee's County Stadium, winning the game. But Adcock was credited with only a double, as he inadvertently passed Aaron on the base paths. So, the game ended a 1-0 Milwaukee victory.
The beneficiary of Adcock's home run turned double? Lew Burdette, the 1957 World Series MVP, who had also pitched a 13 inning complete game. Though he'd surrendered 12 hits, he gave up no runs. The win allowed Burdette to tie with teammate Warren Spahn, and San Francisco Giant Sam Jones for the National League lead with 21 wins on the season.
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