August 10, 1944. Charles "Red" Barrett of the Boston Braves pitched a two-hit 2-0 shutout against Cincinnati throwing only 58 pitches in the nine inning complete game, an average of 6.4 per inning. Unsurprisingly, since each Red saw an average of two pitches, there were no walks or strikeouts. Reds pitcher Bucky Walters obviously was working economically as well because the game was (and is) the quickest night game in history at one hour-fifteen minutes.
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Baseball cards will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no baseball cards.--The Fabulous Furry Freak Bros. (paraphrased)
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