⚾️On September 2, 1972 after retiring 26 consecutive batters, Cubs starter Milt Pappas walks pinch-hitter Larry Stahl on a 3-2 pitch, losing a bid for a perfect game. “Gimpy” retires the next batter, Gary Jestadt, to preserve his 8-0 no-hitter against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field. Home-plate umpire Bruce Froemming called the final 2 pitches against Stahl (both of which were very close) balls. Pappas believed he had struck out Stahl, and even decades later in 2008, he continued to begrud

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⚾️On April 16, 1972 on the 2nd day of the season, 22 year-old Cubs pitcher Burt Hooton, making just his 4th career start, no-hits the Phillies at Wrigley Field, 4-0. The Chicago right-hander, who pitched 21.1 innings for the Cubs last season, becomes the 12th rookie to throw a no-hitter.⚾️ #Happy | Davenport Sports Network

⚾️❌On September 2, 1972 Chicago Cubs pitcher Milt Pappas, after retiring twenty-six consecutive batters, walks pinch-hitter Larry Stahl on a 3-2 pitch, losing a bid for a perfect game. 'Gimpy' retires the next batter, Gary Jestadt, to preserve his 8-0 no-hitter against the Padres at Wrigley Field.❌⚾️ | Davenport Sports Network

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