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Signed Photo by Ernie Shore Red Sox Ace Pitcher from 1914-17 the most impressive feat was throwing a "Perfect Game" after coming into a game that Babe Ruth Started. Babe walked the first batter, got Ejected from the game after the walk, Shore came into the game in relief & after the inherited baserunner got caught stealing proceeded to get 26 more outs without allowing a baserunner.
On June 23, 1917, the Red Sox played against the Senators Ruth was Boston's starting pitcher for the game, and he walked the Senators' first batter, Ray Morgan. As newspaper accounts of the time relate, Ruth argued with home plate umpire Brick Owens, who ejected Ruth from the game; the Red Sox' catcher, Pinch Thomas, was also ejected. Shore was brought in to pitch, coming in after he was allowed to throw only five warmup pitches. With a new pitcher and catcher entering the game, Morgan tried to steal 2nd base and was thrown out by the new catcher, Slam Agnew. ]Shore then proceeded to retire the remaining 26 Senator batters without allowing a baserunner, completing a 4–0 Red Sox win. William Harridge, the secretary of the American League, acknowledged Shore's feat as a No-Hitter and for many years, the game was listed in the record books as a Perfect Game. Debate over whether or not it should be considered a perfect game continued until Fay Vincent, commissioner of the major leagues, headed a committee on statistical accuracy in 1991 that clarified the definitions of a no-hitter and a perfect game. The committee determined that Shore did not pitch a perfect game, crediting the performance as a combined No-Hitter. It was the first combined no-hitter in MLB history. Shore's nine innings of no-hit ball in a combined no-hitter is still an MLB record, with it being matched only by Francisco Cordova (who started his game) on July 12, 1997.
1 of most remarkable feats in sports history!!! in Addition to his Perfect Game/Combined No Hitter he won Back to Back World Series in 1915 & 16
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