HARVEY HADDIX PERFECT GAME BOX SCORE

Near Perfection by Harvey Haddix / One of the Greatest Games in Baseball History

Was this the greatest game ever pitched in major league history? Many historians believe it was and The Sporting News ranked it one of the fifty greatest moments in baseball history. When it was all in the books, Harvey Haddix had become the first pitcher in major league history to take a perfect game beyond nine innings and he did so for twelve stunning innings.

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"My main aim was to win. I was more tired than nervous. All I know is that we lost. What's so historic about that? Didn't anyone else ever lose a thirteen inning shutout?" - Harvey Haddix

Harvey Haddix "Near" Perfect Game Box Score

Harvey Haddix

County Stadium on May 26, 1959 | Traditional Box Score Style

Pittsburgh Pirates
NAME POS AB R H RBI
Dick Schofield ss 6 0 3 0
Bill Virdon cf 6 0 1 0
Smoky Burgess c 5 0 0 0
Rocky Nelson 1b 5 0 2 0
Bob Skinner lf 5 0 1 0
Bill Mazeroski 2b 5 0 1 0
Don Hoak 3b 5 0 2 0
Roman Mejias rf 3 0 1 0
a-Dick Stuart ph 1 0 0 0
Joe Christopher rf 1 0 0 0
Harvey Haddix p 5 0 1 0
TOTALS 47 0 12 0
Milwaukee Braves
NAME POS AB R H RBI
Johnny O'Brien 2b 3 0 0 0
b-Del Rice ph 1 0 0 0
Felix Mantilla 2b 1 1 0 0
Eddie Mathews 3b 4 0 0 0
Hank Aaron rf 4 0 0 0
Joe Adcock 1b 5 0 1 1
Wes Covington lf 4 0 0 0
Del Crandall c 4 0 0 0
Andy Pafko cf 4 0 0 0
Johnny Logan ss 4 0 0 0
Lew Burdette p 4 0 0 0
TOTALS 38 1 1 1

a: Flied out for Mejias in 10th inning.
b: Flied out for O'Brien in 10th inning.

Double: Adcock.
Double Plays: Logan-Adcock, Mathews-O'Brien-Adcock, Adcock-Logan.
Error
: Hoak.
Left On Base: Pittsburgh 8, Milwaukee 1.
Sacrifice
: Mathews.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
Milwaukee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Pittsburgh Pirates
Name IP H R ER BB SO
Harvey Haddix 12.2 1 1 0 1 8
Name IP H R ER BB SO
Lew Burdette 13.0 12 0 0 0 2

Losing Pitcher: Haddix (3-3).
Winning Pitcher: Burdette (8-2).

Attendance: 19,194.
Length of Game: 2:54.
Umpires: HP: Vinnie Smith, 1B: Frank Dascoli, 2B: Frank Secory, 3B: Hal Dixon.
Harvey Haddix "Near" Perfect Game Box Score
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baseball almanac fast facts

Thirty-six consecutive batters were retired by Harvey Haddix before the thirteenth inning—when it all ended on an error, an intentional walk of Hank Aaron, then a double.

Baseball Audio Moment | Harvey Haddix Discusses His Perfect Game

Don Hoak, who was charged with the error in the thirteenth inning, said before the game, "That was a pretty good run down (pre-game discussion). If you pitch that way, you'll have a no hitter."

After the game, Lew Burdette told the media, "I called Harvey that night in the visiting clubhouse. I told him 'I realize I got what I wanted, a win, but I'd really give it up because you pitched the greatest game that's ever been pitched in the history of baseball. It was a damned shame you had to lose.' "