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Milt Pappas (Original Post) kairos12 Sep 2017 OP
I remember Milt. murielm99 Sep 2017 #1
He graduated from my high school. longship Sep 2017 #2
No hitter for Cubbies, one pitch from perfect game. longship Sep 2017 #3
I would love to see a good angle on where that pitch was. kairos12 Sep 2017 #4
There were two in a row, both sliders. longship Sep 2017 #5
He didn't get the Eric Gregg strike zone. Shame. kairos12 Sep 2017 #6

murielm99

(31,414 posts)
1. I remember Milt.
Sat Sep 2, 2017, 04:18 PM
Sep 2017

He swore up and down he lost a perfect game because of a bad call by the ump.

He lost his wife tragically, too.

longship

(40,416 posts)
2. He graduated from my high school.
Sat Sep 2, 2017, 05:48 PM
Sep 2017

Thomas Cooley High School, Detroit, MI.



The auditorium, from the balcony:


From 1957 yearbook:

longship

(40,416 posts)
5. There were two in a row, both sliders.
Sat Sep 2, 2017, 07:05 PM
Sep 2017

He had it in the bag. Two out in the ninth. Count on the batter 2-2. Just one more strike. Milt threw two sliders. Both missed, according to the ump.

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