⚾ Pedro pitches a perfect nine

Pedro Martinez pitches 9 perfect innings vs Padres

⚾ Rip Sewell and the eephus pitch

Sewell allowed just 1 homerun on the "eephus"

⚾ Don Drysdale narrowly keeps streak

Drysdale ties 1904 record for consecutive shutouts

⚾ Cal Ripken Jr starts a streak

522 Starting shortstops were used by the other 27 teams during Ripken's streak

⚾ Mike Schmidt Retires

Schmidt combined power and defense like no other third baseman in baseball history

⚾ Ol Pete Alexander Hangs them up

Compare Pete to the greatest and he was right there with them

⚾ Lenny Blows it Foul

But it gets called fair anyway

May 27 1978 Detroit Tigers vs Boston Red Sox