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Show PITCHING DUELS BETWEEN FAMOUS TWIRLERS AT HEIGHT OF CAREERS M?jJ ; ,x I ; i yf'Z?" f i irJUuSL .ii ii Charlie Robertson Who Recently Pitched a Perfect Game Against Detroit The third no-run, no-hit, no-man ach-flrst game In modern baseball history his-tory was a pitching duel between two 'ht-hnnded pitching recruits, Charlie Robertson and Herman PHlette, decided oy a 2 to 0 score. The previous two games of this kind were likewise pitching duels, but both games were bnttlee between star pitchers at the height of their careers. When Addle Joss performed his feat on October 2, 1908, he defeated Ed Walsh, one of the greatest the league has produced. Joss won by a 1 to 0 score and in eight innings Walsh struck out 13 Cleveland batsmen, a record. "Cy" Young defeated the great "Rube" Waddell by a 3 to 0 score. ' All three pitchers, Young, Joss and Bobertson, the rookie, pitched with the right arm. |