
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, January 9, 1994                   TAG: 9401090122
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: C-10   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From Associated Press and Knight-Ridder/Tribune reports
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EX-PIRATES PITCHER HADDIX DIES

Harvey Haddix, remembered for pitching a 12-inning perfect game that he eventually lost, died Saturday in Springfield, Ohio. He was 68.

Haddix, who had a record of 136-113 while pitching for the Cardinals, Phillies, Reds, Pirates and Orioles from 1952-65, died of emphysema at Community Hospital.

He won Game 7 of the 1960 World Series for Pittsburgh against the New York Yankees that ended on Bill Mazeroski's dramatic home run.

While pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 26, 1959, Haddix retired the first 36 Milwaukee Braves batters he faced. The Braves' lineup included Henry Aaron, Eddie Mathews and Joe Adcock, who totaled 1,562 career home runs. Haddix, pitching with the flu and a sore throat, just kept mowing them down.

In the 13th, the Braves' Felix Mantilla reached base on an error and moved to second on a sacrifice by Mathews. After Aaron was walked intentionally, Adcock hit the ball over the fence, ending the no-hitter and the game.

The score was officially listed as 1-0 because Adcock inadvertently passed Aaron on the basepaths, advancing to second before heading across the diamond to the dugout.

Haddix's best year was 1953, when he was 20-9 for the Cardinals.

Keywords:
BASEBALL

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