50 years ago, Tom Cheney struck out 21

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50 years ago, Tom Cheney struck out 21

09-12-2012, 11:28 AM

A neat article about Tom Cheney striking out 21 Orioles 50 years ago today.

50 years ago, Tom Cheney struck out 21

http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/11088/50-years-ago-tom-cheney-struck-out-21

Fifty years later, Boog Powell says he can still remember the sound of Tom Cheney’s curveball. It not only baffled hitters that summer evening, it audibly mocked them.

Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.-Crash Davis
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09-12-2012, 03:40 PM

Someone could do it today in nine innings. What's one more to the record given the right luck versus a weak team having a bad day?

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