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On This Day in Baseball History May 5, 1965: In a pitchers duel of two future Hall of Famers, Jim Bunning of the Philadelphia Phillies matched up against Warren Spahn of the New York Mets. Both hurlers threw complete game four-hitters with the deciding hit being a solo homerun by Bunning in the top of the sixth. 

At the time Bunning would become the fifth pitcher to win a game 1-0 via complete game shutout having himself homered in the only run. Last week, Noah Syndergaard became the eighth hurler to accomplish this feat having done it against the Cincinnati Reds. 

What’s impressive about this game is that it took less than two hours to complete with Spahn being a spry 45-years old at the time of this game. Spahn would give up four hits the only extra base hit being Bunning's solo homerun.  This would be Spahn’s best start for the Mets as he would be traded to the San Francisco Giants later on during the season. This would be his last season in the Majors. 

For Further Reading:

Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets Box Score, May 5, 1965 from Baseball Reference

DUEL OF 4-HITTERS IS LOST BY SPAHN by Leonard Koppett from the May 6, 1965 edition of the New York Times

Warren Spahn’s career statistics from Baseball Reference

Jim Bunning’s career statistics from Baseball Reference

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Jim Bunning

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An Impressive 1964 Topps Collectible Baseball Coin Lineup Featuring Mays, Spahn, Bunning, and Zimmer

My grandfather on my Dad’s side was a sport nut. He was into golf, tennis, squash, hiking the woods, and was by most family member’s recollections a very fit man until his death. He dabbled in football with the NY Giants. That was pretty much it for major sports leagues – he was far too interested in playing golf and tennis at his New Haven home away from home – Yale University. So, when he and I…

An Impressive 1964 Topps Collectible Baseball Coin Lineup Featuring Mays, Spahn, Bunning, and Zimmer

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Jim Bunning throwing the last pitch of his perfect game thrown on Father’s Day, 1964 at Shea Stadium