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		Haddix won a total of 136 games against 113 losses and had one 20-win season in 1953; certainly not the stuff of which pitching legends are made.
		Haddix, a lefty whose nickname was Kitten, mowed down the Braves batters inning by inning with an effective combination of fastballs and sliders.
		Harvey Haddix had sent 36 consecutive Braves hitters back to the dugout before he went to the mound for the bottom of the 13th inning.
	www.115sports.com /051904.htm (745 words)

	Game For The Ages
		Haddix began to noticeably tire in the 12th, but at the end of 12 innings he was still perfect.
		Haddix was unable to hang on to the perfect game and he and his team were beaten in the bottom of the 13th inning.
		Harvey “Kitten” Haddix was a winner on May 26, 1959 at Milwaukee County Stadium even though the final score doesn’t reflect it.
	www.baseballfarming.com /GameForTheAges.html (1495 words)

	Harvey Haddix-Almost Perfect was Not Good Enough - Associated Content
		Harvey Haddix pitched for fourteen seasons and finished with a 136-113 lifetime mark, but it was what he did on a spring night in the Midwest that he will forever be remembered for.
		Harvey Haddix was just as quick on comebackers, but since Harry "the Cat" had seniority, Harvey Haddix was given the nickname of "the Kitten", one that stayed with him throughout his days in the game.
		Harvey Haddix ended his career in baseball as a reliever with the Orioles in 1965 at age 39, but it is with the Pirates that the three-time All-Star and Gold Glove winner became one of the most sympathetic figures in all of sports.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/45713/harvey_haddixalmost_perfect_was_not.html (427 words)

	Kodak Presents - Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments brought to you by The Sporting News
		Haddix was the losing pitcher despite what many consider the greatest pitching performance in history.
		Haddix, coming off an 8-7 season with Cincinnati, was fighting the early stages of a cold, complete with sore throat.
		Haddix finished with a career mark of 136-113 and was a 20-game winner for the Cardinals in 1953.
	archive.sportingnews.com /baseball/25moments/19.html (695 words)

	Harvey Haddix - BR Bullpen
		Harvey Haddix pitched what The Pitcher calls the "greatest game ever pitched" May 26, 1959 when he threw 12 perfect innings against the Milwaukee Braves before losing the game in the 13th inning.
		Harvey Haddix was born in Westville, Ohio not Medway, Ohio.
		After his playing career ended, Haddix was a New York Mets coach in 1965 and 1966 and a member of the Cincinnati Reds staff in 1969.
	www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/Harvey_Haddix (248 words)

	Harvey Haddix Perfect Game
		Harvey Haddix pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates that night, in May of 1959, against the Braves in Milwaukee County Stadium.
		Harvey Haddix matched up against one of the Braves' two best pitchers, Lou Burdette (Warren Spahn was their other ace).
		Haddix was also an excellent fielding pitcher and since he was younger and smaller than "the Cat" he became Harvey "the Kitten" Haddix.
	members.tripod.com /~wmyr/haddix.html (734 words)

	Greatest MLB Games - Harvey Haddix Perfect game - CBS SportsLine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Harvey Haddix sat down in the clubhouse with his Pittsburgh Pirates teammates before their game with Milwaukee and went over the Braves' lineup, discussing how he wanted to pitch to each batter.
		However, Haddix heard Mathes was in town, so he came to the park, took the ball, and fired a one-hitter with 19 strikeouts against Durham.
		That mistake would be costly to Haddix because Dick Schofield followed with a single that would have scored Mejias from second had he stayed put.
	ww1.sportsline.com /b/member/history/greatmoments/haddix.htm (1657 words)

	JS Online: Nearly pitcher perfect
		Harvey Haddix sat in the visitors clubhouse at County Stadium, sweat-soaked and a little stunned.
		So Haddix had to go back out for the bottom of the 13th, and his masterpiece finally was spoiled when Joe Adcock hit a three-run homer, which amazingly became a one-run double.
		Haddix was never an overpowering pitcher but he certainly was well-respected as he took the mound that night.
	www.jsonline.com /sports/brew/may99/scrap22052199.asp (836 words)

	The Ballplayers - Harvey Haddix 1925 \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Haddix will always be remembered for his performance on the night of May 26, 1959.
		Basically a.500 pitcher after his sophomore season, Haddix went to the Pirates from Cincinnati with Hoak and Smoky Burgess in a seven-player deal.
		Haddix's gem makes him the 9th pitcher to lose a no-hitter in extra innings; A combined effort of three Reds pitcher‚; on May 26‚ 1956‚ was the last.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /ballplayers/player.php?name=harvey_haddix_1925 (1870 words)

	HABLA Biorhythm: Harvey Haddix
		Haddix can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season.
		For a lefty, his move to first base is average at best, and he has a tendency to forget about runners at second, thereby creating opportunities to swipe third.
		Interesting sidenote, The Pittsburgh Pirates have been known to use Haddix as a pinch-runner on occasion.
	members.tripod.com /da_sakane/www/players/h/haddixharvey.htm (165 words)

	Blogging Baseball » All Time Team Highlights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		On May 12, 1959, Pirate starter Harvey Haddix tied up with Lew Burdette of the then Milwaukee Braves in a monumental pitching duel in what baseball historians argumentatively proclaim was “the greatest game ever pitched in major league history,” perhaps THE greatest game ever played.
		Haddix saw previous pitching experience in St. Louis, Philadelphia and Cincinnati before coming to Pittsburgh in 1959. His best years were 1953 and 1954 with the St. Louis Cardinals where he finished 20-9 and 18-13. Over his 14 year career, he was 136-113 and a 3.63 ERA.
		Haddix went on to finish the 1959 season with a 12-12 mark with an ERA of 3.13 while Burdette finished the season with a 21-15 mark and an ERA of 4.07.
	www.blogging-baseball.com /category/all-time-team-highlights/page/5 (1383 words)

	Harvey Haddix and Assorted Oddities, May 26, 1959–Mop Up Duty \| Baseball History Bio \| Baseball Sabermetric News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Harvey Haddix became known as “the Kitten” for his resemblance to a former pitching coach and mentor Harry “the Cat” Brecheen.
		Haddix had pitched twelve perfect innings but how many know what really happened in the thirteenth inning.
		Adcock hit what he thought was a three run homer for the only hit off of Haddix but Aaron not realizing that the ball was out of the park and knowing that Mantilla had scored left the baseline to join in the upcoming celebrations of a Braves’ win.
	mopupduty.com /?p=69 (1313 words)

	Harvey Haddix Perfect Game Box Score by Baseball Almanac
		When it was all in the books, Harvey Haddix had become the first pitcher in major league history to take a perfect game beyond nine innings and he did so for twelve stunning innings.
		Thirty-six consecutive batters were retired by Harvey Haddix before the thirteenth inning — when it all ended on an error, an intentional walk of Hank Aaron, then a double.
		Don Hoak, who was charged with the error in the thirteenth inning, said before the game, "That was a pretty good run down (pre-game discussion).
	www.baseball-almanac.com /boxscore/05261959.shtml (260 words)

	Timelines - This Day in Alternate History
		Event Description: Harvey Haddix's major league career comes to an abrupt and tragic end when a line drive off the bat of Houston Astros first baseman Walt Bond shatters the socket of his right eye.
		Nearly comatose, Haddix is taken to a Houston hospital and admitted to its intensive care unit, where he will spend the next six months before being transferred to a hospital back in Pittsburgh.
		Event Description: Harvey Haddix's jersey is retired during a Pirates game against the Chicago Cubs at Forbes Field; the Pirates,who have dedicated their 1965 season to their former teammate, have overcome a shaky start to pull within half a game of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the race for the National League pennant.
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	Timelines - This Day in Alternate History
		Harvey Haddix's major league career comes to an abrupt and tragic end when a line drive off the bat of Houston Astros first baseman Walt Bond shatters the socket of his right eye.
		Harvey Haddix strikes out six American League batters in a row, including Yankees great Mickey Mantle, to secure a 5-4 victory for the National League in the 1961 All-Star Game.
		Harvey Haddix's jersey is retired during a Pirates game against the Chicago Cubs at Forbes Field; the Pirates,who have dedicated their 1965 season to their former teammate, have overcome a shaky start to pull within half a game of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the race for the National League pennant.
	www.othertimelines.com /testing/editTimeline.php?timelineID=248 (404 words)

	MAJOR-SMOLINSKI \| BASEBALL NAMES
		Haddix was a left-handed pitcher who peaked early – winning 20 games for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1953, his first full season, then coming back in 1954 to win 18.
		By 1959 Haddix was with his fourth major league team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and coming off two mediocre seasons (with Philadelphia and Cincinnati).
		Haddix picked up two wins, including Game Seven, when he came in to pitch the final inning in what generally is regarded as the wildest, most exciting World Series finale ever, won by the Pirates, 10-9, on a home run in the bottom of the ninth by Bill Mazeroski.
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	The fans speak: Mazeroski leads voting on Pirates' all-century team
		Haddix pitched one of the greatest games in baseball history in 1959 when he threw 12 perfect innings against the Milwaukee Braves before losing in the 13th.
		Haddix pitched for the Pirates for five seasons and was 45-38.
		Clemente, Mazeroski, Haddix, Law and Murtaugh were part of that team, as were runners-up Dick Groat at shortstop, Bob Friend as right-handed pitcher, Dick Stuart at first base and Face.
	www.post-gazette.com /sports_headlines/19990919Century3.asp (903 words)

	Sunday Special: 27 Men Up, 27 Men Down
		Louis Cardinals, Haddix was becoming something of a journeyman with stops in Philadelphia and Cincinnati before surfacing in Pittsburgh in 1959.
		Haddix had struck him out twice on inside sliders but this time he made a mistake, his first mistake all night, leaving a slider high in the zone.
		Haddix was nicknamed The Kitten because the diminutive lefty resembled former St. Louis Cardinals star pitcher Harry (The Cat) Brecheen.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-chat/689642/posts (1963 words)

	Harvey Haddix, 12th West Virginia Infantry, Civil War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		Harvey Haddix was born in Barbour County, Va/WVa in 1839, enlisted in Taylor County, Va/WVa and was mustered in at Ft. Willey at Wheeling on August 24, 1862.
		Haddix was killed at Ft Gregg, Va. on April 2, 1865, just five days before the war ended.
		Descendants are in possession of a Bible with a bullet hole in it that was carried by Harvey.
	www.lindapages.com /12wvi/12-haddix.htm (82 words)

	Baseballtopia: Baseball Perfection Online » Blog Archive » Today in History: 12 Perfect Innings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		May 26, 1959: Harvey Haddix walked blindly into history pitching what is widely regarded as the greatest pitching performance in the history of baseball.
		Haddix was the first and only pitcher ever to take a perfect game past nine innings.
		Haddix would finish his career 136-113 with an ERA of 3.63, 1575 strikeouts, and one 20-win season.
	www.baseballtopia.com /?p=55 (937 words)

	Heartbreak for Harvey -- Monday, Jun. 08, 1959 -- Page 1 -- TIME
		While Haddix held the league's heaviest-hitting team helpless, his teammates hacked away at Lew Burdette for twelve hits, but could not get the single run needed to win.
		In the last of the 13th, Haddix was undone by a teammate.
		But Haddix was exhausted, and the pitch came in fat as a melon.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,892612,00.html (557 words)

	ESPN Classic - Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings but loses
		But when the game is over, Harvey Haddix is a loser.
		In the 13th, Haddix loses his perfect game when Felix Mantilla is safe on third baseman Don Hoak's throwing error.
		Burdette gets the win with his 12-hitter and Haddix suffers a loss despite pitching one of the great games in history.
	espn.go.com /classic/s/moment010526Haddix.html (234 words)

	Harvey Haddix (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		He was nicknamed "Kitten" at St. Louis for his resemblance to Harry "the Cat" Brecheen.
		Both the no-hitter and the game were lost, and Haddix's 12-2/3-inning, one-hit complete game, was the majors' longest ever.
		Harvey Haddix died in Springfield, Ohio, at the age of 68.
	www.info-pedia.net /about/harvey_haddix (496 words)

	Sim Dynasty.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		The St. Louis Redbirds have waived Harvey Haddix.
		The St. Louis Redbirds have sent Harvey Haddix to the minors.
		The St. Louis Redbirds have renamed Paul Osuna to Harvey Haddix.
	www.simdynasty.com /player.jsp?id=58301 (220 words)

	Player Profile: Harvey Haddix
		Diamond Fans notes: Haddix is best known as the pitcher who pitched a perfect game for 12 innings, but then lost the game in the 13
		He also picked up two wins in the Pirates' victory over the Yankees in the 1960 World Series (one as a starter, one in relief).
		The big picture is that Haddix, while not an overpowering pitcher, was a reasonably effective National League starter throughout the 50s and into the 60s.
	www.diamondfans.com /profile-haddix.html (175 words)

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		Harvey is the earliest eighth named storm on record for the Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1.
		Holly Harvey said she and her girlfriend, Sandy Ketchum, both 16, found a large knife and repeatedly stabbed a mattress and a picture of puppies on a wall.
		English grilled Harvey for 35 minutes before sentencing her Thursday to two consecutive life terms.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/keyword?k=harvey (2571 words)

	National Trail Parks and Recreation Stadium Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		The Springfield / Clark County Baseball Hall of Fame is selling a Harvey Haddix Bobblehead Doll with the proceeds targeted to purchase a scoreboard for the new National Trail Parks and Recreation District Municipal Stadium.
		The Limited Edition doll depicts Clark County native Haddix, who is known for throwing a 12-inning perfect game in 1959 while pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Milwaukee Braves.
		A member of the local Hall of Fame since 1960, the year he was the winning pitcher in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, the late Haddix was a friend to all those who knew him.
	www.ntprd.org /stadium_museum.htm (279 words)

	eBay - harvey haddix, Cards, Autographs-Original items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
		1953 Topps Harvey Haddix RC #273 - pinhole - Cardinals
		Harvey Haddix signed 8x10 original photo Red Sox RARE
		Harvey Haddix Baltimore Orioles 1964 Topps signed COA
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