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| Tuesday, May 11th, 1976: McDowell Fires No-Hitter Against Los Angeles |
Sam McDowell was pretty calm about his no-hitter -- until the last three outs. "You really become conscious of every pitch then. The adrenaline level kicks up even higher. And everybody in the ballpark knows a no-hitter is on the line. The crowd is on its feet. One mistake and it's all over." But on this day at Busch Stadium II McDowell of the St. Louis Cardinals was in complete command, not allowing the Los Angeles Dodgers a single base hit in the 5-0 victory. "Obviously, you never think this will happen," he said. "I don't know if it's really sunk in yet." McDowell faced 32 batters, had 6 strikeouts and 7 walks in a dominating effort. "To do this you have to have a good defense behind you, too." "He was on from the get-go," one of the Dodgers said. "He throws quite a few pitches. He was hitting his spots and keeping us off balance. It was a great game by him." This year McDowell has fanned 30 in 46.1 innings and collected a 3-2 record with a 1.94 ERA. |

Commissioner: Dave Keene
AL President: Jim Schwendeman
NL President: Dave Keene Jr
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