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1949
Brooklyn's Don Newcombe‚ 23‚ (according to the later baseball encyclopedias: 25‚ according to Who's Who in Baseball). makes his first ML start a dandy‚ shutting out the Reds‚ 3-0 in Cincinnati. It's the first shut out in a National League debut in eleven years and extends Brooklyn's win streak at Cincinnati to 19 games going back to June‚ 1947. Newk gives up hits to the first 2 batters‚ then allows just 3 more hits while walking none. He drives in 2 runs as well.
What a pitcher Newcombe was.
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