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1. Ray Jansen of the St. Louis Browns, Sept. 30, 1910. 2. Ron Allen of the St. Louis Cardinals, brother of Hank Allen and Richie Allen, who got one hit in 11 times at bat during the 1972 season. 3. Harry Heilmann of the Detroit Tigers. He averaged .394 in 1921, .403 in 1923, .393 in 1925, and .398 in 1927. In 1929 he hit "only" .344 and then was sold to Cincinnati. 4. Bill Buckner of the Dodgers and Cubs. He broke his streak in 1981 by hitting .311. 5. Unlike Chicago's Claude (Lefty) Williams, who "threw" three games during the famed 1919 Black Sox scandal Series, New York Yankee George Frazier was doing his best when he lost three games during the 1981 World Series against the Dodgers. 6. Dixie Walker of the Brooklyn Dodgers (.357 in 1944) and Harry Walker of the Cardinals and Phils (.363 in 1947). 7. Gaylord and Jim Perry; Gaylord in 1972 (Cleveland Indians) and 1978 (San Diego Padres); Jim in 1970 (Minnesota Twins). 8. Five Delahanty brothers played in the majors. The most famous of the five was Big Ed (1888-1903), who was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1945; his less famous brothers were Tom (1894, 1896-97); Jim (1901-02, 1904-12, 1914-15); Joe (1907-09) and Frank, nicknamed Pudgie (1905-08, 1914-15). 9. Bob Forsch of the Cardinals (April 16, 1978) and Ken Forsch of the Astros (April 7, 1979). 10. Henry Schmidt, who was 21-13 for Brooklyn in 1903, the only year he played in the majors. Schmidt didn't like having to travel and so retired the following year.
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