On This Day: April 7
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1969
Bill Singer of the Dodgers is credited with the first “official” save as Los Angeles defeats Cincinnati, 3-2. MLB had adopted the stat prior to the beginning of the season.
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On This Day: October 12
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1969
New York’s Jerry Koosman and Ron Taylor combine on a two-hitter in Game Two against the Orioles. Al Weis’s ninth-inning single off losing pitcher Dave McNally gives the Mets a 2-1 win to even the World Series.
