Ted Williams pitches in doubleheader On August 24, 1940 — Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams , in Detroit’s 12-1 blowout of the team, pitches the last two innings of the first game of a doubleheader at Fenway Park . The ‘Splendid Splinter’, who strikes out Rudy York on three pitches, allows only
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