LITTLE ROCK — 1917 Catcher Hank Gowdy of the Boston Braves became the first major league player to enter military service in World War I.
1939 The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves played a 23-inning, 2-2 tie. Whit Wyatt pitched the first 16 innings for the Dodgers. The same clubs played a 26-inning tie in 1920 at the same Braves Field.
1958 Billy Pierce of the Chicago White Sox retired 26 consecutive Washington Senators batters before pinch hitter Ed Fitzgerald hit a double just inside the rightfield line for the only hit. Pierce then struck out Albie Pearson on three pitches and beat the Senators 3-0.
Sports, Pages 30 on 06/27/2010