Ali's last win, 19Ks in a loss, and the Moonlight Graham of Pitchers - This DiSH for Sept. 15
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EPISODE SUMMARY
In 1978, Muhammad Ali beat Leon Spinks to win his third
In 1969, Steve Carlton struck out 19 and lost to the New York Mets
In 1971, Larry Yount was brought in to pitch in his major league debut but never threw an official pitch and never pitched again in the majors.
In 1973, Archie Griffin started a string of 31 consecutive 100 yard rushing games.
In 2002, Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon started a string of 6 consecutive 300 yard passing games.
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