Harvey Haddix' famous game

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One version is that Aaron thought the ball was in the park and that the game had ended as soon as Mantilla touched home. Another is that Aaron thought the ball had bounced over the fence for a double. Apparently, the type of mesh fence they had in Milwaukee sometimes made it difficult to tell whether the ball was in or out.

I'd love to see a film of the play, but I'm not sure one exists. At least I've never seen one. Imagine a perfect game in the 13th inning today and no recording of it.

The story is that before the game started, Don Hoak told Haddix he thought he was going to pitch a perfect game.