On August 4, 1971 one of the greatest ever pitching performances in the Texas League was made. Thomas Walker of the Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs pitched a 15 inning no-hitter against the Albuquerque Dodgers at All-Sports Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Walker would make the majors the follwing year with the Montreal Expos. The Spurs replaced the following year by the Texas Rangers. The Albuquerque Dodgers were also replaced, gy the Albuquerque Dukes of the Pacific Coast League. The Texas League continued to march on as a strong AA league. Today the league continues on developing players by the dozens for the Majors.
Tomorrow we will look at Herb Brooks and Chick Hearn.
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