Milt Pappas tossed a complete game as he led Baltimore to a 3-0 victory over the Milwaukee Braves in the second round of the Strat-O-Matic 1959 Tournament presented by Press Room Pass.
Pappas limted the Braves to five hits as he fanned five.
Walt Dropo led the Orioles offense with a two-run single in the third inning.
In the sixth, Gus Triandos blasted a solo homer to put the Orioles up by three runs.
Bob Nieman and Billy Gardner topped the Orioles with two hits each.
Joe Adcock led the Braves with two hits, including a double.
1959 TOURNAMENT RESULTS AND SCHEDULE
(Top Bracket Opening Round)
(A1) Chicago White Sox 7, (N8) Philadelphia Phillies 1
(N5) Cincinnati Reds 5, (A4) Detroit Tigers 3
(A6) Baltimore Orioles 2, (N3) San Francisco Giants 1
(N2) Milwaukee Braves 4, (A7) Kansas City A’s 1
(Top Bracket Second Round)
(A1) Chicago White Sox 10, (N5) Cincinnati Reds 4
(A6) Baltimore Orioles 3, (N2) Milwaukee Braves 0
(Top Bracket Final)
(A6) Baltimore Orioles at (A1) Chicago White Sox
(Bottom Bracket Opening Round)
(N1) Los Angeles Dodgers 4, (A8) Washington Senators 3
(A5) Boston Red Sox 16, (N4) Pittsburgh Pirates 3
(N6) Chicago Cubs 4, (A3) New York Yankees 0
(A2) Cleveland Indians 3, (N7) St. Louis Cardinals 0
(Bottom Bracket Second Round)
(A5) Boston Red Sox at (N1) Los Angeles Dodgers
(N6) Chicago Cubs at (A2) Cleveland Indians
IN REAL LIFE:
Milt Pappas was in his third season with Baltimore in 1959. He finished with a 15-9 record, which tied him with Hoyt Wilhelm for the team lead in victories. He led the Orioles with 15 complete games and four shutouts.
The top performance for the 20-year old during 1959 came at home against Detroit on June 17.
Pappas threw a two-hitter with six strikeouts as the Orioles won 4-0. He retired the first 14 batters before he surrendered a two-out infield single in the fifth inning by Lou Berberet.
In the sixth, Jim Bunning singled for the second hit by the Tigers. From that point, Pappas finished the contest by getting the final 11 hitters out.
Over his 17-year big league career from 1957 to 1973, Pappas posted a 209-164 record with a 3.40 ERA, 43 shutouts and 1,728 strikeouts. He was the first pitcher to win 200 games without a 20-win season.
A two-time all-star with the Orioles, Pappas was 110-74 in nine years.
Unfortunately for Pappas, he is probably best known for the December of 1965 trade with Frank Robinson that sent the right hander to Cincinnati.
In 1968, the Reds sent Pappas to the Braves, who eventually traded him to the Chicago Cubs two years later.
He led the National League with five shutouts in 1971 before he had his best statistical season in 1972. He was 17-7 record with a 2.77 ERA, while winning his 200th game. On Sept. 2, he was within one out of a perfect game against the San Diego Padres. Despite the controversial ending, he completed the no-hitter with the next batter.