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Relative unknown, Jesus Garcia, of the Pittsburgh Roadrunners tossed the first no-hitter of the 1969 season today against the Washington Night Train. Garcia's no-hitter is the 7th in league history and he has the distinction now of holding the record for walks allowed in a no-hitter as he was effectively wild, walking 6 while striking out 7. (Previously, the most walks allowed in a WPK no-hitter was just 2.)
Meanwhile, the Brewers completed a 4-game sweep of the lowly Charlotte Sting, winning easily, 10-2. Antonio Puente was the player-of-the-game as he collected a big 1st inning double to score Ruben Souffront for the game's first run and hit a 2-run HR in the 9th inning to end the scoring. At 10 games above .500, the Brewers are starting to gain some ground on the suddenly slumping 1st place Oklahoma City Diamond Kings.
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