11 Facts About Harvey Haddix

Harvey Haddix was nicknamed "The Kitten" in St Louis for his resemblance to Harry "The Cat" Brecheen, a left-hander on the Cardinals during Haddix's rookie campaign.

Harvey Haddix is most notable for pitching 12 perfect innings in a game against the Milwaukee Braves on May 26,1959; the Pirates lost the game in the 13th inning.

Harvey Haddix enjoyed his best season in 1953, pitching for the Cardinals.

Harvey Haddix pitched for Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, and finished his pitching career as an effective reliever with the Orioles.

Harvey Haddix was on the Pirate team that won the 1960 World Series, and was the winning pitcher of Game Seven, pitching in relief as the Pirates' Bill Mazeroski clubbed a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth.

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Harvey Haddix took a perfect game into the 13th inning against the Milwaukee Braves on May 26,1959.

Harvey Haddix retired 36 consecutive batters in 12 innings, essentially relying on two pitches: fastball and slider.

Harvey Haddix was in the spotlight in the 1960 World Series against the Yankees.

Harvey Haddix later followed his namesake Brecheen into the ranks of major league pitching coaches, working with the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, and Pirates for 14 years spanning 1966 to 1984.

Harvey Haddix died from emphysema in 1994 in Springfield, Ohio, at the age of 68.

Haddix's near-perfect game is memorialized by The Baseball Project, whose song, "Harvey Haddix", appears on their debut album, Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails.