Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Johnny Scroggs Pitched A No Hitter In 1st Pro Start In 1954

Mostly, though, Scroggs' answers were measured simply because he was reflecting back to an April day more than a half-century ago. Reaching back in time to April 22, 1954 isn't something Scroggs does with any great regularity. But on this afternoon, it's easy to tell that he's a bit puffed up, and more than a little proud to discuss the day he broke into organized baseball.

http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080118&content_id=340558&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp

Scroggs also accounted for much of his team's offense that night. He connected for a pair of doubles and drove in two runs, a fact that wasn't surprising, considering the Cardinals and Tigers had expressed interest in signing him to play shortstop.

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