Believe It Or Not: Hugh Bedient’s 42 Strikeouts in 23 Innings
Robert L. Ripley, in his syndicated “Believe It Or Not” of September 5, 1931, informed the world of former big leaguer Hugh Bedient’s feat of striking out 42 men in one game. But, this was not the first national recognition of this event. The Jamestown Evening Journal of Monday, July 27, 1908, ran the headline: […]