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Sept. 6, 1924: Browns spitballer makes baseball history in a doubleheader

Pitcher Urban Shocker of the St. Louis Browns

There were many legendary stories about St. Louis Browns pitcher Urban Shocker.

He was one of the last pitchers in Major League Baseball who was allowed to throw a spitball.

Four season in a row he won 20 games for an awful Browns franchise.

Legend has it that he had a heart condition and had to eat and drink while standing up.

But perhaps his greatest single-day accomplishment was pitching complete games on both parts of a double header on Sept. 6, 1924. Mind you, these weren't the 7-inning double headers they play today.