Meet Cecil L. Spittler, Photos and captions 12.15.22 final

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(above) The 1934 League Champion Norfolk Tars, led by team ace Cecil Spittler. On July 24th of that year, Spittler would pitch a near perfect game, retiring 28 of 29 batters. This was the performance that moved him to the Newark Bears, the Yankees’ top AA minor league team.

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