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Sinker-baller Bearnarth led the 1963 Mets with 58 appearances. Casey Stengel referred to the 6'2" 205-lb intellectual as "Big Ben." In the 1980s he was the Expo pitching coach. (KT)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » June 14, 1965: No-hit pitching and 18 strikeouts, tying the National League extra-inning record, net Cincinnati's Jim Maloney a 0–0 tie with the last-place Mets through 10 innings. Johnny Lewis's 11th-inning lead off home run gives New York and Larry Bearnarth, in relief of Frank Lary, a 1–0 win and a heartbreaking loss for Maloney. Maloney allows one other hit and is the 10th pitcher to lose a no-hitter in extra innings; Harvey Haddix was the last, in 1959. Maloney walks one to go with his 18 strikeouts.