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Beattie was a college basketball star at Dartmouth. He pitched brilliantly for the Yankees in the 1978 LCS and World Series, but the next season was on owner George Steinbrenner's shuttle to Triple-A, before being traded to Seattle as part of the deal for Ruppert Jones. In seven seasons with the Mariners, Beattie was a workhorse starter, setting club records (subsequently broken) for walks, runs, and earned runs allowed in a season. In 1982, Beattie set a club record for a starter by pitching 19 consecutive scoreless innings. On September 27, 1983, Beattie threw the first one-hitter in Mariners history, the only baserunner being the Royals' U.L. Washington, who singled in the third inning. He also surrendered Carl Yastrezemski's 3,000th hit. (TF)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » August 3, 1978: Boston and New York pick up where they left off last night, and the Red Sox score two runs in the 17th to win, 7–5, on RBIs by Rick Burleson and Jim Rice. Ex-Yankee Mike Torrez then stops New York, 8–1, in a rain-shortened game. Jim Rice, with only one homer in his last 33 games, hits a 3-run shot off Jim Beattie. Fred Lynn cracks a three run homer in the 7th and Bob Bailey follows with a shot off the upper deck facade in LF. Boston now leads Milwaukee by six games and the Yankees by eight 1/2 games. » September 8, 1978: New York continues its rampage of Boston by scoring two runs in the 1st inning and six more in the 2nd inning. Boston makes seven errors to ease the Yankees to a 13–2 romp. Reggie Jackson hits a 3-run homer and Lou Piniella adds a double, triple and homer to back Jim Beattie's pitching. Dwight Evans and Carlton Fisk both make a pair of errors. New York is now two games in back. » September 12, 1979: Boston's Carl Yastrzemski singles off New York's Jim Beattie for his 3,000th career hit. The Sox win 9–2 and Yaz becomes the first American League player to collect both 3,000 hits and 400 home runs. » November 1, 1979: In separate deals, the Yankees acquire OF Ruppert Jones from the Mariners and C Rick Cerone and Tom Underwood from the Blue Jays, giving up seven players, including popular 1B Chris Chambliss, SS Damaso Garcia, OF Juan Beniquez, and Ps Jim Beattie and Paul Mirabella. Chambliss will be with the Blue Jays a month before they swap him to Atlanta. » September 27, 1983: Jim Beattie fires the first one-hitter in Mariners' history, beating Kansas City. U.L. Washington's single in the 3rd inning is the only baserunner allowed by Beattie.