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With Spokane of the Pacific Coast League in 1967, the Dodger bonus-baby pitched 1-0 no-hitters in consecutive appearances against Seattle and was tabbed "can't miss." After failure with the Dodgers and a trip to the AL, he had his most successful season with St. Louis in 1973 (13-9, 3.14). (JCA)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » September 1, 1967: Alan Foster of Spokane pitches his PCL-record second no-hitter of the year. Both no-nos are 1-0 games against Seattle. » October 5, 1971: The Angels trade moody OF Alex Johnson and C Gerry Moses to the Indians for outfielders Vada Pinson and Frank Baker, and P Alan Foster. » May 8, 1973: For the second time in his career, Pirate Willie Stargell poles one out of Dodger Stadium. His blast off Andy Messersmith hits the RF pavilion roof 470 feet away. His first home run, a 506-foot shot, came off Alan Foster on August 5, 1969. No other player has hit one out of the stadium. LA wins, 7–4.