Pfister three-hit Detroit in his first ML start in 1962 but lost 1-0. Plagued by
wildness, he went 4-14 that season.
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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»April 27, 1963:
At Washington, Dan Pfister pitches the Athletics to a 7–3 win over the Senators. The Nats treat Pfister's batterymate, Billy Bryan, like Babe Ruth, intentionally walking him three times, tying a ML record. Bryan hit .158 and .149 the past two seasons, and will improve to .169 this year.
»May 2, 1964: Minnesota becomes the 3rd club to hit four consecutive home runs in one inning. Tony Oliva, Bob Allison, Jimmie Hall, and Harmon Killebrew do the damage in an 11th-inning explosion that gives the visiting Twins a 7–3 win at Kansas City. The first three clouts are served up by Dan Pfister, and the last by Vern Handrahan. The Twins total six homers in the win.