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Originally Posted by Sean
Didn't Marichal and Spahn pitch 16 innings against one another in the early '60s?
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Indeed, with the following pitch counts
Marichal 227
Spahn 201
That game was not all that remarkable at the time according to Cepeda.
Years later Marichal commented on pitch counts, claiming his arm was strong
because he threw a lot of pitches. He also noted and rightly so that far fewer pitchers were on the DL in his era, than there are currently.
Spahn had 382 complete games in 21 years.