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Samuel Jackson Kimber (October 29, 1852 – November 6, 1925) was an American
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player who pitched one full season, for the 1884
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of the American Association, and one game for the 1885
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of the
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. Although his career was short, Sam did have one shining moment, on October 4, 1884, he pitched baseball's first extra-inning
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. He pitched this game against the
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, a game that lasted ten innings and ended in a scoreless tie, when it was called because of darkness. Kimber died in his hometown of
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, he was interred at Westminster Cemetery in
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.


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List of Major League Baseball no-hitters Below is a list of Major League Baseball no-hitters, enumerating every no-hitter pitched in Major League Baseball history. The list also includes no-hit games that were broken up in extra innings or were in shortened games, although they have no ...


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