Sloppy Thurston

Sloppy Thurston
Pitcher
Born: June 2, 1899(1899-06-02)
Fremont, Nebraska
Died: September 4, 1973(1973-09-04) (aged 74)
Los Angeles, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right 
MLB debut
April 19, 1923 for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1933 for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Career statistics
Win-loss record     89-86
Earned run average     4.24
Strikeouts     306
Teams

Hollis John "Sloppy" Thurston (June 2, 1899 – September 14, 1973; born in Fremont, Nebraska and died in Los Angeles, California) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball.

On August 22, 1923, Thurston struck out three batters on nine pitches in the 12th inning of a 3-2 loss to the Philadelphia Athletics. He became the second American League pitcher and the sixth pitcher in Major League history to accomplish the "immaculate inning"; he is also the first pitcher to achieve the feat in extra-innings.

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