This article is an adaptation from The Greatest Game Ever Pitched: Juan Marichal, Warren Spahn and the Pitching Duel of the ... at the plate in "one amazing motion," according to the San Francisco ...

Juan Marichal’s manager told him he ... I started to throw overhand,” Marichal says. “And with the pitching style I had to learn, it was impossible to do without kicking my leg.

Hall of Fame pitcher Juan ... pitching elsewhere, which included his final season with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the previous year with the Boston Red Sox. On April 16, 1975, the 37-year-old ...

Juan Marichal’s final game with Dodgers Marichal retired one month after signing with the Dodgers. His final game was April 16, 1975, in a start against the Cincinnati Reds .

These pitching performances are hard to believe, so let’s back them up with the box score lines. Spahn threw 15 1/3 innings and gave up the one run, and Marichal tossed a 16-inning shutout.

SAN FRANCISCO — On a wind-whipped morning outside the San Francisco Giants’ home ballpark last week, Juan Marichal stood in ... “I think it was Sam Jones pitching that day, and he said ...