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31 years ago: The day 'The Secret Weapon' pitched 4 innings

On May 14, 1988, St. Louis Cardinals utility man Jose Oquendo pitched four innings and suffered the 7-5 loss in a 19-inning game against the Atlanta Braves at Busch Stadium 2.

Oquendo, aka "The Secret Weapon," allowed two runs in the 19th and four hits overall while walking six and fanning one. Opposing pitcher Rick Mahler got the win with eight innings of scoreless relief.

Oquendo, recounting some of his memories of that night when manager Whitey Herzog ran out of pitchers, said one of them was “we left the bases loaded and we didn’t score.”

That happened in the 18th when Duane Walker lined into a double play, taking a potential win away form Oquendo.