Over at The Hardball Times, I writing a series of articles on the Best Games Ones in World Series history, Best Games Twos, Best Threes, and so forth to go Game Seven.

Here's a fun fact I just found out in the process.  In Game 4, of 1947, Bill Bevens memorably had a no-hitter going with two out in the bottom of the ninth, when he allowed a double to lose the game, 3-1. 

Since 1957, out of nearly 200,000 regular season starts, there has only been 7 games where a team allowed 3 runs on 1 hit. 

None of those no-hitters  were broken up with 2 outs in the 9th.  None of the teams lost in the bottom of the 9th.  All those hurlers pitched in the majors again, whereas Bevens never did. 

(and to finish up the self-promotion, you can expect my article on the Ten Best Game Fours next week). 

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