Harold Joseph Wallis is a former Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 outfielder. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors from until .

On September 24, 1975, while playing for the Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

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, Wallis broke up Tom Seaver

Tom Seaver

George Thomas "Tom" Seaver , nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "The Franchise", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched from 1967-1986 for four different teams in his career, but is noted primarily for his time with the New York Mets...

's bid for a no-hitter

No-hitter

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 with two outs in the 9th inning of a game against the New York Mets

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. The Cubs went on to win the game in 11 innings.

On June 15, , Wallis was traded twice on the same day. First, the Cubs traded him to the Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

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 for outfielder Mike Vail

Mike Vail

Michael Lewis Vail is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played from 1975-1984....

. Then the Indians sent him on to the Oakland Athletics

Oakland Athletics

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 for catcher/outfielder Gary Alexander

Gary Alexander (baseball)

Gary Wayne Alexander is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the San Francisco Giants , Oakland Athletics , Cleveland Indians and Pittsburgh Pirates...

. Wallis finished his major league career with Oakland the following season.

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