Jonathan Thompson Walton Zachary (May 7, 1896 Graham, North Carolina

Graham, North Carolina

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 - January 24, 1969 Burlington, North Carolina

Burlington, North Carolina

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) was a pitcher who had a 19-year career that lasted from 1918 to 1936. He played for the Philadelphia A's, Washington Senators

Minnesota Twins

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, St. Louis Browns

Baltimore Orioles

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, New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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 of the American League

American League

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 and the Boston Braves

Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....

, Brooklyn Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers

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 and Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

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 of the National League

National League

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.

Zachary is well known for giving up Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth

George Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...

's record-setting 60th home run

Home run

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 in 1927. Then the next year, pitching for Ruth's team—the New York Yankees—he won the third game of the World Series, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals.

Zachary went 12-0 for the 1929 Yankees

1929 New York Yankees season

The New York Yankees season was the team's 27th season in New York and its 29th overall. The team finished with a record of 88-66, finishing in second place, 18 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics. This ended a streak of three straight championships from 1926 to 1928. New York was managed by...

, which is still the Major League record for most pitching wins without a loss in one season.

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