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Angels vs Royals. 5/9/09 Both pitchers winning *& losing have a complete game. Has that ever happened before? Thank you for your help
Hayden

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Hayden,

This has happened thousands upon of times. It was quite common in baseball before the rise of relief pitching in the 1960s and all the specialization in pitchers that has occurred in the modern era. It used to be that there was no such thing as a "closer," and starting pitchers were expected to pitch the entire game, even long into extra innings.

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