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Who holds the National league record for total bases in a game by a pitcher? Braves knuckleballer Jim Tobin, who homered three times for 12 total bases against the Cubs on May 12, 1942. Who allowed Stan Musial’s first hit? Jim Tobin, as a Pirate, on Sept. 17, 1941. Pitching most of his career for second-division teams, he led the National League twice in complete games and once in innings pitched, threw a no-hitter, and went 105-112 in 1937-45. - Jose Jimenez, Jr. |