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By Nick Dudukovich

1990: AN UNIDENTIFIED CHICAGO WHITE SOX RUNNER SLIDES INTO SECOND BASE AS CLEVELAND INDIANS INFIELDER FELIX FERMIN TURNS A DOUBLE PLAY DURING THE INDIANS GAME AT INDIANS PARK IN CLEVELAND, OHIO. MANDATORY CREDIT: RICK STEWART/ALLSPORT
1990: AN UNIDENTIFIED CHICAGO WHITE SOX RUNNER SLIDES INTO SECOND BASE AS CLEVELAND INDIANS INFIELDER FELIX FERMIN TURNS A DOUBLE PLAY DURING THE INDIANS GAME AT INDIANS PARK IN CLEVELAND, OHIO. MANDATORY CREDIT: RICK STEWART/ALLSPORT /
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Len Barker, Starting Pitcher

The mustache is almost as memorable as the Perfect Game.

Ok, maybe it isn’t, but when you think of Len Barker being perfect, you think three things: That mid 1970s era “C” hat, Rick Manning catching the final out, and Barker’s ‘stache.

Barker also struck out 11 in front of those 7,290 fans at Cleveland Municipal Stadium on May 15, 1981.

Barker was a third round pick of the Rangers in 1973.

He entered the 1981 with lofty expectations, coming off a 16-win campaign the season earlier. He earned an All-Star nod later on that season, and went 8-7 with a 3.91 ERA. He also led the league with 127 strikeouts in what was a strike shortened season.

In 1983 the Indians traded Barker to the Braves, and actually got third baseman Brook Jacoby and Brett Butler in the haul.

Atlanta was in a playoff hunt and Barker pitched well for them. He was rewarded with a big contract–five years, $4 million– but went 10-20 for the Braves with a 4.64 ERA.

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