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EgrmW TIL that Lee Smith, the Hall of Fame pitcher, did not start playing baseball until his junior year of high school. He only tried out to win a $10 bet and began pitching after his team's star pitcher was killed in a hunting accident. In his first start, he pitched a no-hitter.
6EJpZ TIL Hall of Fame pitcher Lee Smith didn’t play baseball until he was a junior in high school, only tried out to win a $10 bet, and only started pitching after his team’s star pitcher was killed in a hunting accident. His first start was a no hitter