Leftie pitcher Harvey Haddix, whose unlikely nickname was "Kitten," had his moment of sports glory on May 26, 1959, while pitching for the St. Louis Cardinals. The cause for his 15 minutes of fame was that he pitched a perfect game against the Milwaukee Braves until the 13th inning--yet lost the game.
Braves pitcher Lew Burdette also pitched a shutout, and because of a fielding goof, the Cardinals lost 1-0.
Haddix ended his sports career as a pitching coach and died in 1994.
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