Singer’s in tune in 1970

Dodgers pitcher Bill Singer, who 10 weeks earlier was hospitalized with hepatitis, pitched a no-hitter on this date in 1970 to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 before a daytime crowd of 12,454 at Dodger Stadium.

As the Dodgers mobbed the tall right-hander after he got Byron Browne to foul a popup to catcher Jeff Torborg, Dr. Robert Woods, who treated Singer back to good health, could only shake his head and say, “It’s a miracle.”

It was the first no-hitter for the Dodgers since Sandy Koufax’s perfect game against the Chicago Cubs in 1965, which also was caught by Torborg. Singer struck out 10 and walked none to improve to 7-3.

Singer said afterward: “I am so happy I could cry. The tears are there.”

Here is a look at other memorable games and outstanding sports performances on this date:

1958 — The PGA Championship made the transition from match-play format to stroke play, and Dow Finsterwald defeated Billy Casper by two shots at Llanerch Country Club in Havertown, Pa. Finsterwald, a native of Athens, Ohio, who was runner-up in the 1957 PGA Championship to Lionel Hebert 2 and 1, shot a three-under-par 67 in the final round to earn his only major title.

1976 — Hank Aaron hit the 755th and final home run of his career to help the Brewers to a 6-2 victory over the Angels before a crowd of 10,134 at County Stadium in Milwaukee. .

2009 — Lauren Lappin, a Stanford graduate and 2008 Olympian, hit a home run to start a three-run rally in the third inning, and the United States beat Australia 3-1 in the World Cup of Softball title game in Oklahoma City.

Sources: The Times, Associated Press