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No-no thrower Wise dealt for Carlton, 46 years ago today

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers February 25, 2018 Leave a comment

The Philadelphia Phillies traded no-no pitcher Rick Wise to the St. Louis Cardinals for Steve Carlton, 44 years ago today.

Yomiuri Giants’ Horiuchi hits 3 homers during no-hitter, 49 years ago today.

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers October 10, 2016 Leave a comment

The Yomiuri Giants’ Tsuneo Horiuchi hit three home runs while throwing a Japanese no-hitter, 49 years ago today. On Tuesday, October 10, 1967, during a game at Tokyo’s Korakuen Stadium against the Hiroshima Carp, Horiuchi blasted three home runs en route to an 11-0 win over the Carp. The major leaguer who came the closest…

Ferrell hits homer while tossing no-no, 85 years ago today

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers April 29, 2016 1 Comment

Cleveland Indians pitcher Wes Ferrell threw a no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns and helped his cause with a homer, 85 years ago today. On Wednesday, April 29, 1931 at Cleveland’s League Park, Ferrell no-hit the Browns for a 9-0 victory. Ferrell struck out eight while walking three and also contributed at the plate with…

No-no thrower Wise dealt for Carlton, 44 years ago today

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers February 25, 2016 2 Comments

The Philadelphia Phillies traded no-no pitcher Rick Wise to the St. Louis Cardinals for Steve Carlton, 44 years ago today. The February 25, 1972, trade came in the offseason following Wise’s no-no. On Wednesday, June 23, 1971, at Riverfront Stadium, Wise no-hit the Cincinnati Reds for a 4-0 Phillies win. Wise pitched 11 more years…

Jim Tobin, threw no-no for Boston Braves, born 103 years ago today

No-no birthdaysBy Dirk Lammers December 27, 2015 Leave a comment

Jim Tobin, who threw a no-hitter for the Boston Braves in 1944, was born 103 years ago today. The knuckleballer from Oakland no-hit the Brooklyn Dodgers for a 2-0 win at Braves Field on Thursday, April 27, 1944. Tobin had a 1-0 lead heading into the bottom of the eighth inning when he added an…

Wise hits 2 homers in no-no, 44 years ago today

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers June 23, 2015 Leave a comment

The Philadelphia Phillies’ Rick Wise became the only major league pitcher to hit two home runs during his own no-hitter, 44 years ago today. On Wednesday, June 23, 1971, Wise no-hit the Cincinnati Reds at Riverfront Stadium for a 4-0 win – and he drove in three of those runs. Wise was protecting a 1-0…

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