Daily Archives: March 28, 2015

#8, the Chicago Cubs

The NoNoHitters 30By Dirk Lammers March 28, 2015 Leave a comment

The Chicago Cubs franchise, No. 8 on our NoNoHitters 30 list, has 13 no-hitters over its storied history. The team began play in the 1870s under the name Chicago White Stockings and also played under the nicknames of Colts and Orphans before settling on the Cubs in 1903. Larry Corcoran has three of the club’s…

Happy birthday Lon Warneke

No-no birthdaysBy Dirk Lammers March 28, 2015 Leave a comment

A happy birthday to Lon Warneke, who threw a no-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1941. Warneke, born 109 years ago today, no-hit the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 at Crosley Field on Saturday, August 30, 1941. The AP in its report said Warneke was backed by a strong defense. “They stopped almost everything, and some…