Cleveland Indians pitcher Wes Ferrell threw a no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns and helped his cause with a homer, 84 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 a 2-for-4 day including a home run, a double and 4 RBIs.
Only three other pitchers have hit a homer while pitching a no-hitter (Rick Wise actually hit two). Here are those games:
| 1 | Jim Tobin |
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| Boston Braves (NL) | |
| Thursday, April 27, 1944 Boston Braves 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 Braves Field (Boston) (Tobin went 1-for-3 with an 8th-inning leadoff homer off Fritz Ostermueller, 1 RBI) |
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| 2 | Earl Wilson |
| Boston Red Sox (AL) | |
| Tuesday, June 26, 1962 Boston Red Sox 2, Los Angeles Angels 0 Fenway Park (Boston) (Wilson went 1-for-3 with a one-out homer off Bo Belinsky in the 3rd inning, 1 RBI) |
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| 3 | Rick Wise |
| Philadelphia Phillies (NL) | |
| Wednesday, June 23, 1971 Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 0 Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati) (Wise went 2-for-3 with a 5th-inning, two-run homer off Ross Grimsley and an 8th innings solo shot off Clay Carroll, 3 RBIs) |
