Jones becomes first African-American to throw no-no, 60 years ago today
"Toothpick" Sam Jones became the first African-American to throw a Major League Baseball no-hitter, 60 years ago today. Jones, pitching for the Chicago Cubs on May 12, 1955, no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates for a 4-0 win at Wrigley Field. He completed an accomplishment that likely would have been preceded by such Negro Leagues greats as…