Ken Johnson threw a no-hitter and lost, 52 years ago today. I had the honor of interviewing Johnson on May 2014 as I was just beginning to write Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders. He talked with me about that April 23, 1964 Houston Colt .45’s game against the Cincinnati Reds at Colt Stadium, in which he threw…
Today would be the 95th birthday of two-time no-no thrower Warren Spahn. The southpaw from Buffalo, N.Y., spent the majority of his 21-year career with the Boston and Milwaukee Braves, compiling a 363-245 record with a 3.09 ERA. The Hall of Famers was a 14-time All Star and won the Cy Young Award in 1957.…
Ed Head threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 70 years ago today. Head, a 6-foot-1 right-hander from Selma, Alabama, no-hit the Boston Braves on April 23, 1946, for a 5-0 victory at Ebbets Field. Four Braves reached base – three on walks issued by Head and one on an error by Dodgers’ shortstop Pee…