Feller enlists 2 days after Pearl Harbor, 78 years ago today
Opening Day no-no thrower Bob Feller became the first player to enlist in the military after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, 78 years ago today.
Dirk Lammers is a veteran journalist who began rooting for the New York Mets in the early-1970s when the team’s no no-hitter count was barely 2,000 games old. Lammers has since turned his research into Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders: More Than a Century of Pitching’s Greatest Feats (Unbridled Books).
Tigers reward Trucks’ 2 no-nos with trade
What do you get for throwing two no-hitters in a season? How about a trade?
Pitchers mound lowered by 5 inches, 51 years ago today
Major League Baseball lowered the pitchers mound height from 15 inches to 10 inches, 51 years ago today.
Siwoff supported 9-inning threshold for no-nos
Renowned sports statistician Seymour Siwoff, who died Friday at the age of 99, played a part in the 1991 decision that required official no-hitters to last nine innings.
Happy 92nd, Vin Scully!
Happy 92th birthday to the legendary Vin Scully, who called far more no-hitters than any other baseball broadcaster.
Happy birthday, Dave Righetti
Happy 61st birthday to Dave Righetti, who in 1983 became the first New York Yankees pitcher to throw a no-hitter since Don Larsen.