Happy 76th birthday to Padres no-no killer Denny Doyle
Happy 76th birthday to #Padres no-no killer Denny Doyle, who tagged Steve Arlin for a 9th-inning bunt single in 1972.
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).
Cuba’s Abreu throws 1st of back-to-back no-nos, 54 years ago today
Cuban National Series pitcher Aquino Abreu threw the first of his back-to-back no-hitters, 54 years ago today.
Happy 83rd birthday to Sonny Siebert, threw no-hitter for Indians in ’66
Happy 83rd birthday to Sonny Siebert, who threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians in 1966 after promising the feat to his wife.
McIntire, threw 10 2/3 no-hit innings in 1906, born 141 years ago today
Harry McIntire, who threw 10⅔ innings of no-hit ball for the Brooklyn Superbas in 1906 before losing his no-no, was born 141 years ago today.
RIP Don Larsen
Don Larsen, the only pitcher to toss a perfect game or no-hitter in MLB World Series history, died Wednesday at the age of 90.
Jim Tobin, threw no-no for Boston Braves, born 107 years ago today
Jim Tobin, who threw a no-hitter for the Boston Braves in 1944, was born 107 years ago today.