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.
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).
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.
Happy birthday Philip Humber, threw ’12 perfecto
Happy 37th birthday to Philip Humber, an ex-Met who threw a perfect game for the Chicago White Sox in 2012.
Happy 93rd birthday to Carl Eskine
Happy 93rd birthday to Carl Erskine, who threw two no-hitters for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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.