Birthday wishes for Hawke, Browning
Bill Hawke tossed a no-no for the NL Baltimore Orioles, and Tom Browning threw a perfecto for the Cincinnati Reds.
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).
Braves’ Spahn no-hits Giants, 58 years ago today
The Milwaukee Braves’ Warren Spahn threw his second of two no-hitters, 58 years ago today.
It’s a marvelous night for a no-no
April 27 is one of four days sharing the record for most no-nos with six.
Ryan tosses 12th one-hitter, ties Feller
Nolan Ryan tied Bob Feller’s major-league record of 12 one-hitters, 39 years ago today.
Happy 64th birthday, Mike Scott
Happy 64th to Mike Scott, who shares a birthday with five other no-hitter throwers.
Camagüey’s Pérez tosses 2nd of 3 Cuban no-hitters, 45 years ago today
Camagüey’s Juan Pérez Pérez tossed the second of his three Serie Nacional de Beisbol no-hitters, 45 years ago today.