Happy birthday Devern Hansack, threw 5-inning, rain-shortened no-no in ’06
Happy 41st birthday to Devern Hansack, who threw a five-inning rain-shortened no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox in 2006.
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).
Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders
Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders features a foreword by former MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent and honors such the legendary pitchers and one-shot wonders who have thrown no-nos.
Mathewson, Johnson, 3 others voted into Hall, 83 years ago today
Two pitchers who threw no-hitters – Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson – were voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame 83 years ago today.
Hughes, threw one no-no and lost another in 10th, born 135 years ago today
“Salida Tom” Hughes, who threw a 1916 no-hitter for the Boston Braves and lost another one in extras for the 1910 New York Highlanders, was born 135 years ago today.
2-time no-no thrower Spahn elected to Hall, 46 years ago today
Two-time no-no thrower Warren Spahn was elected to the Hall of Fame, 46 years ago today.
Happy birthday, ‘Bumpus’ Jones
Today would be the 149th birthday of Charles “Bumpus” Jones, who threw a no-hitter in his major-league debut for the Cincinnati Reds.