Cubs’ Lavender no-hits Giants, 103 years ago today
Chicago Cubs pitcher Jimmy Lavender’s no-hit the New York Giants, 103 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).
Four MLB no-nos on this date: Hamilton, Leonard, Warneke and Arrieta
Four MLB pitchers threw no-nos on this date, with the oldest occurring 106 years ago by the St. Louis Browns’ Earl Hamilton.
Ferguson throws Philadelphia’s first no-hitter, 133 years ago today
Charlie Ferguson threw the first no-hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies franchise, 133 years ago today.
‘Cannonball’ Dick Redding throws Lincoln Giants no-no, 106 years ago today
“Cannonball” Dick Redding threw one of the earliest documented Negro Leagues no-hitters, 106 years ago today.
ChiSox’s Walsh, Yanks’ Pearson threw no-nos on this date
Today marks the anniversary of no-hitters thrown by the Chicago White Sox’s Ed Walsh (107 years) and the New York Yankees’ Monte Pearson (80 years).
Chicago American Giants’ Wickware no-hits ABCs, 104 years ago today
Frank Wickware threw a Negro Leagues no-hitter for the Chicago American Giants, 104 years ago today.