Happy 72nd to Bill Plummer, broke up a Randy Jones no-no in 8th
Happy 72nd birthday to Bill Plummer, who zapped Randy Jones’ chance to toss the San Diego #Padres’ first no-hitter in 1975.
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).
Piscotty’s homer extends A’s no-hit streak
Stephen Piscotty’s first-inning homer at the Tokyo Dome on Wednesday extended the Oakland Athletics streak of avoiding a no-hitter to a league-leading 4,381 regular-season games.
No-no throwers Shoun, Kennedy, born on this date
No-no throwers Vern Kennedy and Clyde Shoun were born on this date.
Happy 31st birthday, Clayton Kershaw
Happy 31st birthday to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw, who threw a no-hitter against the Colorado Rockies in 2014.
Kameda tosses first of 2 JBL no-nos, 79 years ago today
Tadashi Kameda tossed the first of his two Japanese Baseball League no-hitters, 79 years ago today.
Happy birthday to no-no thrower Frank Wickware
Today would be the 131st birthday of Frank Wickware, who threw a Negro Leagues no-hitter for the Chicago American Giants in 1914.