Happy birthday Frank ‘Noodles’ Hahn
Happy birthday to Cincinnati Reds pitcher Frank “Noodles” Hahn, thrower of a 1900 no-no.
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).
Indians’ Ferrell homers in his own no-no, 88 years ago today
The Cleveland Indians’ Wes Ferrell threw a no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns and helped his cause with a homer, 87 years ago today.
Jesse “Nip” Winters born on this date in 1899
Happy birthday to Jesse “Nip” Winters, who threw two Negro Leagues no-hitters. Winters, born on this day in 1899 in Washington D.C., tossed his no-nos while pitching for the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants and Hilldale.
Happy birthday Tom Browning, Bill Hawke
Happy birthday today to two no-no throwers: Tom Browning and Bill Hawke.
Braves’ Spahn no-hits Giants, 57 years ago today
The Milwaukee Braves’ Warren Spahn threw his second of two no-hitters, 57 years ago today.
Baltimore-born Phoebus tosses hometown no-hitter, 50 years ago today
Baltimore native Tom Phoebus tossed a no-hitter for his hometown Orioles, 50 years ago today. On Saturday, April 27, 1968 at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium, Phoebus struck out nine and issued three walks while holding the Red Sox hitless, with the O’s topping Boston 6-0.