Browns no-hit Braves but lose spring game, 71 years ago today
A tandem of three St. Louis Browns pitchers tossed a Spring Training no-hitter against the Boston Braves but lost, 71 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).
Happy 158th birthday, perfecto thrower John Montgomery Ward
John Montgomery Ward, who threw the majors’ second perfect game in 1880, was born 158 years ago today.
Braves no-hit Georgia Tech, 13 years ago today
Five Altanta Braves pitchers threw a Grapefruit League no-hitter against Georgia Tech at Kissimmee, Florida’s Cracker Jack Stadium, 13 years ago today.
6 University of Virginia pitchers toss 11-inning walk-off no-no
The Cavaliers were one out away from recording a 3-2 no-no loss when a bases-loaded wild throw on senior Justin Novak’s chopper down the third base line scored the tying and winning runs.
Happy birthday to Mark Gardner, threw 9 no-hit innings in ’91
Happy 56th birthday to San Francisco Giants pitching coach Mark Gardner, who threw nine no-hit innings in 1991 but lost the game in extra innings.
54 years ago: 3 Milwaukee Braves rookies no-hit the Hurricanes
Three Milwaukee Braves rookies joined forces to no-hit the University of Miami for a Grapefruit League leap-day no-no, 54 years ago.