‘Toothpick’ Sam Jones becomes first African-American to throw MLB no-no, 64 years ago today
“Toothpick” Sam Jones became the first African-American to throw a Major League Baseball no-hitter, 64 years ago today.
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Reds’ Eller no-hits Cards, 100 years ago today
Today is the 100th anniversary of the Cincinnati Reds’ Horace “Hod” Eller’s no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Wall Street Journal story on Padres’ no no-no streak
Wall Street Journal national baseball writer Jared Diamond penned a great history today on the San Diego Padres’ futility in no-hitters.
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No-no and a cycle in Germany, 5 years ago today
Over a near century and a half of major league baseball, there has never been a game that featured both a no-hitter and a hit for the cycle. It happened in Germany’s Baseball-Bundesliga five years ago today.
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Toney tosses 17-inning minor-league no-no, 110 years ago today
Fred Toney threw a 17-inning … yes 17-INNING … no-hitter in the Bluegrass League, 110 years ago today.
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ABCs’ Dismukes no-hits Chicago Giants, 104 years ago today
The Indiandapolis ABCs’ Dizzy Dismukes threw a no-hitter against the Chicago Giants, 104 years ago today.
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