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Happy birthday “Dazzy” Vance, threw Brooklyn Dodgers no-no in ’25

No-no birthdaysBy Dirk LammersMarch 4, 2019Leave a comment

Happy 128th birthday to Charles “Dazzy” Vance, who threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Robins in 1925.

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Browns no-hit Braves but lose, 72 years ago today

Spring training, This day in no-no historyBy Dirk LammersMarch 4, 2019Leave a comment

The St. Louis Browns threw an 8 1/2-inning Spring Training no-hitter against the Boston Braves but lost, 72 years ago today.

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Happy birthday, perfecto thrower John Montgomery Ward

GeneralBy Dirk LammersMarch 3, 2019Leave a comment

John Montgomery Ward, who threw the majors’ second perfect game in 1880, was born 159 years ago today.

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Happy birthday, Mark Gardner

No-no birthdaysBy Dirk LammersMarch 1, 2019Leave a comment

Happy 57th birthday to Mark Gardner, who threw nine no-hit innings in 1991 but lost the game in extra innings.

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Niekro closes out leap-day no-no, 55 years ago

General, Spring trainingBy Dirk LammersFebruary 28, 2019Leave a comment

Future Hall of Famer Phil Niekro closed out a leap-day no-hitter against the University of Miami, 55 years ago.

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Happy 35th birthday, Anibal Sánchez

No-no birthdaysBy Dirk LammersFebruary 27, 2019Leave a comment

Happy 35th birthday to the Washington Nationals’ Anibal Sánchez, who threw a no-hitter for the Florida Marlins as a rookie in 2006.

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