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Phillies’ Donahue no-hits Beaneaters, 120 years ago today

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers July 8, 2018 Leave a comment

The Philadelphia Phillies’ Frank “Red” Donahue threw a no-hitter against the Boston Beaneaters, 120 years ago today. Donahue, who lost a league leading 35 games for the St. Louis (NL) Browns in 1897, was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies after the season. On Friday, July 8, 1898, he no-hit the 1897 NL pennant winners at…

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Homer Bailey tosses 2nd no-no, 5 years ago today

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers July 2, 2018 Leave a comment

The Cincinnati Reds’ Homer Bailey threw his second no-hitter, five years ago today.

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Same-day no-nos, 28 years ago today

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers June 29, 2018 Leave a comment

Twenty-eight years ago today, on June 29, 1990, the Oakland A’s Dave Stewart and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Fernando Valenzuela threw no-hitters on the same day.

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Corcoran, Force, Smith and Reuss threw no-nos on this date

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers June 27, 2018 Leave a comment

Two major-league no-hitters and two Negro Leagues no-nos were thrown on this date.

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Lincecum tosses 2nd no-no vs. Padres, 4 years ago today

This day in no-no history, This day in Padres no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers June 25, 2018 Leave a comment

The San Francisco Giants’ Tim Lincecum no-hit the San Diego Padres for the second time in less than a year, four years ago today.

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Silver King loses no-no that’s no longer considered a no-no, 128 years ago today

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers June 20, 2018 Leave a comment

The Chicago Pirates’ Silver King tossed a complete-game no-hitter and lost, 128 years ago today, in a feat that’s no longer considered an official no-no.

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W.P. KinsellaAuthor of Shoeless Joe, adapted into "Field of Dreams"

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Paul HagenMLB.com

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Milt PappasMLB pitcher 1957-1973 ('72 no-no)

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Jeff AyersThe Associated Press

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Steve WynnMusician, The Baseball Project, The Dream Syndicate

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Ross AtkinsChristian Science Monitor