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70th anniversary of Ed Head’s no-no

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers April 23, 2016 1 Comment

Ed Head threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 70 years ago today. Head, a 6-foot-1 right-hander from Selma, Alabama, no-hit the Boston Braves on April 23, 1946, for a 5-0 victory at Ebbets Field. Four Braves reached base – three on walks issued by Head and one on an error by Dodgers’ shortstop Pee…

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Baseball’s first same-day no-nos, 118 years ago today

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers April 22, 2016 Leave a comment

Ted Breitenstein and Jim Jay Hughes threw no-hitters on the same day, 118 years ago today. Ted Breitenstein, who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds, no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati’s League Park on Friday, April 22, 1898. That same day, Jim Jay Hughes, of the National League Baltimore Orioles, no-hit the Boston Beaneaters. The feat…

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Chicago Cubs’ Jake Arrieta no-hits the Reds

MLB No-No Stories, No-hitter newsBy Dirk Lammers April 21, 2016 5 Comments

The Chicago Cubs Jake Arrieta no-hit the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night, less than eight months after throwing one against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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(Feature photo Daytime Safeco Field by Richard Eriksson under license CC BY 2.0)

Fourth anniversary of Humber’s perfecto

GeneralBy Dirk Lammers April 21, 2016 1 Comment

Philip Humber retires from baseball https://t.co/qEUTMrkKmK pic.twitter.com/Yej8s1Nn3Y — Gaslamp Ball (@gaslampball) March 29, 2016 Philip Humber threw a perfect game for the Chicago White Sox, four years ago today. On April 21, 2012, Humber blanked the Seattle Mariners for a 4-0 win at Safeco Field, retiring every Mariners batter he faced. Twenty-seven consecutive outs almost…

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Goodgame tosses no-no for West Baden, 105 years ago today

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers April 21, 2016 4 Comments

John Goodgame threw a Negro Leagues no-hitter for the West Baden Sprudels, 105 years ago today. On Friday, April 21, 1911, Goodgame no-hit the French Lick Plutos in West Baden, Indiana, for a 3-0 win. The website Agate Type: Reconstructing Negro League & Latin Baseball History dug up a short Indianapolis Freeman write-up about the…

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Joss’ second no-hitter, 106 years ago today

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers April 20, 2016 Leave a comment

The Cleveland Naps’ (Indians’) Addie Joss threw the second of his two no-hitters 106 years ago today. Joss on Wednesday, April 20, 1910 no-hit the Chicago White Sox for a 1-0 victory at South Side Park. It was his second no-no against Chicago. On Friday, October 2, 1908, Joss threw a perfect game against the…

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

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Ross AtkinsChristian Science Monitor

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Fay VincentFormer MLB commissioner, foreword writer

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