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Happy 35th birthday to Hisashi Iwakuma, threw ’15 no-hitter

No-no birthdaysBy Dirk Lammers April 12, 2016 Leave a comment

Happy 35th birthday to the Seattle Mariners’ Hisashi Iwakuma, who broke a streak of 12 straight National League no-hitters by throwing one against the Baltimore Orioles last year. At Safeco Field on August 12, 2015, the 6-foot-3, 210-pound right-hander struck out seven and walked three while holding the Orioles hitless for a 3-0 victory. Kyle…

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Reds’ Finnegan takes no-no into the seventh at Wrigley

No-hitter newsBy Dirk Lammers April 11, 2016 1 Comment

.@bfinny29 has no-hit the Cubs at Wrigley through 6 frames: https://t.co/eeHTcl393c pic.twitter.com/MyvrdO2D7Z — MLB (@MLB) April 12, 2016 The Cincinnati Reds’ Brandon Finnegan took a no-hitter into the seventh inning Monday before giving up a two-out single to David Ross. The Cubs scored two runs in the inning to pull within a run. Both runs…

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Happy 52nd birthday, Bret Saberhagen

No-no birthdaysBy Dirk Lammers April 11, 2016 1 Comment

Happy 52nd birthday to Bret Saberhagen, who threw a no-hitter for the Kansas City Royals in 1991. Saberhagen threw his no-hitter on Aug. 26, 1991, during a 7-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium, but it was not without controversy. In the fifth inning of the game, Royals outfielder Kirk Gibson got…

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Angels’ Langston, Witt combine for no-no, 26 years ago today

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers April 11, 2016 2 Comments

Mark Langston and Mike Witt combined to no-hit the Seattle Mariners, 26 years ago today. On Wednesday, April 11, 1990 at Anaheim Stadium, Langston threw seven innings of no-hit ball but took himself out of the game as his arm speed just wasn’t there. Manager Doug Rader brought in Witt, who was no stranger to…

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Happy birthday to Chris Heston, threw ’15 no-no vs. Mets

No-no birthdaysBy Dirk Lammers April 10, 2016 2 Comments

Happy Birthday @Hesto23! #SFGiants pic.twitter.com/ht9SArSFvz — San Francisco Giants (@SFGiants) April 10, 2016 Happy 28th birthday to Chris Heston, who threw a San Francisco Giants no-hitter against the New York Mets last season in just his 13th major league start. Heston, a 27-year-old rookie right-hander, struck out 11 batters and did not allow a walk…

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Pitchers’ trips to infinity … and beyond

GeneralBy Dirk Lammers April 10, 2016 Leave a comment

When Philadelphia Phillies reliever Daniel Stumpf began his 2016 season by issuing a walk, a grand slam and then another walk before getting pulled in the fourth inning of Thursday’s loss to the Reds, singer/songwriter/Phillies fan Chuck Brodsky wondered if we should add a new statistical category called “No-outers” that yield an ERA of infinity…

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“I loved reading about all of the no-hitters. There are a lot of things that I had no idea about, like “Hooks” Wiltse also losing his perfect game in the ninth inning but saving his no-hitter. Even if you do not know anything about baseball, this is a great book about the great history of the game.”

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

“… an exuberant romp through the history of one of baseball’s most impressive achievements.”

Paul HagenMLB.com

“As an official scorer, I’m aware of the tension and drama when a pitcher takes a no-hitter into the later innings. In Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders, Dirk Lammers has captured this drama and added to it with insights and analysis for those who achieved this honor. Mixed in with fun facts about more than 100 years of no-hitters, Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders is entertaining and enlightening.”

Stew ThornleyMLB Official Scorer for Minnesota Twins games

“I do think you have a winning idea. This is a book that should sell. Bo Belinsky was my favorite, followed by Don Larsen, and the only one I saw in person, Bob Forsch.”

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

“… a fascinating book that will appeal to both the historian and the die-hard fan.”

Jeff AyersThe Associated Press

“Like the book’s subject, Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders is full of intrigue, suspense and just enough random good fortune to go down in history. In revisiting the unforgettable and revealing the forgotten, Dirk Lammers deals a quirky treasure for baseball lovers.”

Jon SpringerAuthor of Mets by the Numbers

“It’s fantastic. My kinda baseball book. Just the right combo of pure stats, information, obscure history and incisive commentary. I know I’ll be going back to it often for reference (and, hey, maybe a song or 2!).”

Steve WynnMusician, The Baseball Project, The Dream Syndicate

“This volume is the complete – and I mean fully complete – story of the no-hit games in the long history of Major league Baseball, and it will serve as the place to look if one wonders why baseball makes such a big deal of no-hit games. With prodigious research, Lammers has produced not just the bare bones of each no-hit game but adds to each game story the little and telling details that are so alluring.”

Fay VincentFormer MLB commissioner, foreword writer

“Never have so many no-nos inspired such resounding yes-yeses! A baseball research book with a sense of humor—novel concept.”

Mike VeeckMinor-league baseball owner, promoter behind the Chicago White Sox’s Disco Demolition Night

“In “Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders,” Lammers takes a topic that might seem narrowly focused and opens it up with all sorts of interesting angles.”

Ross AtkinsChristian Science Monitor

“… delightfully written … story after fascinating story about the most compelling characters and unlikely events.”

Matt SutherlandForeword Reviews ★★★★★