Happy birthday to Cincinnati Reds pitcher Frank “Noodles” Hahn, thrower of a 1900 no-no. Hahn, born 136 years ago today, no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, July 12, 1900, for a 4-0 victory at Cincinnati’s League Park.
Happy birthday today to two no-no throwers: Bill Hawke and Tom Browning. Hawke, born on this day in 1893, holds the distinction of throwing the first no-hitter at the current 60-foot-6 pitching distance. The hurler for the National League’s Baltimore Orioles no-hit the Washington Senators on Wednesday, August 16, 1893 for a 5-0 victory at…
Today is one of two days throughout the calendar year in which we’re most flush with no-no birthdays. Five pitchers of no-hitters celebrate April 26 as the day of their entrances into the world: Ray Caldwell (born in 1888), Jesse Barnes (born in 1892), Virgil Trucks (pictured above, born in 1917), Sal Maglie (born in…
Today would be the 120th birthday of Andy Cooper, who threw a Negro National League no-hitter for the Detroit Stars in 1925. On Sunday, June 28, 1925, during the second game of a Sunday doubleheader, Cooper no-hit the Indianapolis ABCs for a 1-0 win. The 6-foot-2, 220-pound southpaw from Waco, Texas, was inducted into the…
Happy birthday to two no-no pitchers, Bill Singer and Howard Ehmke. Singer, the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher celebrating his 72nd birthday, no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium on Monday, July 20, 1970 for a 5-0 win. Ehmke, born 122 years ago today, pitched for the Boston Red Sox. On Friday, September 7, 1923, he…
Today would be the 95th birthday of two-time no-no thrower Warren Spahn. The southpaw from Buffalo, N.Y., spent the majority of his 21-year career with the Boston and Milwaukee Braves, compiling a 363-245 record with a 3.09 ERA. The Hall of Famers was a 14-time All Star and won the Cy Young Award in 1957.…