Happy 152nd birthday, Cy Young
Happy 152nd birthday to Denton True “Cy” Young, who won 511 games and threw three no-hitters.
Happy 152nd birthday to Denton True “Cy” Young, who won 511 games and threw three no-hitters.
Perhaps 2018 will be another year of the pitcher, as Major League Baseball is opening its season on Cy Young’s birthday.
I just realized that every year we (of course) celebrate the anniversary of Johan Santana’s no-hitter, the first for the New York Mets, and often neglect the other two thrown on this date. On Tuesday, June 1, 1937, The Chicago White Sox Bill Dietrich no-hit the St. Louis Browns for an 8-0 win at Comiskey…
The Chicago White Sox have thrown 18 no-hitters during the franchise’s American League history beginning in 1901, giving the club the No. 3 spot on our NoNoHitters 30 countdown with three days to go until Opening Day. During the first few AL seasons, the ball club went by the name Chicago White Stockings, a nickname…