Birthday wishes for Hawke, Browning
Bill Hawke tossed a no-no for the NL Baltimore Orioles, and Tom Browning threw a perfecto for the Cincinnati Reds.
Happy birthday Tom Browning, Bill Hawke
Happy birthday today to two no-no throwers: Tom Browning and Bill Hawke.
122nd anniversary of first 60-foot-6-inch no-hitter
Bill Hawke threw the first no-hitter at the current 60-foot-6-inch pitching distance, 122 years ago today. Hawke, a starter for the National League Baltimore Orioles, no-hit the NL Washington Senators on Wednesday, August 16, 1893 at Boundary Field. It was the first no-no since the National League extended the distance from 50 feet. The league…