Happy birthday no-no thrower Mike Warren
Happy 57th birthday to former Oakland Athletics pitcher Mike Warren, who tossed a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum on September 29, 1983.
Honoring Bill Monbouquette on his birthday
Today would have been the 80th birthday of Bill Monbouquette, who threw a Boston Red Sox no-hitter in 1962. Monbouquette no-hit the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 1, 1962, in front of 17,185 fans at Comiskey Park. His only blemish was a second-inning base on balls issued to Al Smith, as he struck out seven…
Monbouquette, threw no-hitter for Boston Red Sox, dies a year ago today
Bill Monbouquette, a Boston Red Sox pitcher who threw a no-hitter on Aug. 1, 1962 against the Chicago White Sox, died one year ago today at the age of 78. The Boston Globe in 2008 detailed Monbouquette’s battle with acute myelogenous leukemia. Monbouquette threw his no-no in front of 17,185 fans at Comiskey Park. His…
#2, the Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox, No. 2 on our NoNoHitters 30 countdown, have thrown 18 no-hitters during the franchise’s history, with the first three coming under the somewhat generic moniker of the Boston Americans. The nickname differentiated the team from its National League counterpart, the Boston Beaneaters. Some sportswriters in the day also referred to the…
Monbouquette, threw no-hitter for Boston Red Sox, dies
Bill Monbouquette, a Boston Red Sox pitcher who threw a no-hitter on Aug. 1, 1962 against the Chicago White Sox, died Sunday at the age of 78. The Boston Globe in 2008 detailed Monbouquette’s battle with acute myelogenous leukemia. Monbouquette threw his no-no in front of 17,185 fans at Comiskey Park. His only blemish was…