Ryan tosses 12th one-hitter, ties Feller, 41 years ago
Nolan Ryan tied Bob Feller’s major-league record of 12 one-hitters, 39 years ago today.
A rare summer version of Fellerwatch
Tonight we begin our annual tradition of waiting to see the second Opening Day hitter in Major League Baseball history. The Cleveland Indians’ Bob Feller threw an Opening Day no-no on April 16, 1940, using his “heater from Van Meter” fastball to mow down eight White Sox batters as Cleveland topped Chicago 1-0. Feller’s parents…
80th anniversary of Feller’s Opening Day no-no
The 21-year-old Feller used his “heater from Van Meter” fastball on April 16, 1940 to mow down eight White Sox batters as the Cleveland Indians topped Chicago 1-0.
Feller enlists 2 days after Pearl Harbor, 78 years ago today
Opening Day no-no thrower Bob Feller became the first player to enlist in the military after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, 78 years ago today.
Ryan tosses 12th one-hitter, ties Feller
Nolan Ryan tied Bob Feller’s major-league record of 12 one-hitters, 39 years ago today.
Cubs’ Warneke nearly tosses Opening Day no-no, 85 years ago today
The Chicago Cubs’ Lon Warneke fell just two outs shy of tossing the majors’ first Opening Day no-hitter, 85 years ago today.