Senators’ Burke no-hits Red Sox, 89 years ago today
Bobby Burke tossed a no-hitter for the Washington Senators, 89 years ago today.
No-hit birthdays for Nottebart, Donahue and Burke
Happy birthday to three no-hitter throwers — Don Nottebart, Frank “Red” Donahue and Bobby Burke.
Senators’ Burke no-hits Red Sox, 85 years ago today
Bobby Burke tossed a no-hitter for the Washington Senators, 85 years ago today. On Saturday, August 8, 1931, at home in front of about 5,000 fans at D.C.’s Griffith Stadium, Burke no-hit the Boston Red Sox for a 5-0 win. Burke struck out eight and walked five. United Press sportswriter George Kirksey noted that Burke…
No-hit birthdays for Nottebart, Burke, Donahue
Happy birthday to three no-hitter throwers — Don Nottebart, Bobby Burke and Frank “Red” Donahue. Nottebart, born on this date in 1936, threw the first no-hitter in Houston Colt .45’s history during the franchise’s second season. At Colt Stadium, on Friday, May 17, 1963, Nottebart no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies for a 4-1 win. The Colts…
Senators’ Burke no-hits Red Sox, 84 years ago today
The Washington Senators’ Bobby Burke threw the franchise’s second no-hitter, 84 years ago today. Burke on Saturday, August 8, 1931 no-hit the Boston Red Sox for a 5-0 victory at Griffith Stadium. It was the Senators’ first no-hitter since July 1, 1920, when the great Walter Johnson held the Red Sox hitless for a 1-0…
#16, the Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins franchise, which began American League play as the Washington Senators in 1901 and spent 60 years in the nation’s capital before moving to Minneapolis, has thrown seven no-hitters. That gives the Twins the No. 16 spot on our NoNoHitters 30 count down. The great Walter Johnson threw the franchise’s first no-no, and…