Happy birthday Burt Hooton, threw ’72 no-no in fourth start
Happy 68th birthday to Burt Hooton, who threw a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs in just his fourth major-league start.
Feller tosses Opening Day no-no, 77 years ago today
Hall of Famer Bob Feller threw the only Opening Day no-hitter in baseball history, 77 years ago today. 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’s parents and sister, Marguerite, were among the 14,000…
Feller tosses Opening Day no-no, 76 years ago today
Hall of Famer Bob Feller threw the only Opening Day no-hitter in baseball history, 76 years ago today. 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’s parents and sister, Marguerite, were among the 14,000…
#8, the Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs franchise, No. 8 on our NoNoHitters 30 list, has 13 no-hitters over its storied history. The team began play in the 1870s under the name Chicago White Stockings and also played under the nicknames of Colts and Orphans before settling on the Cubs in 1903. Larry Corcoran has three of the club’s…