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Happy birthday Burt Hooton, threw ’72 no-no in fourth start

No-no birthdaysBy Dirk Lammers February 7, 2018 Leave a comment

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

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers April 16, 2017 Leave a comment

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

GeneralBy Dirk Lammers April 16, 2016 2 Comments

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 NoNoHitters 30By Dirk Lammers March 28, 2015 Leave a comment

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…

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Minor-league baseball owner, promoter behind the Chicago White Sox’s Disco Demolition Night
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MLB pitcher 1957-1973 ('72 no-no)
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Former MLB commissioner, foreword writer
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Musician, The Baseball Project, The Dream Syndicate
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Christian Science Monitor
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Author of Shoeless Joe, adapted into "Field of Dreams"
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MLB Official Scorer for Minnesota Twins games
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MLB.com
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The Associated Press