Happy birthday ‘Cannonball’ Dick Redding
Happy birthday to “Cannonball” Dick Redding, a Negro Leagues pitcher who threw a Lincoln Giants no-hitter against the Cuban Stars in 1912 and likely threw dozens more.
Celebrating ‘Cannonball’ Dick Redding on what would be his 128th birthday
Today would be the 128th birthday of “Cannonball” Dick Redding, a Negro Leagues pitcher who threw a no-hitter for the Lincoln Giants in 1912 and likely threw dozens more.
Redding throws Lincoln Giants no-no, 105 years ago today
“Cannonball” Dick Redding threw one of the earliest documented Negro Leagues no-hitters, 105 years ago today. Pitching for the Lincoln Giants on Wednesday, August 28, 1912, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Redding no-hit the Cuban Stars for a 1-0 win.
“Cannonball” Dick Redding throws Lincoln Giants no-no, 104 years ago today
“Cannonball” Dick Redding threw one of the earliest documented Negro Leagues no-hitters, 104 years ago today. Pitching for the Lincoln Giants on Wednesday, August 28, 1912, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Redding no-hit the Cuban Stars for a 1-0 win.
Happy birthday ‘Cannonball’ Dick Redding
Happy birthday to “Cannonball” Dick Redding, a Negro Leagues pitcher who threw a no-hitter for the Lincoln Giants in 1912 and likely threw dozens more. Redding, born on this date in 1890 in Atlanta, no-hit the Cuban Stars in Atlantic City on Wednesday, August 28, 1912, for a 1-0 victory. Redding played for a variety…
Jones becomes first African-American to throw no-no, 60 years ago today
"Toothpick" Sam Jones became the first African-American to throw a Major League Baseball no-hitter, 60 years ago today. Jones, pitching for the Chicago Cubs on May 12, 1955, no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates for a 4-0 win at Wrigley Field. He completed an accomplishment that likely would have been preceded by such Negro Leagues greats as…