Jones becomes 1st African-American to throw MLB no-no, 63 years ago today
Sam Jones became the first African-American to throw a Major League Baseball no-hitter, 63 years ago today.
Happy 91st birthday, Carl Erskine
Happy 91st birthday to Carl Erskine, who threw two no-hitters for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Erskine threw his first against the Chicago Cubs at Ebbets Field on Thursday, June 19, 1952, for a 5-0 win. He followed it up four years later with a Saturday, May 12, 1956, no-no against the New York Giants for a…
‘Toothpick’ Sam Jones 1st African-American to throw MLB no-no, 62 years ago yesterday
"Toothpick" Sam Jones became the first African-American to throw a Major League Baseball no-hitter, 62 years ago yesterday. 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…
Busby, Erskine threw no-nos on this date
The Kansas City Royals’ Steve Busby and the Brooklyn Dodgers’ Steve Busby threw no-hitters on this date. On Wednesday, June 19, 1974, at Milwaukee County Stadium, Busby no-hit the Milwaukee Brewers for a 2-0 win. It was his second of two career no-nos. Busby struck out three and walked one. On Thursday, June 19, 1952,…
‘Toothpick’ Sam Jones 1st African-American to throw MLB no-no, 61 years ago today
"Toothpick" Sam Jones became the first African-American to throw a Major League Baseball no-hitter, 61 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…
Crews begin demolishing Ebbets Field, home to 7 no-hitters, 56 years ago today
Crews began demolishing Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field, home to seven no-hitters, 56 years ago today. Five of those no-hitters were thrown by Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers, and the other two were thrown by opponents. The one thrown by Cincinnati’s Johnny Vander Meer completed his second consecutive no-no, a seemingly unbreakable major league record. Carl Erskine is the only…