Jones becomes first African-American to throw MLB no-no, 65 years ago today
“Toothpick” Sam Jones, pitching for the Chicago Cubs on May 12, 1955, no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates for a 4-0 win at Wrigley Field.
‘Toothpick’ Sam Jones becomes first African-American to throw MLB no-no, 64 years ago today
“Toothpick” Sam Jones became the first African-American to throw a Major League Baseball no-hitter, 64 years ago today.
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.
‘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…
‘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…
Happy birthday Lee Richmond, ‘Chief’ Bender
Happy birthday to a couple of old-time no-no pitchers, Lee Richmond and “Chief” Bender. Richmond, born on this date in 1857, threw the majors’ first perfect game. The Worcester Ruby Legs southpaw retired 27 Cleveland Blues in a row on Saturday, June 12, 1880 during a National League match up at the Worcester Driving Park…