No-hit birthdays for Nottebart, Donahue and Burke
Happy birthday to three no-hitter throwers — Don Nottebart, Frank “Red” Donahue and Bobby Burke.
Today is the 20th anniversary of Wells’ perfecto; Nottebart’s no-no turns 55
Today is the 20th anniversary of David Wells’ perfect game for the New York Yankees and the 55th anniversary of the first Houston Colt .45’s no-hitter.
Anniversaries of Wells’ perfecto, Nottebart’s no-no
The New York Yankees’ David Wells tossed a perfect game and the Houston Colt .45s’ Don Nottebart threw a no-hitter on this date. Eighteen years ago today, on Sunday, May 17, 1998, Wells threw a perfect game at Yankee Stadium for a 4-0 win over the Minnesota Twins. Wells later said in his autobiography Perfect…
No-hit birthdays for Nottebart, Burke, Donahue
Happy birthday to three no-hitter throwers — Don Nottebart, Bobby Burke and Frank “Red” Donahue. Nottebart, born on this date in 1936, threw the first no-hitter in Houston Colt .45’s history during the franchise’s second season. At Colt Stadium, on Friday, May 17, 1963, Nottebart no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies for a 4-1 win. The Colts…
Anniversaries of Nottebart no-no, Wells perfecto
The Houston Colt .45s’ Don Nottebart and the New York Yankees’ David Wells threw no-hitters on this date. On Friday, May 17, 1963, 52 years ago today, Nottebart no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies for a 4-1 win at Colt Stadium. It was the first no-hitter for the franchise now known as the Houston Astros. Seventeen years…
#12, the Houston Astros
The Houston Astros franchise, which joined the National League as an expansion franchise in 1962 under the name Houston Colt .45’s, have 11 no-hitters over the team’s history. That No. 12 ranking is pretty impressive, considering several franchises that have been around much longer haven’t reached that mark. In one of the oddest no-hitters in…