Four MLB no-nos on this date: Hamilton, Leonard, Warneke and Arrieta
Four MLB pitchers threw no-nos on this date, with the oldest occurring 106 years ago by the St. Louis Browns’ Earl Hamilton.
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100th anniversary of ‘Dutch’ Leonard’s second no-no
Today is the 100th anniversary of Hubert “Dutch” Leonard’s second Boston Red Sox no-hitter. Leonard no-hit the Detroit Tigers on the road at Navin Field on Monday, June 3, 1918, for a 5-0 victory.
Happy birthday Hubert ‘Dutch’ Leonard
Today would be the 124th birthday of the Boston Red Sox’ Hubert "Dutch" Leonard, who threw no-hitters in 1916 and 1918. Leonard first no-hit the St. Louis Browns at Fenway Park on Wednesday, August 30, 1916 for a 4-0 win. On Monday, June 3, 1918 on the road at Navin Field, Leonard no-hit the Detroit…
#2, the Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox, No. 2 on our NoNoHitters 30 countdown, have thrown 18 no-hitters during the franchise’s history, with the first three coming under the somewhat generic moniker of the Boston Americans. The nickname differentiated the team from its National League counterpart, the Boston Beaneaters. Some sportswriters in the day also referred to the…