The Chicago Cubs’ Ken Holtzman threw the second of his two no-hitters, 45 years ago today. On June 3, 1971, Holtzman no-hit the Cincinnati Reds for a 1-0 victory at Riverfront Stadium. That followed an August 19, 1969 no-no in which he failed to record a single strikeout. In that game, Holtzman no-hit the Atlanta…
Major League Baseball lowered the pitcher’s mound height from 15 inches to 10 inches, 47 years ago today. The rule change was part of a response to the issue of pitching becoming too dominant in the NL and AL, as evidenced by five no-hitters thrown during the ’68 season: 163 Tom Phoebus Baltimore Orioles…
Getting in under the wire here, but had to commemorate what would have been Bob Feller’s 97th birthday today. Feller used his trademark Heater from Van Meter fastball to throw three no-hitters: 1 Bob Feller Cleveland Indians (AL) Tuesday, April 16, 1940 Cleveland Indians 1, Chicago White Sox 0 Comiskey Park (Chicago) (Baseball’s…
The Chicago Cubs’ Ken Holtzman threw the second of his two no-hitters, 44 years ago today. On June 3, 1971, Holtzman no-hit the Cincinnati Reds for a 1-0 victory at Riverfront Stadium. That followed an August 19, 1969 no-no in which he failed to record a single strikeout. In that game, Holtzman no-hit the Atlanta…
The Chicago Cubs franchise, No. 8 on our NoNoHitters 30 list, has 13 no-hitters over its storied history. The team began play in the 1870s under the name Chicago White Stockings and also played under the nicknames of Colts and Orphans before settling on the Cubs in 1903. Larry Corcoran has three of the club’s…