Cubs’ Warneke nearly tosses Opening Day no-no, 85 years ago today
The Chicago Cubs’ Lon Warneke fell just two outs shy of tossing the majors’ first Opening Day no-hitter, 85 years ago today.
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.
Happy birthday to Cardinals no-no thrower Lon Warneke
Happy birthday to Lon Warneke, who threw a no-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1941.
Happy birthday Lon Warneke
A happy birthday to Lon Warneke, who threw a no-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1941. Warneke, born 109 years ago today, no-hit the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 at Crosley Field on Saturday, August 30, 1941. The AP in its report said Warneke was backed by a strong defense. “They stopped almost everything, and some…
#14, the St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals, a franchise that also played under the names of the St. Louis Browns and the St. Louis Perfectos in the team’s early days, have thrown 10 no-hitters. Of the Dean brothers, oddly, it is Paul, not Dizzy, who has a Cards no-no to his credit. Bob Forsch is the only Cardinals…