No-Hitters
By Bill Nowlin
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
Pitching a no-hitter is a dream for every major-league pitcher. Fewer than half the pitchers in the National Baseball Hall of Fame have thrown a no-hitter. Many of the biggest names in pitching have never done it.
This book focuses on pitchers who threw no-hitters and the no-hitters they threw. Naturally, we couldn’t present biographies of everyone who ever threw a no-hitter nor could we present Games Project accounts of all of them. From around 300 no-hitters thrown in the majors (out of over 213,000 games), we have selected 59 no-hitters to include, along with the biographies of the men who threw them.
We wanted the book to touch on a variety of matters, and to span the decades so that there was some representation from the earlier eras of baseball right up to more recent years. We tried to hit certain themes — first no-hitter in each league; first no-hitter thrown at 60 feet 6 inches; first in which the losing team scored a run; first pitcher to debut with a no-hitter; first extra-inning no-hitter; etc. You’ll find those all in here and maybe a surprise or two as well.
This book represents the collective work of 56 different SABR members as authors and editors.
Introduction
JOE BORDEN, Charlie Weatherby
July 28, 1875, Casey Tibbitts
GEORGE BRADLEY, Brian Engelhardt
July 15, 1876 18, Parker Bena
LEE RICHMOND
June 12, 1880, John R. Husman
LARRY CORCORAN, August 19, 1882
Bob LeMoine
TONY MULLANE, September 11, 1882
Ray Birch
GUY HECKER, September 19, 1882
Bob Bailey
SAM KIMBER, October 4, 1884
David Nemec
AL ATKINSON, May 1, 1886
Chris Rainey
AMOS RUSIE, Charles F. Faber
July 31, 1891, Gregory H. Wolf
THEODORE BREITENSTEIN, October 4, 1891
Steve Rice
BILL HAWKE, August 16, 1893
Jimmy Keenan
NIXEY CALLAHAN, September 20, 1902
James E. Elfers
EARL HAMILTON, August 30, 1912
Paul Hofmann
ED LAFITTE, September 19, 1914
Jim Leeke
FRED TONEY, May 2, 1917
Mike Lynch
CHARLIE ROBERTSON, April 30, 1922
Jacob Pomrenke
BOBBY BURKE, August 8, 1931
Gregory H. Wolf
BILL DIETRICH, June 1, 1937
Gregory H. Wolf
38. BOB FELLER, April 16, 1940
C. Paul Rogers III
ED HEAD, April 23, 1946
Lyle Spatz
WILLIAM McCAHAN, September 3, 1947
David E. Skelton
BOBO HOLLOMAN, Len Pasculli
May 6, 1953, Joe Schuster
DON LARSEN, October 8, 1956
Charles F. Faber
SANDY KOUFAX:
June 30, 1962, Marc Z Aaron
May 11, 1963, Marc Z Aaron
June 4, 1964, Marc Z Aaron
September 9, 1965, Mike Huber
KEN JOHNSON, April 23, 1964
Steve Schmitt
BILL STONEMAN, Norm King
April 17, 1969, Adam J. Ulrey
October 2, 1972, Norm King
STEVE BUSBY, April 27, 1973, June 19, 1974
John DiFonzo
BOB FORSCH, April 16, 1978, September 26, 1983
Ben Girard
KEN FORSCH, April 7, 1979
Chip Greene
LEN BARKER, May 15, 1981
Joe Wancho
DAVID PALMER, April 21, 1984 (second game)
Norm King
MIKE WITT, September 30, 1984
Paul Hensler
MIKE SCOTT, Rory Costello
September 25, 1986, Frederick C. Bush
TOM BROWNING, September 16, 1988
Joe Cox
ANDY HAWKINS, July 1, 1990
Stew Thornley
DAVE STIEB, Joe Cox
September 2, 1990, Adrian Fung
DENNIS MARTINEZ, July 28, 1991
Rory Costello
WILSON ALVAREZ, August 11, 1991
Leonte Landino
MATT YOUNG, April 12, 1992
Alan Raylesburg
KENNY ROGERS, July 28, 1994
Tom Schott
HIDEO NOMO, September 17, 1996, April 4, 2001
Bill Staples
DAVID WELLS, May 17, 1998
Norm King
DAVID CONE, July 18, 1999
Tara Krieger
DEREK LOWE, April 27, 2002
Bill Nowlin
RANDY JOHNSON, May 18, 2004
Joe Wancho
DALLAS BRADEN, May 9, 2010
Dirk Lammers
ROY HALLADAY, May 29, 2010, October 6, 2010
Alan Cohen
COMBINE
Bill Nowlin
BILL NOWLIN confesses to have left Game Three of the 2004 ALCS before it was over - due to a 13-year-old son at home with a friend. But since the 1950s he has attended countless Red Sox games at a place he often calls his "second home." He waited 59 years to see the Sox win it all. He is one of the founders of Rounder Records; the one Hall of Fame into which he was inducted is the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. He has written and edited many books, mostly on baseball and mostly for SABR, but has not gone far in life - he lives in Cambridge, maybe 10 miles from where he was born in Boston.
Read more from Bill Nowlin
Don't Let Us Win Tonight: An Oral History of the 2004 Boston Red Sox's Impossible Playoff Run Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Boston Red Sox Killer B's: Baseball's Best Outfield Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhen Football Went to War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhen Baseball Went to War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWorking a "Perfect Game" Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRed Sox in 5s and 10s: Boston's Agony and Ecstasy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings"The Kid" Blasts a Winner: Ted Williams's 110 Game-Deciding Home Runs Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMetropolitan Stadium: Memorable Games at Minnesota's Diamond on the Prairie Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to No-Hitters
Related ebooks
No-Hitters: SABR Digital Library, #48 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings100 Things Yankees Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBaseball History for Kids: America at Bat from 1900 to Today, with 19 Activities Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGreat Hitting Pitchers: SABR Digital Library, #3 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Baseball GOATs: The Greatest Athletes of All Time Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNow You Know Baseball Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBaseball's Best Traditions and Weirdest Superstitions Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings'75: The Red Sox Team that Saved Baseball: SABR Digital Library, #27 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Baseball's Even Greater Insults:: More Game's Most Outrageous & Irreverent Remarks Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe 1986 New York Mets: There Was More Than Game Six: SABR Digital Library, #35 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Big 50: Cincinnati Reds: The Men and Moments that Made the Cincinnati Reds Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBaseball Pitchers: The Most Overrated And Underrated In The Last 20 Years (1988-2007) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIt's Outta Here!: The Might and Majesty of the Home Run Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Baseball Records Smashed! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow Baseball Explains America Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Turnstyle: Issue 3 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBaseball's Memorable Misses: An Unabashed Look at the Game's Craziest Zeroes Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBaseball Talk: Grand Slam, Frozen Rope, and More Big-League Lingo Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRed Sox in 5s and 10s: Boston's Agony and Ecstasy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAu jeu/Play Ball: The 50 Greatest Games in the History of the Montreal Expos: SABR Digital Library, #37 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAn Okie's Outside Look Inside Baseball Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBaseball FAQ: All That's Left to Know About America's Pastime Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBaseball Records Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe 50 Greatest Dodgers Games of All Time Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSpitters, Beanballs, and the Incredible Shrinking Strike Zone: The Stories Behind the Rules of Baseball Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The 50 Greatest Plays in Chicago Bears Football History Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAaron Judge vs. Babe Ruth: Who Would Win? Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe A-To-Z History of Base Ball: Twentieth Century Baseball Players Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsInside the Baseball Hall of Fame Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Impossible Dream 1967 Red Sox: Birth of Red Sox Nation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Baseball For You
Youth Baseball Bible Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ron Shandler's 2023 Baseball Forecaster: & Encyclopedia of Fanalytics Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBaseball America 2023 Prospect Handbook Digital Edition Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Moneyball: by Michael Lewis | Includes Analysis Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBaseball Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Baseball Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Umpire Strikes Back Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Pitch Like a Pro: A guide for Young Pitchers and their Coaches, Little League through High School Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Pitching Isn't Complicated: The Secrets of Pro Pitchers Aren't Secrets At All Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBaseball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Batter's Box Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Baseball For Dummies Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The SABR Baseball List & Record Book: Baseball's Most Fascinating Records and Unusual Statistics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Science of Baseball: The Math, Technology, and Data Behind the Great American Pastime Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBasic Baseball Strategy: An Introduction for Coaches and Players Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Damn Near Perfect Game: Reclaiming America’s Pastime Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mint Condition: How Baseball Cards Became an American Obsession Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Palestine Speaks: Narratives of Life Under Occupation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5What Time Is It? You Mean Now?: Advice for Life from the Zennest Master of Them All Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Win at All Costs: Inside Nike Running and Its Culture of Deception Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWait Till Next Year: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Baseball 100 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Whatever Happened to the Hall of Fame Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for No-Hitters
0 ratings0 reviews