Baseball's No-Hit Wonders
More Than a Century of Pitching's Greatest Feats
by Dirk Lammers
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Pub Date Mar 15 2016 | Archive Date Feb 10 2016
Description
Painstaking research and personal interviews have allowed the author to pack great detail into a fun, fast-paced take on the game, revealing the stories of the no-hitter thrown by a pitcher on acid, the hitters most adept at breaking up no-hitters and other gems thrown by guys with nicknames of Bumpus, Bobo, Cannonball and Nixey. Even the game's greatest slugger is credited with a partial no-hitter, and all he did was throw a punch! Chapters detailing the best no-hitters of all time are interspersed with "Did You Know?" lists that include no-hitters by team, city and day of the week, no-hitters of the Negro Leagues, catchers who caught the most no-nos and the best pitchers not to throw a no-hitter.
Advance Praise
This volume is the complete—and I mean fully complete—story of the no-hit games in the long history of Major league Baseball, and it will serve as the place to look if one wonders why baseball makes such a big deal of no-hit games. With prodigious research, Lammers has produced not just the bare bones of each no-hit game but adds to each game story the little and telling details that are so alluring.
— Fay Vincent, former MLB Commissioner (foreword writer)
Never have so many no-nos inspired such resounding yes-yeses! A baseball research book with a sense of humor—novel concept.
— Mike Veeck, minor-league baseball owner, promoter behind the Chicago White Sox’s Disco Demolition Night
I loved reading about all of the no-hitters. There are a lot of things that I had no idea about, like “Hooks” Wiltse also losing his perfect game in the ninth inning but saving his no-hitter. Even if you do not know anything about baseball, this is a great book about the great history of the game.
— Milt Pappas, major league pitcher 1957-1973 (1972 no-no)
I do think you have a winning idea. This is a book that should sell. Bo Belinsky was my favorite, followed by Don Larsen, and the only one I saw in person, Bob Forsch.
— W.P. Kinsella, author of Shoeless Joe, basis for the movie Field of Dreams
As an official scorer, I’m aware of the tension and drama when a pitcher takes a no-hitter into the later innings. In Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders, Dirk Lammers has captured this drama and added to it with insights and analysis for those who achieved this honor. Mixed in with fun facts about more than 100 years of no-hitters, Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders is entertaining and enlightening.
— Stew Thornley, MLB Official Scorer for Minnesota Twins games
Like the book's subject, "Baseball's No-Hit Wonders" is full of intrigue, suspense and just enough random good fortune to go down in history. In revisiting the unforgettable and revealing the forgotten, Dirk Lammers deals a quirky treasure for baseball lovers.
— Jon Springer, author of Mets by the Numbers
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781609531256 |
| PRICE | $18.95 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Rosanna H, Reviewer
An absolutely fantastic book that was thoroughly researched and presented in an entertaining way to the readers!
Concert K, Reviewer
Review will be posted March 18 Baseballs No-Hit Wonders: More than a century of pitching's greatest feats is a book about both perfection and near perfection. This book contains the "strange but true history of the no-hitter in America's greatest game"
Each chapter looks back on a historic no hitter and after each chapter is a 'did you know'? box with some details about other no hitters. This book is long, just under 500 pages, but it contains everything you could ever want to know about no hitters in baseball - and then some. Truly packed full with great information, trivia, stories and tid bits.
I received a free e-copy of this book in order to write this review. I was not otherwise compensated.
Lance S, Reviewer
One of the greatest feats in baseball for a pitcher is throwing a no-hitter. In the history of major league baseball, there have been 290 such games in which no batter on the opposing team was able to get a base hit. Each one of these games is mentioned in some manner in this very entertaining and informative book by Dirk Lammers.
The book is a mixture of lists of interesting facts about no-hitters, stories about the pitchers who threw them and commentary by the author who shows that he has done extensive research into no-hitters. Most of the stories are humorous and will leave the reader chuckling, such as the story of Dock Ellis, who pitched a no-hitter while high on acid.
Many obscure historical facts and pitchers are featured as well which adds to the charm of this book as it is more than just the well-known accomplishments of stars like Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax. The most interesting piece of this nature was an account of a no-hitter that wasn’t accomplished in the major leagues. Trevor May had pitched a partial game without allowing hit for a minor league team in 2014 before it was suspended. He was later called up to the Minnesota Twins before the game was resumed. Another pitcher took over and completed the no-hitter.
Stories and accounts such as these make this a very entertaining book for any baseball fan. It is highly recommended for all fans, and the format of the book makes it easy to read in short amounts to accommodate readers with busy schedules.
I wish to thank Unbridled Books for providing a copy of the book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Casey W, Reviewer
This book is an engaging read that will be enjoyed by anyone who is a baseball fan. The author does a good job of laying out the particulars of the somewhat rare feat of a no-hit ball game at the professional level. I truly enjoyed this book.
I recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of baseball and looking for more on the subject of no-hitters.
I received a free Kindle copy of Baseball's No-Hit Wonders by Dirk Lammers courtesy of Net Galley and Unbridled Publishing, the publisher. It was with the understanding that I would post a review on Net Galley, Goodreads, Amazon and my fiction book review blog. I also posted it to my Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google Plus pages.
I requested this book as I am a fan of baseball and the description sounded interesting. This is the first book by the author that I have read.
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