No-Hitters

No-Hitters

1963

On September 30, 1963, Gary Peters of the defending champion Kansas City Athletics pitched the only no hitter of the 1963 AARBL season, topping the Wiesbaden Vikings by a score of 9-1.

BOXSCORE: 1963 Kansas City Athletics At 1963 Wiesbaden Vikings 9/30/1963

BOXSCORE: 1963 Kansas City Athletics At 1963 Wiesbaden Vikings      9/30/1963

Athletics          AB R H RBI AVG     Vikings            AB R H RBI AVG

F.Mantilla 2B       3 1 2 4 .335     C.Schilling 2B      3 0 0 0 .192

B-F.Bolling 2B        2 0 1 1 .253     D.Crandall C        3 0 0 1 .160

D.Demeter 1B        5 1 2 1 .268     B.Virdon CF         4 0 0 0 .256

M.Mantle CF         5 0 0 0 .379     L.Clinton RF        4 0 0 0 .220

H.Aaron RF          4 1 2 1 .297     J.Hickman 1B        3 0 0 0 .229

H.Killebrew LF      3 1 1 0 .278     J.Kennedy 3B        2 0 0 0 .235

C-D.Landrum LF        2 0 0 0 .193     H.Goss LF           3 0 0 0 .184

D.Leppert C         4 0 0 0 .000     A.Moran SS          3 1 0 0 .220

Z.Versalles SS      4 3 2 0 .272     M.McCormick P       0 0 0 0 .133

B.Phillips 3B       4 1 2 1 .217     D.Mossi P           0 0 0 0 .167

G.Peters P          2 1 1 1 .305   A-W.Moon PH           1 0 0 0 .258

                                          S.Hamilton P        0 0 0 0 .000

                                        D-E.Fazio PH          1 0 0 0 .219

                                          L.Stange P         0 0 0 0 .095

                                        E-D.Bertell PH        0 0 0 0 .242

                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---

         Totals      38 9 13 9                 Totals      27 1 0 1

A-Pinch Hit For Mossi In 3rd Inning

B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Mantilla In 4th Inning

C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Killebrew In 5th Inning

D-Pinch Hit For Hamilton In 6th Inning

E-Pinch Hit For Stange In 9th Inning

Athletics....... 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 - 9 13 0

Vikings......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 0 0

Athletics (105-52)       IP       H   R ER BB SO HR PC    ERA SCORESHEET

G.Peters WIN(19-8)        9       0   1   1   3 12   0 114   3.03 A1

Totals                    9       0   1   1   3 12   0

Vikings (46-105)         IP       H   R ER BB SO HR PC    ERA SCORESHEET

M.McCormick LOSS(3-13)    1 2/3   4   5   5   1   0   2 31   5.60 A1 B1

D.Mossi                   1 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0 20   4.62 B2 B6

S.Hamilton                3       5   1   1   0   5   0 56   3.77 B7 D1

L.Stange                  3       3   3   3   2   2   1 50   3.60 D2

Totals                    9      13   9   9   3   7   3

ATTENDANCE- 11,535 DATE- Monday, September 30th 1963 TIME- Night

T- 2:41

LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 6 Vikings: 3

DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0 Vikings: 1

DOUBLES- B.Phillips(1st)

HOME RUNS- F.Mantilla(7th), D.Demeter(13th), H.Aaron(41st)

STOLEN BASES- F.Mantilla(1st)

SACRIFICE FLIES- G.Peters, D.Crandall

WALKS- H.Aaron, D.Leppert, G.Peters, C.Schilling, J.Kennedy, D.Bertell

STRIKE OUTS- F.Bolling, D.Demeter-2, M.Mantle, H.Killebrew, D.Leppert,

             B.Phillips, B.Virdon, L.Clinton-2, J.Hickman, J.Kennedy-2,

             H.Goss-2, A.Moran-2, W.Moon, E.Fazio

WILD PITCHES- G.Peters

Gary Peters(19-8) thrilled the fans at Comiskey Park as he crafted a no-hit

masterpiece against the Wiesbaden Vikings. The red-hot Kansas City Athletics

won by a final score of 9 to 1.

Peters was just too much for Wiesbaden. He walked 3 Wiesbaden batters. The

tension was mounting with every inning after the 6th. Peters appeared

oblivious himself to the mounting history until two were out in the 9th.

Only then, did he allow himself one deep sigh and a slow trip around the

mound. Peters whiffed an impressive total of 12 Wiesbaden batters. Kansas

City had a total of 13 hits for the game.

The losing pitcher was Mike McCormick(3-13). He pitched 1 and 2/3 innings

giving up 4 hits and 1 walk. Peters was in a jubilant mood after the game.

'If I'd known I was going to throw a no hitter I would have gotten a

haircut!' he said, much to the delight of the clubhouse gathering.

1961

Rookie Hurler Don Schwall of the expansion Atlantic City Diamond Aces pitched the ninth no hitter in AARBL history when he shut down the Des Moines Dusters 4-0.

BOXSCORE: 1961 Des Moines Dusters At 1961 Atlantic City Diamond Ace 6/24/1961

BOXSCORE: 1961 Des Moines Dusters At 1961 Atlantic City Diamond Ace 6/24/1961

Dusters            AB R H RBI AVG     Diamond Aces       AB R H RBI AVG

J.Brandt LF         4 0 0 0 .244     B.Bruton CF         3 1 2 1 .241

G.Geiger CF         4 0 0 0 .210     N.Fox 2B            4 0 0 0 .258

W.Held SS           1 0 0 0 .301     G.Green C           4 1 2 0 .310

O.Cepeda 1B         3 0 0 0 .302     G.Coleman 1B        3 0 1 0 .221

R.Santo 3B          4 0 0 0 .286     B.Phillips 3B       4 1 2 0 .235

D.Brown C           2 0 0 0 .192     W.Covington LF      3 1 1 3 .257

A-J.Wood PR           0 0 0 0 .333     C.Hinton RF         4 0 0 0 .194

C-N.Sherry C          0 0 0 0 .333     R.McMillan SS       3 0 0 0 .174

W.Kirkland RF       3 0 0 0 .219     D.Schwall P         3 0 0 0 .125

B.Mazeroski 2B      3 0 0 0 .276

W.Spahn P           2 0 0 0 .211

B-E.Howard PH         0 0 0 0 .358

T.Morgan P          0 0 0 0 .500

                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---

         Totals      26 0 0 0                 Totals      31 4 8 4

A-Pinch Ran For Brown In 8th Inning

B-Pinch Hit For Spahn In 8th Inning

C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Wood In 8th Inning

Dusters......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1

Diamond Aces.... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3    - 4 8 0

Dusters (37-26)          IP       H   R ER BB SO HR PC    ERA SCORESHEET

W.Spahn LOSS(5-4)         7       5   1   1   2   5   1 95   3.33 A1 D1

T.Morgan                  1       3   3   3   0   0   1 17   6.21 D2

Totals                    8       8   4   4   2   5   2

Diamond Aces (24-39)     IP       H   R ER BB SO HR PC    ERA SCORESHEET

D.Schwall WIN(5-1)        9       0   0   0   5   2   0 118   2.60 A1

Totals                    9       0   0   0   5   2   0

ATTENDANCE- 33,941 DATE- Friday, June 24th 1961 TIME- Night

T- 2:12

LEFT ON BASE- Dusters: 5 Diamond Aces: 6

DOUBLE PLAYS- Dusters: 0 Diamond Aces: 1

ERRORS- R.Santo

DOUBLES- G.Coleman(10th)

HOME RUNS- B.Bruton(10th), W.Covington(7th)

STOLEN BASES- J.Wood(3rd)

CAUGHT STEALING- B.Bruton

SACRIFICE HITS- W.Covington

WALKS- W.Held-3, D.Brown, E.Howard, B.Bruton, G.Coleman

HIT BY PITCH- O.Cepeda

STRIKE OUTS- J.Brandt, R.Santo, G.Green, W.Covington, C.Hinton, D.Schwall-2

GIDP- O.Cepeda

WILD PITCHES- W.Spahn, D.Schwall

History was made in Atlantic City as Don Schwall(5-1) tossed a no-hitter and

the Atlantic City Diamond Aces defeated the Des Moines Dusters by the score

of 4 to 0.

Schwall was just too much for Des Moines. He gave his hometown fans a game

they'll never forget! He walked 5 Des Moines batters. What an evening for

the fans. They were on the edge of their seats from the 7th inning on. With

every out, the electricity in the air mounted. Atlantic City managed 8 in

their victory.

Warren Spahn(5-4) absorbed the loss. After the game, Schwall was heard to

say, 'This is something I have dreamt about since I was a little boy - to

have it come true is just amazing!'

1960

In a late August tilt between the Carolina Grays and the Potomac Fighting Dems, the AARBL witnessed the eighth no-hitter in AARBL history. It was thrown by Milt Pappas in a 2-0 Carolina win.

BOXSCORE: 1960 Potomac Fighting Dems At 1960 Carolina Grays 8/28/1960

BOXSCORE: 1960 Potomac Fighting Dems At 1960 Carolina Grays         8/28/1960

Fighting Dems      AB R H RBI AVG     Grays              AB R H RBI AVG

R.Snyder C          4 0 0 0 .187     G.Cimoli RF         4 0 1 0 .227

J.Lynch LF          4 0 0 0 .077     T.Francona LF       3 0 0 0 .264

R.Bertoia 3B        3 0 0 0 .270   A-A.Pearson LF        1 0 0 0 .224

M.Keough CF         2 0 0 0 .294     N.Cash 1B           3 1 1 1 .245

J.Temple 2B         2 0 0 0 .271     T.Kubek SS          3 0 0 0 .249

R.Roberts P         2 0 0 0 .133     F.Alou CF           3 1 1 0 .301

D.Groat SS          3 0 0 0 .335     J.Davenport 3B      3 0 1 0 .267

D.Mincher 1B        2 0 0 0 .222    J.Javier 2B         3 0 0 0 .219

A.Spangler RF       3 0 0 0 .367     J.Ginsberg C        3 0 1 1 .173

                                          M.Pappas P          3 0 1 0 .109

                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---

         Totals      25 0 0 0                 Totals      29 2 6 2

A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Francona In 8th Inning

Fighting Dems... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1

Grays........... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0    - 2 6 0

Fighting Dems (49-68)    IP       H   R ER BB SO HR PC    ERA SCORESHEET

R.Roberts LOSS(8-15)      8       6   2   2   1   5   1 104   4.17 A1

Totals                    8       6   2   2   1   5   1

Grays (45-68)            IP       H   R ER BB SO HR PC    ERA SCORESHEET

M.Pappas WIN(8-9)         9       0   0   0   2   6   0 106   3.08 A1

Totals                    9       0   0   0   2   6   0

ATTENDANCE- 40,967 DATE- Sunday, August 28th 1960 TIME- Day

UMPIRES- Frank Dascoli, Shag Crawford, Augie Donatelli, Lou Warneke

T- 1:58

LEFT ON BASE- Fighting Dems: 2 Grays: 4

DOUBLE PLAYS- Fighting Dems: 0 Grays: 0

ERRORS- J.Temple

DOUBLES- J.Ginsberg(3rd)

HOME RUNS- N.Cash(7th)

STOLEN BASES- N.Cash(5th), F.Alou(8th)

CAUGHT STEALING- G.Cimoli, T.Kubek

SACRIFICE HITS- J.Temple, R.Roberts

WALKS- M.Keough, D.Mincher, N.Cash

STRIKE OUTS- R.Snyder, J.Lynch-2, R.Roberts, A.Spangler-2, T.Francona,

             A.Pearson, F.Alou, M.Pappas-2

Carolina fans certainly got their money's worth at Seals Stadium. Milt

Pappas(8-9) pitched a rare no-hitter as the Carolina Grays toppled the

Potomac Fighting Dems 2 to 0.

Pappas was spectacular. He walked 2 Potomac batters. The Carolina players

and coaches started to leave Pappas alone with his thoughts after the game

reached the 7th inning. By the time the 9th inning rolled around, you could

hear a pin drop every time he went to his wind-up - and an explosion after

every out. Carolina had just 6 hits for the afternoon.

Robin Roberts(8-15) took the loss. He gave up 6 hits and 1 walk in 8 innings.

'Pappas made us look bad' Chris McMurry said. 'I've seen a lot of good

performances in my time and this one will be tucked away in my memory bank

for a long time to come' b-0

1959

Early on during the 1959 season the AARBL witnessed the seventh no-hitter in AARBL history. It was thrown by Robin Roberts of the Potomac Fighting Dems against the Kansas City Athletics on May 10, 1959 in a 5-0 Potomac win.

BOXSCORE: 1959 Kansas City Athletics At 1959 Potomac Fighting Dems 5/10/1959

BOXSCORE: 1959 Kansas City Athletics At 1959 Potomac Fighting Dems 5/10/1959

Athletics          AB R H RBI AVG     Fighting Dems      AB R H RBI AVG

E.Yost 3B           4 0 0 0 .266     R.Snyder CF         4 1 2 1 .214

W.Moon RF           3 0 0 0 .207     D.Groat SS          4 0 1 0 .237

H.Aaron CF          4 0 0 0 .313     T.Williams LF       4 2 3 1 .333

H.Killebrew LF      3 0 0 0 .194     R.Boone 1B          4 0 1 1 .083

E.Bouchee 1B        2 0 0 0 .259     G.Stephens RF       2 0 0 0 .063

F.Bolling 2B        2 0 0 0 .182   A-D.Snider RF         2 0 1 1 .222

E.Kasko SS          2 0 0 0 .262     R.Bertoia 3B        2 1 0 0 .179

B-G.Woodling PH       1 0 0 0 .333     S.Taylor C          4 1 2 1 .212

C-R.McMillan SS       0 0 0 0 .250     B.Martin 2B         4 0 0 0 .190

D.Dotterer C        3 0 0 0 .200     R.Roberts P         4 0 0 0 .267

J.Owens P           2 0 0 0 .077

B.Loes P            0 0 0 0 ----

D-B.Cerv PH           1 0 0 0 .200

                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---

         Totals      27 0 0 0                 Totals      34 5 10 5

A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Stephens In 4th Inning

B-Pinch Hit For Kasko In 8th Inning

C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Woodling In 8th Inning

D-Pinch Hit For Loes In 9th Inning

INJURY: Gene Stephens INJURED (for 1 more game) in 3rd inning

Athletics....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0

Fighting Dems... 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0    - 5 10 1

Athletics (14-8)         IP       H   R ER BB SO HR PC    ERA SCORESHEET

J.Owens LOSS(4-1)         7      10   5   5   1   4   0 135   2.58 A1 D6

B.Loes                    1       0   0   0   0   1   0 11   5.79 D7

Totals                    8      10   5   5   1   5   0

Fighting Dems (6-8)     IP       H   R ER BB SO HR PC    ERA SCORESHEET

R.Roberts WIN(3-1)        9       0   0   0   3   5   0 120   1.32 A1

Totals                    9       0   0   0   3   5   0

ATTENDANCE- 41,237 DATE- Tuesday, May 10th 1959 TIME- Night

UMPIRES- Shag Crawford, Augie Donatelli, Lou Warneke, Frank Dascoli

T- 2:19

LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 3 Fighting Dems: 7

DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0 Fighting Dems: 0

ERRORS- T.Williams

DOUBLES- R.Snyder(4th), T.Williams(3rd), R.Boone(1st)

TRIPLES- S.Taylor(1st)

CAUGHT STEALING- F.Bolling

WALKS- W.Moon, E.Bouchee, F.Bolling, R.Bertoia

HIT BY PITCH- R.Bertoia

STRIKE OUTS- H.Aaron-2, H.Killebrew, D.Dotterer, J.Owens, T.Williams, D.Snider,

             R.Roberts-3

History was made in Potomac as Robin Roberts(3-1) tossed a no-hitter and the

Potomac Fighting Dems defeated the Kansas City Athletics by the score of 5 to

0.

Roberts had an evening to remember. Heck, it's one we'll all remember! What a

game at Griffith Stadium! He walked 3 Kansas City batters. What an evening

for the fans. They were on the edge of their seats from the 7th inning on.

With every out, the electricity in the air mounted. Potomac totaled 10 on

the night.

Jim Owens(4-1) was given the loss. He gave up 5 runs and 10 hits in 7

innings. 'You probably have a better chance of winning the lottery than this

happening,' said Roberts, 'I don't expect it to sink in for awhile,' he said.

'I'm numb right now, I'm overwhelmed.'

1956

Phase 8 Phase of the 1956 season produced the sixth no-hitter in AARBL history. It was thrown by Lew Burdette of the Des Moines Duster against the Carolina Grays on August 4, 1956 in an 8-0 Des Moines win.

BOXSCORE: 1956 Carolina Grays At 1956 Des Moines Dusters 8/4/1956

BOXSCORE: 1956 Carolina Grays At 1956 Des Moines Dusters             8/4/1956

Grays              AB R H RBI AVG     Dusters            AB R H RBI AVG

G.Baker 2B          4 0 0 0 .241     B.Bruton LF         5 1 1 2 .299

D.Mueller RF        3 0 0 0 .249     B.Virdon CF         4 1 1 2 .318

R.Jackson 3B        3 0 0 0 .309     J.Jensen RF         4 0 2 1 .302

D.Williams LF       3 0 0 0 .253     F.Thomas 3B         4 0 0 0 .256

B.Boyd 1B           3 0 0 0 .260     D.Fondy 1B          4 0 0 0 .294

H.Simpson CF        3 0 0 0 .314     F.Hatfield 2B       3 1 1 0 .224

J.Shepard C         3 0 0 0 .213     E.Howard C          4 2 2 2 .273

E.Miksis SS         2 0 0 0 .235     C.Carrasquel SS     2 2 1 0 .207

D.Kaiser P          1 0 0 0 .059     L.Burdette P        1 1 0 0 .173

A-B.Nieman PH         1 0 0 0 .336

R.Gomez P           0 0 0 0 .111

B.Chakales P        0 0 0 0 .333

B-J.Robinson PH       1 0 0 0 .288

                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---

         Totals      27 0 0 0                 Totals      31 8 8 7

A-Pinch Hit For Kaiser In 6th Inning

B-Pinch Hit For Chakales In 9th Inning

Grays........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0

Dusters......... 0 2 0 0 3 0 3 0    - 8 8 0

Grays                    IP       H   R ER BB SO HR PC    ERA SCORESHEET

D.Kaiser LOSS(3-12)       5       6   5   4   0   4   1 67   5.56 A1 C3

R.Gomez                   1 1/3   2   3   3   1   1   0 42   5.65 C4 D3

B.Chakales                1 2/3   0   0   0   2   0   0 28   4.03 D4

Totals                    8       8   8   7   3   5   1

Dusters                  IP       H   R ER BB SO HR PC    ERA SCORESHEET

L.Burdette WIN(12-11)     9       0 0   0   1   2   0 94   3.09 A1

Totals                    9       0   0   0   1   2   0

ATTENDANCE- 796 DATE- Thursday, August 4th 1956 TIME- Night

UMPIRES- Lenny Roberts, Bill Jackowski, Al Barlick, Lee Ballanfant

T- 2:04

LEFT ON BASE- Grays: 1 Dusters: 5

DOUBLE PLAYS- Grays: 0 Dusters: 0

DOUBLES- B.Virdon(11th)