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Sunday, May 8, 2016

Carl Hubbell Hurls No-Hitter

May 8, 1929.  New York Giants southpaw Carl Hubbell hurls a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates in an  11-0 romp. Hubbell will go on to post an 18-6 record in second season with the Giants. It had been thirteen years since the last no-hitter by a lefty.




Joe Glasgow is a former senior staff writer at Fanstop.com, and is the author of the book Play Ball! Growing Up With Baseball https://amzn.to/2o4M62h

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