May
15, 1960. Two days after being acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies, Don
Cardwell of the Chicago Cubs no-hits the St. Louis Cardinals. Don Cardwell
became the first pitcher in Major League Baseball history to pitch a no-hitter
in his first appearance for a new team.
He
would finish 8-14 with an ERA of 4.37 for the Cubs that season. He would go
30-44 for the Cubs in his three seasons with the team. He later pitched for the
1969 World Series champion New York Mets. His 5-0 stretch after stumbling to a
3-9 start was instrumental in helping the Mets catch and pass the fading
Chicago Cubs.
Spending
most of his career with second division clubs Cardwell finished career with a won-loss
record of 102-138 and an ERA of 3.92 with 1,211 strikeouts.
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
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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