Baseball's No-Hit Wonders: More Than a Century of Pitching's Greatest Feats - Softcover

"An exuberant romp through the history of one of baseball's most impressive achievements." -- Paul Hagen for MLB.COM

"Lammers tells many stories covering the history of the sport, showcasing the human element of each statistic. Whether one is a casual fan or someone who lives and breathes the sport, "Baseball's No-Hit Wonders" is essential reading for fans." -- Associated Press

"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. This is a great book about the great history of the game."-- Milt Pappas (1972 no-hitter)

"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

"It's fantastic. My kinda baseball book. Just the right combo of pure stats, information, obscure history and incisive commentary. I know I'll be going back to it often for reference (and, hey, maybe a song or 2!)."
-- Steve Wynn, singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Baseball Project

"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 more than 100 years of no-hitters, this book is entertaining and enlightening."-- Stew Thornley, MLB Official Scorer for Minnesota Twins games

Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders honors legendary pitchers Cy Young, Bob Feller, Nolan Ryan, and Sandy Koufax while introducing readers to the eccentrics and one-shot wonders. The book, the first of its kind in fifteen years, fleshes out the colorful characters, compelling narratives, ,and statistical oddities from baseball’s 287 no-hit effortsas well as the many near-misses that are also part of the national pastime’s storied history.

There is detail and great research, but also a fun, breezy take on the game, from the no-hitter thrown by a pitcher on acid, the worst hitters most known for breaking up no-hitters, and guys with nicknames such as Bo, 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 on the best no-hitters of all time are interspersed with "Did You Know?" lists of no-hitters by days of the week, by team, by city, and more, as well as lists of the best no-hitters of the Negro Leagues, catchers who caught the most no-hitters, and the best pitchers NOT to throw a no-hitter.

The book will be updated right up to publication, and any no-hitter after the book goes to press will be covered in the author’s much-followed blog, NoNoHitters.com.