I knew Vander Meer had the back-to-back no-no’s but didn’t realize it was the first night game @ Ebbets.
Yes, it is a feat that not only won’t be broken, it won’t ever be duplicated. I watched Nolan Ryan pitch in Philly in ‘88, the game after he’d pitched a no-hitter. He only made it into the 3rd before being yanked. The guy pitched 7 no hitters but the day you wanted to face him was the start after he’d pitched one; he was not the same pitcher.
The late 30’s was a great era for baseball....
Yep, it’s doubtful this record will be matched or broken.
Does anyone else notice the writing style in these old newspaper articles is different than today? The word choice is different than things would be described today. Not sure how to describe it, but it’s like they are using “big” words; they weren’t trying to dumb down the news story for a lowest common denominator. And presumeably the people of the time understood what they were reading, at a time when many more people dropped out of high school than today.