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Originally Posted by mr2686
Nice pickups Scott. I love the old style Hubbell. By the way, do you know how many different pitchers have thrown no hitters? How many more do you need?
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Mike,
Thanks for asking!
According to Wikipidia there have been 272 "official" no-hitters that have been thrown since 1875. In addition to that there are other "unofficial" no-hitter games that have been thrown in the major leagues that no longer make the cut since the rules defining a no-hitter changed in 1991.
I have been collecting much longer than 1991 so I continue to collect tickets and signatures of all major leaguers that have thrown either an official or unofficial no-hitter in the major leagues dating back to 1893. For those of you that don't know, 1893 was the year that the mound distance changed to the modern standard of 60' 6".
A few of the names that I need are either completely out of my price range or virtually not available in the hobby. (Vic Willis, Addie Joss are two for example). At present, I need 21 signatures to complete my collection.
Not too bad as I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.