1969 – For only the second time in major league history, back-to-back no-hitters are tossed. Don Wilson avenges Jim Maloney’s no-no by hurling one against the Reds, 4-0, at Crosley Field . Doug Rader homers and squeezes the final out on a foul pop. Wilson, who fans 13 and walks six, has two career no-hitters and has yet to see his 25th birthday.
On May 1 , 1969 — 1969 – For only the second time in major league history, back-to-back no-hitters are tossed. Don Wilson avenges Jim Maloney’s no-no by hurling one against the Reds, 4-0, at Crosley Field . Doug Rader homers and squeezes the final out on a foul pop. Wilson, who fans 13 and walks six, has two career no-hitters and has yet to see his 25th birthday.
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