Jim Bibby of the Texas Rangers pitches a no-hitter against the World Champion Oakland A’s

On this day, Juy 30, 1973, Jim Bibby, a 28-year-old Vietnam veteran, became the 14th rookie to throw a no-hitter and the first pitcher in franchise history to accomplish the feat. The Rangers right-hander holds the World Champions A’s hitless in a 3-0 Texas victory at the Oakland Coliseum.

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On July 30, 1974, at the Oakland Coliseum Rookie right-hander Jim Bibby of the Texas Rangers pitches a no-hitter against the World Champion Oakland A’s. Bibby strikes out 13 A’s in forging a 6-0 victory. Jeff Burroughs, who will win the American League’s MVP Award, hits a grand slam the second of three grand slams in a ten-day period (July 26th-August 4th).

Bibby, a Vietnam veteran, becomes the 14th rookie to throw a no-hitter and becomes the first hurler in franchise history to accomplish the feat. The 28 year-old right-hander, obtained in a June 6th trade with the Cardinals,

 

 
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