Don Cardwell Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 76 Weight: 210 Born: Saturday, December 07, 1935 in Winston-Salem, NC USA Died: 1 14 2008 in Winston-Salem, NC USA Debut: 4/21/1957 Last Game: 9/27/1970 Full Name: Donald Eugene Cardwell
1969 â In addition to this yearâs lower mound and tightened strike zone, Major League Baseball tries an experimental ball with 10% more resiliency for a spring training game between the Mets and Tigers in Lakeland, Florida. It has an all-rubber center instead of a cork and rubber core, and the seams are higher than the regular ball. Mets pitcher Don Cardwell surrenders three home runs in the 4th inning to Dick McAuliffe, Norm Cash, and Gates Brown in the Tigersâ 7 â 4 victory. Tomorrow, in Phoenix, Arizona, the same ball is used in the Giantsâ 13 â 1 win over the Angels, with Bobby Bonds hitting the only two homers off George Brunet. The players agree the ball is definitely livelier and sounds louder coming off the bat.
The Cardinals trade pitcher Don Cardwell and infielder Julio Gotay to the Pirates for shortstop Dick Groat and pitcher Diomedes Olivo. The Redbirdsâ new infielder will become a central cog in the teamâs World championship in 1964.
On May 15, 1960, Chicago Cubs right-hander Don Cardwell hurls a no-hitter. Cardwell defeats the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0, at Wrigley Field. Cardwell, a recent trade acquisition from the Philadelphia Phillies, The Winston-Salem, NC native becomes the first man to pitch a no-hitter in his first start after being traded.
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