On June 11 and 15, 1938, Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds pitched consecutive no-hitters. And on August 12 and 18, 2001, Dan Longest of the Newtown Bulldogs Over 30 baseball team pitched consecutive no-hitters.
On June 11 and 15, 1938, Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds pitched consecutive no-hitters. And on August 12 and 18, 2001, Dan Longest of the Newtown Bulldogs Over 30 baseball team pitched consecutive no-hitters.
Coincidence.
Yeah, probably â but it was still a heck of a feat, nonetheless.
Longest, the Bulldogs No. 1 pitcher, first beat the Bridgewater Pirates, 8-1, striking out nine batters in nine innings. Then he beat the Ridgefield Rock Cats, 10-0, and struck out 10 batters in a game shortened to five innings because of the mercy rule.
In the win over the Pirates, Longest helped himself out by going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Joe Ruggiero, meanwhile, was 4-for-4 with two RBI and Jim Cebry was 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
In the win over the Rock Cats, Paul Carpenter was 2-for-3. It was the first game of a double-header and in the second game, the Bulldogs came out on top, 9-5. Stan Partyka was the winning pitcher and Rory Dieckman led the offense with two hits and two runs scored. John Goss homered.
The three straight wins lifted the Bulldogsâ record to 8-7 as they headed into the final game of the regular season.