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Originally Posted by egri
Warren Spahn?
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Ding Ding Ding!
Warren Spahn pitched a no-hitter on 5/28/1961 vs. the Giants, walking 2 and striking out 5, including Willie Mays twice, defeating the Braves 1-0 on a Hank Aaron RBI single in the first inning. Spahn was 40 years and 5 days old.
This was Spahn's second no-hitter, his first coming the previous year, and just 6 starts earlier on 9/16/1960 vs. the Phillies when Spahn was 39 years old.
After his second no-hitter Spahn remarked "This is ridiculous. A fellow my age shouldn’t be pitching no-hitters… Here I pitch 15 years in the National League and don’t get a no-hitter. Then, bingo, I’ve got two. How do you figure it?"