Through out baseball history their have been hundreds of no-hitters pitched, just none quite as strange as the one pitched by Paul H. Stuffel of Schnectady Blue Jays of the Eastern League on June 4, 1951 at McNearney Stadium in Schnectady.
On that day the 24 year old struck out 20 hitters during the course of his "Gem". Had he not walked 10 batters in the course of the game, he might have punched his ticket back to the majors. Stuffel, who had pitched 3 games in September for the Phillies the year before. He would go on to pitch 4 more games for the Phillies over the course of two seasons. At least he picked up the win in the 6-3 win over the Elmira Pioneers.
Tomorrow we will look at a pitcher who disguised himself as a slugger.
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