[BirdWatcher]

Philadelphia Mud Hens 25-year old right-handed starter Jeff Tribble hurled the second no-hitter of the 1972 WPK season, just two days after the first.

Tribble has been in the league for 4 seasons now, the first two pitching out of the bullpen for his original team, the Milwaukee Cadets, who picked him in the 2nd round of the 1965 draft. Tribble was traded to the Mud Hens in November of 1970 and started 33 games for them last season, putting up very solid numbers. He is off to a very fine start this season (5-2, 2.39). He needed to be very good indeed today as the game went into the bottom of the 9th inning in a scoreless tie. The Mud Hens put together a pair of singles, an error by Jacksonville, and a 1-out bases loaded walk to claim the walk-off (literally) win and let Tribble exhale and celebrate his 1-0 no-hit victory.