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NETTLES COMPLETES NBBO’S 4TH NO-HITTER
S.O.T.O. PITCHER’S FEAT IS FIRST IN FIVE YEARS & SECOND OF NETTLES’ CAREER

NEW BEDFORD, MASS. (June 22, 1867) – The diehard fans of the Sons of the Ocean were treated to base ball history on Saturday afternoon in their team’s ten-run victory over visiting Quinnipiac:

In the 11-1 win, pitcher Harry Nettles authored the fourth No-Hitter in the history of the NBBO and its first in five years.

This was the first no-hitter in which the victims scored runs, as the top of the 2nd saw Quinnipiac send a runner across home plate thanks to an error, passed ball, a sacrifice bunt, and a sacrifice fly – the ultimate in small ball.

Aside from the 2nd inning hiccup it was smooth sailing for S.o.t.O., and Nettles sealed the no-no with a six-pitch finale in the top of the 9th. The crowd gave a standing ovation, and celebrations commenced on the field at New Bedford Commons.

Harry Nettles does not look like a historically-gifted pitcher at first glance. He has a three-star rating from the Writers Pool, has never made an All-Star Game, has won twenty games once in his five NBBO seasons, and is S.o.t.O.’s #2 pitcher behind former Green Mountain ace Ben Bailey. Yet, incredibly this was the second no-hitter of Nettles’ career as he was the author of the NBBO’s previous no-no, which occurred on August 3, 1862, when he was pitching for Empire BBC against Bedford during his debut season.

The list of NBBO No-Hitters now looks like this:

Harry Nettles may not have the career accolades or talent of pitchers like Jim Creighton, John McGowan, or Grover Wright, but he can boast of something that none of the three have to their name: a no-hitter – not just one, but two!