May 6, 1918: Brooklyn’s Dan Griner loses no-hitter with two outs in the ninth
Exterior view of Ebbets Field’s iconic brick and arches, circa 1918. Outfield bleachers were constructed in 1926. (Photo: SABR-Rucker Archive) Dan Griner‘s last major-league win was his best one: he came within one out of pitching a no-hitter. The son of a Confederate soldier, Griner joined the St. Louis Cardinals in August 1912, his […]