September 13, 1925: Dazzy Vance tosses first no-hitter in Ebbets Field history
The Brooklyn Robins were winding down a disappointing season. Widely considered to be a challenger for the NL pennant in 1925, owing to its strong second-place (92-62) finish the year before, the club had “slumped badly,” opined the Brooklyn Eagle.1 Skipper Wilbert Robinson’s squad (65-68) was in fourth place, 17½ games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates. […]