April 27 in Dodgers History: Tobin homers in his own no hitter (1944)

On April 27, 1944, Boston Braves knuckleballer Jim “Abba Dabba” Tobin no-hits the Brooklyn Dodgers, 2-0. Tobin hits a home run to support his own cause, becoming the first pitcher to go deep in his own no-hitter.

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