May 12 in Dodgers History: Carl Erskine of the Brooklyn Dodgers hurls a no-hitter against the New York Giants (1956)

On May 12, 1956, Carl Erskine of the Brooklyn Dodgers hurls a no-hitter against the New York Giants. Erskine strikes out three and walks two. Erskine’s 3-0 masterpiece at Ebbets Field is the second no-hitter of his career. His first came in 1952 against the Chicago Cubs .

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