Where did the man with the most no-hitters in major league baseball go to high school?
Alvin High School
Title: Pat Keedy
Passage: Charles Patrick Keedy (born January 10, 1958, in Birmingham, Alabama) is a former collegiate and professional baseball player who played for Auburn University and three seasons for the California Angels, Chicago White Sox, and Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. Keedy is now the Vice Principal at Gardendale High School.
Title: Cy Williams
Passage: Frederick "Cy" Williams (December 21, 1887 – April 23, 1974) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the Chicago Cubs (1912–17) and Philadelphia Phillies (1918–30). As Major League Baseball emerged from the dead-ball era, Williams became one of the most prominent home run hitters in the National League.
Title: Bob Johnson (infielder)
Passage: Robert Wallace Johnson (born March 4, 1936 in Omaha, Nebraska), nicknamed "Rocky", is a retired American professional baseball player. Largely a utility infielder and pinch hitter, Johnson appeared in 11 Major League Baseball seasons, from until . Johnson was a member of the 1966 World Series champion Baltimore Orioles. He threw and batted right-handed, stood tall, and weighed .
Title: Keefe Cato
Passage: Cato graduated from Fairfield University, where he played college baseball for the Stags and holds many Fairfield pitching records including seven career shutouts and one no-hitter. He was the first Fairfield athlete to play in a major professional sport on the major league level after being selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft.
Title: Cris Colón
Passage: Cristóbal Colón (born January 3, 1969 in La Guaira Vargas State, Venezuela) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and switch-hitter batter who played for the Texas Rangers (1992).
Title: No-hitter
Passage: The pitcher who holds the record for the most no - hitters is Nolan Ryan, who threw seven in his long career. His first two came exactly two months apart, while he was with the California Angels: the first on May 15, 1973, and the second on July 15. He had two more with the Angels on September 28, 1974, and June 1, 1975. Ryan's fifth no - hitter with the Houston Astros on September 26, 1981, broke Sandy Koufax's previous record. His sixth and seventh no - hitters came with the Texas Rangers on June 1, 1990, and May 1, 1991. When he tossed number seven at age 44, he became the oldest pitcher to throw a no - hitter.
Title: Nolan Ryan
Passage: Ryan played baseball for Coach Jim Watson at Alvin High School for all of his high school career. Ryan held the school's single game strikeout record for 44 years, striking out 21 hitters in a 7 - inning game. The record was eventually tied by Alvin High School pitchers Aaron Stewart and Josh Land in the same week in 2009.
Title: Frank Barberich
Passage: Frank Frederick Barberich (February 3, 1882 – May 1, 1965) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Doves (1907) and Boston Red Sox (1910). Barberich was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.
Title: Chris Carter (infielder)
Passage: Vernon Christopher Carter (born December 18, 1986) is an American professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter who currently plays for the Oakland Athletics organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Athletics, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Yankees. In 2016, while playing for the Brewers, Carter led the National League in home runs, along with Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado, with 41.
Title: Dwayne Hosey
Passage: Dwayne Samuel Hosey (born March 11, 1967 in Sharon, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox. He threw right-handed, and was a switch hitter.
Title: Buster Hoover
Passage: William James "Buster" Hoover (April 12, 1863 – April 16, 1924) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Keystones, Philadelphia Quakers, Baltimore Orioles, and Cincinnati Reds between 1884 and 1892. Described as a "long legged heavy hitter", Hoover was among his league's leaders in several offensive statistics during his 12-year professional baseball career. In 127 career major league games, Hoover had a batting average of .288. He stood and weighed .
Title: Willie Horton (baseball)
Passage: Willie Wattison Horton (born October 18, 1942) is a former left fielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played for six American League teams, primarily the Detroit Tigers. He hit 20 or more home runs seven times, and his 325 career home runs ranked sixth among AL right-handed hitters when he retired. He enjoyed his best season in 1968 with the world champion Tigers, finishing second in the AL with 36 homers, a .543 slugging average and 278 total bases. In the later years of his career, he was twice named the AL's top designated hitter.
Title: Bobby Higginson
Passage: Robert Leigh Higginson (born August 18, 1970) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Detroit Tigers where he wore the number 4. He attended Frankford High School and Temple University.
Title: Harry Wolfe (baseball)
Passage: Harold Wolfe (November 24, 1888 - July 28, 1971), nicknamed "Whitey", was an American professional baseball player. He appeared in 10* games in Major League Baseball in 1917, seven for the Chicago Cubs and three for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played two games at shortstop, one in left field, and one at second base, with the remainder of his appearances coming as a pinch hitter or pinch runner.
No-hitter Nolan Ryan