Don Nottebart

Don Nottebart
Nottebart in 1961.
Pitcher
Born: January 23, 1936(1936-01-23) West Newton, Massachusetts
Died: October 4, 2007(2007-10-04) (aged 71) Cypress, Texas
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 1, 1960 for the Milwaukee Braves
Last MLB appearance
September 6, 1969 for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics
Win-Loss	36-51
Earned run average	3.65
Strikeouts	525
Teams
Milwaukee Braves (1960-1962) Houston Colt .45's (1963-1964) Houston Astros (1965) Cincinnati Reds (1966-1967) New York Yankees (1969) Chicago Cubs (1969)
Career highlights and awards
Threw a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 17, 1963 Gave up Willie Mays' 500th home run Had a 1.93 ERA in 47 games with the Cincinnati Reds in 1967 1956 MVP of the Three-I League - Evansville Braves

Donald Edward Nottebart (January 23, 1936 – October 4, 2007) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for five teams from 1960 to 1969. Primarily a reliever, he spent the 1963 to 1965 seasons as a starter with the Houston Colt .45s/Astros, and threw the first no-hitter in franchise history in 1963. (Audio) He was signed as an amateur free agent by the Milwaukee Braves in 1954. He made his debut on July 1, 1960, and played his final game with the Chicago Cubs on September 6, 1969.

Born in West Newton, Massachusetts, Nottebart is known for giving up Willie Mays' 500th home run on September 13, 1965 before a crowd of almost 20,000 in the 4th inning.

Nottebart also threw a 4-1 no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 17, 1963, despite giving up an unearned run. Don Demeter reached base on an error by shortstop J. C. Hartman and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Phillies third baseman Don Hoak.

Also in 1963, Nottebart was one of several of baseball players mentioned in a Peanuts comic strip. When Lucy gets a hold of a bubble-gum card of Charlie Brown's (fictional) idol Joe Shlabotnik, he offers to trade dozens of cards, including Nottebart's, for Shlabotnik's, but she refuses.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• Retrosheet

Preceded by Sandy Koufax

No-hitter pitcher May 17, 1963

Succeeded by Juan Marichal

Persondata
Name	Nottebart, Don
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	January 23, 1936
Place of birth	West Newton, Massachusetts
Date of death	October 4, 2007
Place of death	Cypress, Texas