Who never heard of Johnny Vander Meer's back-to-back no-hitters? Or Christy Mathewson's three shutouts in one World Series? Or Steve Carlton winning 27 games for a last-place team that won a total of only 59 games? These and a variety of other pitching feats comprise the contents of Rich Westcott's latest book, "One of a Kind: Baseball's Greatest Pitching Feats."
Author Biography
Rich Westcott is the author of 23 books, the majority of which are focused on baseball and Philadelphia sports. In 1983 he founded the Phillies Report, which would go on to become the nation's longest continuously-published baseball team paper. He is one of the official scorers at Phillies games and has covered the Phillies for numerous national publications including Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News, and Baseball America.
