Feller already had three one-hitters to his credit. The 1940 gem was his first no-no. The White Sox put up a mild threat in the ninth inning when Luke Appling won a battle by drawing a walk on 10 ...

Cliff Lee flirted with a no-hitter Sunday night, but the king of the near no-no was Bob Feller. In addition to the three no-hitters he pitched in his career, Feller pitched a staggering 12 one ...

Bob Feller, left, shakes hands with his battery mate, catcher Frank Hayes, in the Indians' dressing room after hurling a no-hitter against the Yankees in New York, April 30, 1946.

The Cleveland Indians' Bob Feller pitched the only Opening Day no-hitter in MLB history on April 16, 1940. (Dennis Goldstein Collection/Cleveland.com) On April 16, 1940, Bob Feller took the mound ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Bob Feller pitched the last of his three career no-hitters in 1951, but the legendary Cleveland Indians pitcher also recorded 12 one-hitters in his 18 seasons with the Tribe.

Bob Feller, arguably the greatest baseball player ever from Iowa, threw the first of his three no-hitters for Cleveland on April 16, 1940. It's still MLB's only Opening Day no-hitter.

JOHNSTOWN -- Back on April 16th, 1940 Cleveland Indians' act Bob Feller accomplished a feat that has not ever been duplicated in Major League Baseball history. Feller tossed a 9-inning no-hitter ...

Feller was just 21 when he became the only major leaguer to ever throw a no-hitter on Opening Day; The Van Meter native threw 3 no-hitters and 12 one-hitters in his Hall of Fame career ...

Bob Feller dies at 92; ... He won 22 games and pitched his third no-hitter in 1951, then had his last high-quality season in 1954 with 13 victories. He retired in 1956. Advertisement.

Feller threw three no-hitters in his Hall of Fame career. The other two were also memorable, but neither matched the drama of what Feller accomplished on April 16, 1940. Only 14,000 fans turned ...