He made his major league debut in 1953 for the St. Louis Browns of the American League – a year later, the franchise would become the Baltimore Orioles. They called him “Bobo.” The Browns were bad, as was Bobo, at least early on – in his first four appearances, all out of the bullpen, he allowed five runs and 10 hits. But they gave Bobo the start on May 6, 1953, a home game against the Philadelphia Athletics.
On Monday night, the Cardinals' Daniel Poncedeleon flirted with his own no-no (or “Bobo”). The rookie righty, you may have heard, pitched seven no-hit innings at Cincinnati.