One more from MILB

MILB.com has been doing a series called cracked bats about odd or unusual events that have happened over the history of minor league baseball. Since there was recently a list of all the no-hitters in the minors this season, this one merits a link:

Luck, longevity result in Walker's historic no-hitter

Tom Walker secured a place for himself in baseball history in Albuquerque. He threw inning after inning of no-hit ball, putting 15 zeroes on the scoreboard in The Sports Stadium. And after 35 years, it still seems inconceivable that Walker completed what he started on that steamy night in New Mexico.

Walker, a former first-round pick by the Orioles, put forth one of the finest efforts ever produced by a professional pitcher on Aug. 4, 1971. That evening, the right-hander tossed a 15-inning no-hitter for Dallas-Fort Worth, besting Albuquerque in a matchup that still stands as one of the Texas League's most memorable games.

Walker's manager? Appleton Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Sr. Lots of interesting stuff at the link.