Wikipedia:WikiProject Baseball/Outreach/Newsletter/Volume 02 issue 04

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Around the horn

 * Brady Aiken, a right-handed pitcher from Cathedral Catholic High School was selected by the Houston Astros with the first overall pick in the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.


 * Clayton Kershaw pitched his first career no-hitter on June 18, becoming the first pitcher in MLB history to strikeout 15 batters while allowing no hits or walks. Kershaw and Josh Beckett were the first teammates to pitch no-hitters in the same season since Burt Hooton and Milt Pappas did so for the 1972 Chicago Cubs.


 * Tim Lincecum also pitched a no-hitter on June 25, his second in as many seasons against the San Diego Padres, making him the second pitcher in MLB history (after Addie Joss) to throw two no-hitters against the same team.

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Zach Greinke delivers a pitch at Baltimore. The photo, taken by Keith Allison, was uploaded by and promoted to Featured Picture shortly afterwards in September 2009.

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Welcome to all editors interested in WikiProject Baseball: we are pleased to have you here! The project talk page was fairly quiet again during the past month. A question on wording of titles for list articles was raised, and some writing style and article formatting questions were discussed.

The following articles achieved "Good Article" status. Please give a "hip, hip, hooray" to everyone who helped out:
 * Kyle Kendrick (User:Go Phightins!)
 * Stefan Wever (User:Wizardman)
 * Zack Greinke (User:Spanneraol)
 * Andres Torres (User:Sanfranciscogiants17)
 * Carlos Ruiz (baseball) (User:Go Phightins!)

With the All-Star break approaching, followed by the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer, perhaps there's a favourite article you'd always wanted to expand, or bring to a higher quality level. Any improvement you make, big or small, makes Wikipedia's coverage better—thank you!

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Showcase
Charles "Gabby" Hartnett served as a catcher for the Chicago Cubs in varying capacities from 1922–1940, and as a player-coach for the New York Giants in 1941. Known for his strong and accurate throwing arm, he routinely led the National League's catchers in caught stealing percentage and was the first major league catcher to hit more than 20 home runs in a season. Hartnett won the 1935 National League Most Valuable Player award, was elected to six All-Star games, and made four World Series appearances over the span of his 20-year career, conclusively marked by an induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 1955.

Hartnett became the Cubs' starting catcher in 1925, when his 24 home runs broke the record for catchers set by Jack Clements in 1893. Hartnett made the inaugural All-Star game in 1933, the first of six consecutive All-Star appearances. As the 1938 season drew to a close, Chicago met the Pittsburgh Pirates in a three-game series with Pittsburgh leading Chicago by 1.5 games for the league championship. In the second contest, the clubs were tied at five runs apiece as the game entered the ninth inning, and the umpires ruled that Wrigley Field would be too dark to play any extra innings. After a Phil Cavarretta fly out and Carl Reynolds ground out, Hartnett came to bat in the bottom of the ninth. With an 0–2 count, Hartnett hit a walk-off home run that came to be known as the "Homer in the Gloamin'". A mainstay for Chicago, he appeared in four World Series altogether, all of which the Cubs lost.

Hartnett's Wikipedia entry was certified as a "Good Article" in late June 2012. As with all articles, WikiProject Baseball encourages contributions to the catcher's page.

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 * Project news: Latest "Good Articles"
 * Around the horn: 2014 draft, Kershaw no-hitter, Lincecum repeats no-hitter
 * Showcase: Charles "Gabby" Hartnett
 * Featured image: Zack Greinke