This story appeared in the Houston Chronicle on May 18, 1963. The headlines and story are reprinted as they ran then. A huff and puff Man of great New England chest, Don Nottebart, blew down the ...

Don Nottebart, who pitched the first no-hitter in Houston franchise history for the Colt .45s in 1963, died Thursday in Cypress. Nottebart, a native of West Newton, Mass., was 71 and had been in ...

The Houston Astros began their career as the Colt .45s in 1962. Just over a year later, on this day in 1963, Don Nottebart threw the first no hitter in franchise history. Expansion came to baseball in ...

CYPRESS, Texas — Don "Notty" Nottebart, 71, passed away Oct. 4, 2007, at home after an extended illness. Born in West Newton, Mass., to Otta and Fred Nottebart, Don grew up and attended school in ...