The Glove Transfer

On September 4, 1993, Jim Abbott stood on the mound at Yankee Stadium and did something only a handful of pitchers in baseball history have ever done — he threw a no-hitter. The left-hander shut down the Cleveland Indians across nine innings, 4-0, throwing 119 pitches without allowing a single hit. The 27,225 fans in attendance roared as shortstop Randy Velarde squeezed the final out.…