| Don Cardwell | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 7, 1935 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. | |
| Died: January 14, 2008 (aged 72) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 21, 1957, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 27, 1970, for the Atlanta Braves | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 102–138 |
| Earned run average | 3.92 |
| Strikeouts | 1,211 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Donald Eugene Cardwell (December 7, 1935 – January 14, 2008) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) right-handed pitcher who played for five National League (NL) teams from 1957 to 1970. He was the first pitcher in major league history to pitch a no-hitter in his first game after being traded. He pitched a no-hit, 4–0 winning game for the Chicago Cubs on May 15, 1960, just two days after being traded from the Philadelphia Phillies. After winning 15 games for the Cubs in 1961, he won 13 games twice for the Pittsburgh Pirates before helping the New York Mets win the 1969 World Series title.
Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Cardwell signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1954.