Univers ity ▁of ▁Neb r aska ▁al umn i ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : S y rac use ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁Category : S y rac use ▁University ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁N olan ▁Pur din ▁( J uly ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁– ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁pitch er . ▁ ▁Pur din ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Lyn x , ▁Ohio . ▁He ▁was ▁signed ▁as ▁an ▁amateur ▁free ▁agent ▁by ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁D od gers ▁before ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁season . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁throwing ▁two ▁inn ings ▁of ▁no - hit ▁ball ▁in ▁relief ▁against ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates . ▁He ▁struck ▁out ▁Vern ▁Law ▁and ▁D onn ▁Cl enden on . ▁Two ▁weeks ▁later ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁he ▁threw ▁a ▁two - hit ▁shut out ▁against ▁the ▁Chicago ▁C ubs , ▁giving ▁up ▁his ▁only ▁hits , ▁both ▁singles , ▁to ▁Dick ▁Bert ell ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁and ▁ 5 th ▁in ning . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁min ors , ▁Pur din ▁threw ▁a ▁perfect ▁game ▁against ▁Lex ington ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁The ▁game ▁went ▁seven ▁inn ings , ▁on ▁the ▁backend ▁of ▁a ▁double header . ▁During