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His profession wasn’t spectacular, but the Prospect Park native is in the record books at the only pitcher to throw back-to-back no hitters in his career. He also won a Globe Series with the Reds in 1940, major the National League in strikeouts in three web link consecutive seasons ( ). Cerone, a Newark native who played at Essex Catholic Higher, was drafted seventh overall in 1975 and carved out an 18-year profession with eight distinctive teams. Hitters had a challenging time squaring it up, only managing a 39% hard hit price, which ranked 15th-lowest compared to other four-seam fastballs....