Career
He pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs. Pressnell had to wait until age 31 to make his Major League debut, but it was an impressive one. On June 15 of that year, Pressnell participated in a history-making game.
He pitched in relief on that date for Brooklyn in the first night game of Ebbets Field"s history, while Johnny Vander Meer of the visiting Cincinnati Reds that night pitched his second consecutive no-hitter, a feat that has not been duplicated in Major League Baseball.
Pressnell went on to a record of 11-14, the most victories he would have in a single season.