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Fellerwatch Part 2: No ’18 duplication of Rapid Robert’s ’40 feat

No-hitter newsBy Dirk Lammers March 30, 2018 Leave a comment

It’s official: Bob Feller’s streak of being the only MLB pitcher to toss an Opening Day no-hitter remains intact another year.

Scherzer takes no-no into the 7th but Cubs top Nats to take lead in NLDS

No-hitter newsBy Dirk Lammers October 9, 2017 Leave a comment

The Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer took a no-hitter into the seventh inning Monday before losing his bid on a one-out double by the Chicago Cubs Ben Zobrist. The Cubs won 2-1 to take a 2-1 lead in the National League Divisional Series. Jayson Werth barehanded Zobrist’s liner to left center from the Wrigley Field ivy,…

Scherzer no-hits Pirates, 2 years ago yesterday

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers June 21, 2017 Leave a comment

The Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer threw baseball’s 289th no-hitter two years ago yesterday, becoming just the second pitcher to plunk the 27th batter during a perfecto yet recover for the no-no. Scherzer retired the first 26 Pittsburgh Pirates he faced on June 20, 2015, before grazing pinch-hitter Jose Tabata with a pitch in the ninth…

Scherzer no-hits Pirates, 1 year ago today

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers June 20, 2016 2 Comments

The Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer threw baseball’s 289th no-hitter one year ago today, becoming just the second pitcher to plunk the 27th batter during a perfecto yet recover for the no-no. Scherzer retired the first 26 Pittsburgh Pirates he faced on June 20, 2015, before grazing pinch-hitter Jose Tabata with a pitch in the ninth…

Expos throw no-hitter in 9th game, 47 years ago today

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers April 17, 2016 1 Comment

The Colorado Rockies aren’t the only franchise to exit the no no-no club on this day. Forty-seven years ago today, on April 17, 1969, the Montreal Expos’ Bill Stoneman no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies for a 7-0 victory at Connie Mack Stadium in just the Expos’ ninth game. It’s the earliest a franchise has ever knocked…

Scherzer says there will be no no-no to tie Vander Meer

Spring trainingBy Dirk Lammers February 20, 2016 Leave a comment

For the third straight off-season, we’re on active Johnny Vander Meer watch. Max Scherzer threw a no-hitter on the penultimate day of the 2015 season, blanking the New York Mets 2-0. That means he could theoretically tie Vander Meer’s major-league of back-to-back no-hitters record by tossing one in his first start of the 2016 season.…

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MLB.com
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Christian Science Monitor
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