Daily Archives: June 21, 2015

Red Sox pitcher Foster no-hits Yankees, 99 years ago today

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers June 21, 2015 Leave a comment

Boston Red Sox hurler George “Rube” Foster threw a no-hitter against the New York Yankees, 99 years ago today. Foster on Wednesday, June 21, 1916 no-hit the Yankees for a 2-0 win at Fenway Park. He had been throwing a perfect game until issuing a walk in the seventh inning, and he walked two more…

Happy birthday to Orioles’ Matt Kilroy

No-no birthdaysBy Dirk Lammers June 21, 2015 Leave a comment

Happy 149th birthday to Matt Kilroy, who threw a no-hitter for the Baltimore Orioles before the turn of the century. Kilroy on Wednesday, October 6, 1886 no-hit the Pittsburgh Alleghenys on the road in front of less than 300 fans at Recreation Park for a 6-0 win. Three Allegheny runners reached base – one on…