Daily Archives: July 4, 2015

Happy birthday America … and George Mullin

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers July 4, 2015 2 Comments

It’s America’s birthday, and it’s also the 135th birthday of the Detroit Tigers’ George Mullin, who was born on July 4 and threw a no-hitter on July 4. Mullin, born July 4, 1880, threw a no-hitter on his 32nd birthday — July 4, 1912 — during the second game of a doubleheader against the St.…

Tigers’ Sanchez takes no-no into eighth

No-hitter newsBy Dirk Lammers July 4, 2015 Leave a comment

We had another no-hitter broken up in the latter innings on Friday, as the Detroit Tigers’ Anibal Sanchez took a no-no against the Toronto Blue Jays into the eighth inning. Former Tiger Ezequiel Cabrera broke up the bid with a one-out single to left field. The Blue Jays went on to score six runs in…