Daily Archives: April 25, 2016

Yankees’ Eovaldi takes no-hitter into 7th vs. Rangers

No-hitter newsBy Dirk Lammers April 25, 2016 1 Comment

The New York Yankees’ Nathan Eovaldi took a no-hitter into the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers on Monday night before losing his bid on a lead-off seventh-inning single by Nomar Mazara. Eovaldi, a 6-foot-2, 225-pound right-hander, attended the same Texas high school as Nolan Ryan – Alvin High School. And Eovaldi wears No. 30…

Mullane, threw majors’ sixth no-no, died 72 years ago today

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers April 25, 2016 Leave a comment

Tony Mullane, the Louisville Eclipse pitcher who threw the sixth no-hitter in major-league history, died 72 years ago today. On Monday, September 11, 1882, Mullane no-hit the Cincinnati Red Stockings for a 2-0 win at Cincinnati’s Bank Street Grounds. Mullane, who could throw both lefty and righty, pitched for 13 seasons, amassing a 284-220 record…