Daily Archives: June 2, 2016

Happy 76th birthday Jim Maloney

No-no birthdaysBy Dirk Lammers June 2, 2016 Leave a comment

Happy 76th birthday to Jim Maloney, who threw two official Cincinnati Reds no-hitters and had another broken up in extra innings. On August 19, 1965, during the first game of a Thursday doubleheader at Wrigley Field, Maloney no-hit the Cubs for nine innings but his Reds failed to score a run. The game went into…

Johnson tosses first no-no, 26 years ago today

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers June 2, 2016 3 Comments

Randy Johnson threw the first of his two no-hitters, 26 years ago today. On Saturday, June 2, 1990, “The Big Unit” no-hit Detroit as his Seattle Mariners topped the Tigers 2-0 at the Kingdome. It was the Mariners’ first no-hitter. Fourteen years later, a 40-year-old Johnson retired all of the 27 Atlanta Braves batters he…