Daily Archives: June 3, 2016

Pedro’s 9 perfect innings, 21 years ago today

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers June 3, 2016 1 Comment

Pedro Martinez threw nine perfect innings but lost the no-no in the 10th, 21 years ago tonight. (Thanks to Dick Enberg for reminding me of this anniversary!) On June 3, 1995, Martinez retired every San Diego Padres batter he faced, but his Expos couldn’t score a run so it headed for extra innings. The Expos…

Holtzman tosses 2nd no-no, 45 years ago today

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers June 3, 2016 Leave a comment

The Chicago Cubs’ Ken Holtzman threw the second of his two no-hitters, 45 years ago today. On June 3, 1971, Holtzman no-hit the Cincinnati Reds for a 1-0 victory at Riverfront Stadium. That followed an August 19, 1969 no-no in which he failed to record a single strikeout. In that game, Holtzman no-hit the Atlanta…