The Cincinnati Reds’ Horace “Hod” Eller Marlins’ the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Sandy Koufax and the Florida Marlins’ Al Leiter threw no-hitters on this date.
Eller, a pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, no-hit the St. Louis Cardinals at Redland Field 99 years ago today.
Koufax, who threw four no-hitters with the Los Angeles Dodgers, tossed his second no-no against the San Francisco Giants 55 years ago today in 1963.
Twenty-two years ago today, on Saturday, May 11, 1996, Leiter tossed the Florida Marlins’ first no-hitter. The New Jersey native no-hit the Colorado Rockies for an 11-0 win at Joe Robbie Stadium.