Bernardo Baró threw a no-hitter for the Cuban Stars of Havana, 98 years ago today. The Negro Leagues star, born in 1896 in Cárdenas, Cuba, no-hit the Indianapolis ABCs for an 11-0 win on July 21, 1918, during the first game of a Sunday doubleheader.
The Los Angeles Dodgers Bill Singer, the Detroit Tigers’ Jim Bunning and the Brooklyn Superbas’ Mal Eason and all threw no-hitters on this date. Singer threw his on July 20, 1970, against the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium for a 5-0 win. Bunning in 1958 threw his first of two no-hitters, blanking the Boston Red…
The Cleveland Indians’ Dick Bosman threw a no-hitter against the Oakland Athletics, 42 years ago today. On Friday, July 19, 1974, at Cleveland Stadium, Bosman no-hit the A’s for a 4-0 win. He would have had a perfect game if not for his own error. With two outs in the fourth, the slow-footed Sal Bando…
The New York Yankees’ David Cone threw a no-hitter against the Montreal Expos, 17 years ago today. It was Sunday, July 18, 1999, “Yogi Berra Day” at Yankee Stadium, as the Hall of Fame catcher made his triumphant return to the Bronx after a 14-year absence fueled by a dispute with owner George Steinbrenner. Don…
Edwin Jackson nearly made San Diego Padres history Sunday afternoon, taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning before losing it on a Conor Gillaspie three-run homer. Jackson, who threw a no-hitter for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2010, walked five batters in this contest before serving up the dinger. It was his first start for the…
The father of no-hitters, George Washington Bradley, threw baseball’s first no-no, 140 years ago today. On Saturday, July 15, 1876, the 5-foot-10½-inch, lanky St. Louis Brown Stockings right-hander worked his way down the Hartford Dark Blues lineup during a one-hour-50-minute contest, striking out three batters while walking one. The Brown Stockings’ defense was of little…