Ramón Martínez threw a no-hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 22 years ago. Martínez no-hit the Florida Marlins on July 14, 1995 for a 7-0 victory at Dodger Stadium. The 6-foot-4 right-handed fastballer struck out eight and walked just one, and he didn’t throw a single breaking ball after the third inning. Ramón’s brother Pedro…
The Chicago American Giants’ Rube Currie threw a Negro National League no-hitter, 91 years ago today. On Tuesday, July 13, 1926, Currie no-hit the Dayton Marcos for a crushing 16-0 victory. The curveball specialist didn’t walk a single Dayton batter, but he missed out on the perfecto due to an error.
The Colorado Rockies’ Kyle Freeland took a no-hitter into the ninth inning Sunday before losing it on a one-out single. Freeland struck out the Chicago White Sox’s Adam Engel for the inning’s first out, but Melky Cabrera followed by hitting a line drive single to left just beyond the glove of Nolan Arenado. Rockies manager…
The Houston Astros’ Larry Dierker no-hit the Montreal Expos, 41 years ago today. On Friday, July 9, 1976, Dierker walked four and struck out eight at the Astrodome to lead Houston to a 6-0 no-hit victory. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound righthander from Hollywood, California, told the Associated Press’ B.F. Kellum that he figured if he was…
The Philadelphia Phillies’ Frank “Red” Donahue threw a no-hitter against the Boston Beaneaters, 119 years ago today. Donahue, who lost a league leading 35 games for the St. Louis (NL) Browns in 1897, was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies after the season. On Friday, July 8, 1898, he no-hit the 1897 NL pennant winners at…
Today would be the 111th birthday of pitching great Satchel Paige. Paige, born July 7, 1906, in Mobile, Alabama, estimated he threw 55 no-hitters over his long, storied career that included stints with numerous teams. When Paige wasn’t pitching in league games, he was barnstorming across the country competing against anyone who would take the…