Twenty-six years ago today, on June 29, 1990, the Oakland A’s Dave Stewart and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Fernando Valenzuela threw no-hitters on the same day. Stewart threw his at Toronto’s SkyDome against the Blue Jays, striking out 12 for a 5-0 win. He told Sports Illustrated that it was the first no-hitter of his…
The Detroit Stars’ Andy Cooper threw a Negro Leagues no-hitter, 91 years ago today. On June 28, 1925, during the second game of a Sunday doubleheader, Cooper no-hit the Indianapolis ABCs for a 1-0 win. The 6-foot-2, 220-pound southpaw from Waco, Texas, was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.
Two major league no-hitters and two Negro Leagues no-nos were thrown on this date. On Friday, June 27, 1884, Larry Corcoran of the NL Chicago White Stockings threw his third no-no, dominating the Providence Grays for a 6-0 win at Lake Front Park. Ninety-four years ago today, on Tuesday, June 27, 1922, the Detroit Stars’…
The San Francisco Giants’ Tim Lincecum no-hit the San Diego Padres for the second time in less than a year, two years ago today. “The Freak” allowed just one baserunner, walking Chase Headley in the second. He retired the next 23 batters to complete the task at AT&T Park with a 4-0 victory. The only…
The Toronto Blue Jays’ Marco Estrada lost an eighth-inning no-hitter in his second consecutive start, one year ago today. Estrada reached the eighth with a no-no intact against the Tampa Bay Rays on June 24, 2015, at Tropicana Field before Logan Forsythe tagged him for a one-out infield single. Five days earlier, Estrada lost a…
Ninety-nine years ago today, Babe Ruth and Ernie Shore combined for baseball’s first combined no-hitter. The story is featured in the first chapter of Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders, and I offer the Chapter below: Four balls and a bop on the beezer When baseball fans reminisce about the legend of Babe Ruth, what comes to mind…