Osaka’s Miwa no-hits Tokyo, 80 years ago today
The Osaka Tigers’ Hachiro Miwa tossed a Japanese Baseball League no-hitter, 80 years ago today.
Dirk Lammers is a veteran journalist who began rooting for the New York Mets in the early-1970s when the team’s no no-hitter count was barely 2,000 games old. Lammers has since turned his research into Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders: More Than a Century of Pitching’s Greatest Feats (Unbridled Books).
Happy birthday Red Ames
Happy 136th birthday to the New York Giants’ Red Ames, who threw nine innings of no-hit ball on Opening Day in 1909 before giving up a hit in the 10th and losing the game in the 13th.
Seven-inning no-nos
With MLB and the Players Association approving seven-inning doubleheaders for the (likely short) remainder of the 2020 season starting today, we thought we’d look at the uncredited seven-inning no-hitters thrown over baseball’s history.
Black Sox’s Strong tosses 11-inning no-no vs. Hilldale, 93 years ago today
The Baltimore Black Sox’s Joe Strong tossed an 11-inning Eastern Colored League no-hitter, 93 years ago.
Bibby throws first Rangers no-hitter, 47 years ago today
Jim Bibby threw the first no-hitter in Texas Rangers history, 47 years ago today.
Wood and Culver threw no-nos on this date
The Boston Red Sox’s “Smokey” Joe Wood and the Cincinnati Reds’ George Culver threw no-hitters on this date.