Ken Johnson threw a no-hitter and lost, 53 years ago today. It was April 23, 1964, and the Houston Colt .45’s were playing the Cincinnati Reds at Colt Stadium. The game was deadlocked at 0. The Reds clawed for a run on a ninth-inning bunt attempt by Pete Rose in which Johnson threw the ball…
Ted Breitenstein and Jim Jay Hughes threw no-hitters on the same day, 119 years ago today. Ted Breitenstein, who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds, no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati’s League Park on Friday, April 22, 1898. That same day, Jim Jay Hughes, of the National League Baltimore Orioles, no-hit the Boston Beaneaters. The feat…
Today marks a full 365 calendar days since the last Major League Baseball no-hitter. On April 21, 2016, the Chicago Cubs’ Jake Arrieta no-hit the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night, less than eight months after throwing one against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Arrieta walked four and struck out six as the Cubs beat the Cincinnati…
John Goodgame threw a Negro Leagues no-hitter for the West Baden Sprudels, 106 years ago today. On Friday, April 21, 1911, Goodgame no-hit the French Lick Plutos in West Baden, Indiana, for a 3-0 win. The website Agate Type: Reconstructing Negro League & Latin Baseball History dug up a short Indianapolis Freeman write-up about the…
The Cleveland Naps’ (Indians’) Addie Joss threw the second of his two no-hitters 107 years ago today. On Wednesday, April 20, 1910, Joss no-hit the Chicago White Sox for a 1-0 victory at South Side Park. It was his second no-no against Chicago. On Friday, October 2, 1908, Joss threw a perfect game against the…
The Miami Marlins nearly threw the team’s first combined no-hitter on Tuesday night, blanking the Seattle Mariners 5-0 at Safeco Field but losing the no-no in the 9th. Wei-Yin Chen threw seven no-hit innings, reaching his 100th pitch on the third out of the 7th. Marlins skipper Don Mattingly gave the ball to Brad Ziegler,…