Happy 136th birthday to Christy Mathewson, the Hall of Famer who pitched two no-hitters for the New York Giants. Mathewson, who posted a career record of 373-188 over 17 seasons, threw two no-hitters for the Giants, and both came on the road. They are the second and third no-nos in the history of the Giants…
Today would have been the 80th birthday of Bill Monbouquette, who threw a Boston Red Sox no-hitter in 1962. Monbouquette no-hit the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 1, 1962, in front of 17,185 fans at Comiskey Park. His only blemish was a second-inning base on balls issued to Al Smith, as he struck out seven…
Wilson Alvarez threw a no-hitter for the 1991 Chicago White Sox in just his second major league start, 25 years ago today. Alvarez, a 6-foot-1 southpaw from Maracaibo, Venezuela, no-hit the Baltimore Orioles on August 11, 1991, walking five and striking out seven. His outing at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium went considerable better than his major-league…
The San Diego Padres’ Edwin Jackson took a no-hitter into the sixth inning Wednesday night before giving up a leadoff single to Jordy Mercer. It marked the franchise’s 7,603rd game without a no-hitter. Jackson reached the 7th inning with a no-hitter intact in his first start for San Diego, his 11th major league team, on…
Happy 157th birthday to Larry Corcoran, the first pitcher to toss three career no-hitters. Corcoran, who born on this day in 1859 in Brooklyn, threw all of his no-nos for the National League’s Chicago White Stockings, later renamed the Cubs. All were accomplished at home at Lake Front Park. Joining Corcoran in the three no-hitters…
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ John Candelaria threw the city of Pittsburgh’s first no-hitter since the old Federal League, 40 years ago today. The 23-year-old southpaw dominated the Dodgers on Monday, August 9, 1976, using 101 pitches to no-hit Los Angeles for a 2-0 win at Three Rivers Stadium. Candelaria faced 30 batters, with two Dodgers reaching…