Phil Cockrell threw the second of his no-hitters for Hilldale, 94 years ago today. On Saturday, August 19, 1922, Cockrell no-hit the Chicago American Giants for a 5-0 win. His first no-hitter came during on September 5, 1921, during the second game of a Monday doubleheader against the Detroit Stars. Hilldale won 3-0.
Kevin Gross threw a no-hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 24 years ago today. On Monday, August 17, 1992, Gross no-hit the San Francisco Giants for a 2-0 win at Dodger Stadium. Gross walked two batters in the second inning and hit pinch-hitter Mark Leonard with a pitch in the ninth. Also throwing a no-hitter…
Thanks to Fran Charles, Mark DeRosa, Lauren Shehadi and Preston Wilson for having me on MLB Central this morning. It was a heck of a lot of fun and I feel it went went incredibly smoothly, except maybe the point when both Mark DeRosa and a producer speaking in my earpiece reminded me that Carlos…
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…