The Cleveland Indians’ Dick Bosman threw a no-hitter against the Oakland Athletics, 42 years ago today. On Friday, July 19, 1974, at Cleveland Stadium, Bosman no-hit the A’s for a 4-0 win. He would have had a perfect game if not for his own error. With two outs in the fourth, the slow-footed Sal Bando…
The New York Yankees’ David Cone threw a no-hitter against the Montreal Expos, 17 years ago today. It was Sunday, July 18, 1999, “Yogi Berra Day” at Yankee Stadium, as the Hall of Fame catcher made his triumphant return to the Bronx after a 14-year absence fueled by a dispute with owner George Steinbrenner. Don…
Edwin Jackson nearly made San Diego Padres history Sunday afternoon, taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning before losing it on a Conor Gillaspie three-run homer. Jackson, who threw a no-hitter for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2010, walked five batters in this contest before serving up the dinger. It was his first start for the…
The father of no-hitters, George Washington Bradley, threw baseball’s first no-no, 140 years ago today. On Saturday, July 15, 1876, the 5-foot-10½-inch, lanky St. Louis Brown Stockings right-hander worked his way down the Hartford Dark Blues lineup during a one-hour-50-minute contest, striking out three batters while walking one. The Brown Stockings’ defense was of little…
Ramón Martínez threw a no-hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 21 years ago. Martínez no-hit the Florida Marlins on July 14, 1995 for a 7-0 victory at Dodger Stadium. The 6-foot-4 right-handed fastballer struck out eight and walked just one, and he didn’t throw a single breaking ball after the third inning. Ramón’s brother Pedro…
The Boston Red Sox’s Mel Parnell no-hit the Chicago White Sox, 60 years ago today. On Saturday, July 14, 1956, Parnell held the White Sox hitless while walking two and striking out four for a 4-0 win at Fenway Park. Big accomplishment, right? Well, the 6-foot, 180-pound southpaw from New Orleans told the Boston Globe…