Boston Red Sox pitchers Frank Viola and Corey Bailey combined to no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game, 23 years ago today. On Friday, April 2, 1993, at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida, Viola threw 7 innings of no-hit ball, striking out six batters and walking one. Bailey, Boston’s Double-A closer,…
The Kansas City Athletics notched the team’s only no-hitter 50 years ago today, though the no-no came during a spring training game. Although the A’s had five regular season no-nos during the team’s stint in Philadelphia and six while based in Oakland, the franchise couldn’t notch a single one during the club’s 13 years in…
Birthday wishes today to a couple of Bostonians who threw their no-hitters more than a century ago. The Boston Beaneaters’ Jack Stivetts, born 148 years ago today, no-hit the Brooklyn Grooms 11-0 on Saturday, August 6, 1892 at Brooklyn’s Eastern Park. The Boston Doves’ Frank “Big Jeff” Pfeffer, born 134 years ago on this date,…
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Murry Dickson no-hit the World Champion New York Yankees in a spring training contest, 68 years ago today. On Tuesday, March 30, 1948, at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida, Dickson no-hit the Yanks for a 7-0 win. The losing pitcher was Bill Bevens, who just missed tossing the World…
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ Bob Veale and Luke Walker no-hit the Los Angeles Dodgers in a spring training game, 50 years ago today. At Terry Park in Fort Myers, Florida, on Monday, March 28, 1966, Veale threw 7 innings of no-hit ball and Walker followed with two more to lead the Bucs to a 5-0 win…
Wishing a happy 37th birthday to Mark Buehrle, who threw a no-hitter and a perfect game for the Chicago White Sox. Buehrle, who may or may not be retired, no-hit the Texas Rangers on April 18, 2007, for a 6-0 victory at U.S. Cellular Field while facing the minimum 27 batters. Buehrle had picked off…