Sending 151st birthday wishes out to Ben Sanders, who threw a no-hitter for the Louisville Colonels on Monday, August 22, 1892. The Colonels that day beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 in a game played at Louisville’s Eclipse Park. Both ball clubs finished near the bottom of the National League standings in 1892, with the Colonels…
Happy 50th birthday to Mélido Pérez, who threw a six-inning rain-shortened no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox in 1990. On Thursday, July 12, 1990, Pérez no-hit the New York Yankees over six innings before the game was called with an 8-0 score due to weather. Just two years earlier, on Saturday, September 24, 1988, Mélido’s…
Happy 152nd birthday to Charlie “Pretzels” Getzien, who threw a six-inning rain-shortened no-hitter for the National League’s Detroit Wolverines in 1884. Getzien tossed six innings of no-hit ball against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, October 1, 1884, at Detroit’s Recreation Park. The Wolverines were leading 1-0 when Milt Scott and Getzien hit back-to-back singles in…
Twenty-one years ago today, the Los Angeles Dodgers introduced 26-year-old Hideo Nomo as the team’s newest pitcher. The five-time Japanese all-star was the first major league player from that country to appear in a U.S. major league game. Nomo threw one no-hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers and followed it up five years later with…
Today would be the 71st birthday of Don Wilson, who threw no-hitters for the Houston Astros in 1967 and 1969. The right-handed flamethrower, who pitched one game in 1966, was a mainstay of the Houston rotation from 1967 to 1974, winning 104 games. He died of accidental asphyxiation in his home on Jan. 5, 1975…
Three Rivers Stadium, which hosted no-hitters by Bob Gibson, John Candelaria and Francisco Cordova/Ricardo Rincon, was imploded 15 years ago today. The Pirates made Three Rivers the team’s home from 1970 through 2000, and the ballpark fared much better in no-nos than the Bucs’ previous home. Forbes Field, the Pirates’ home from 1909 through 1970,…