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,…
Allie Reynolds, who tossed a pair of no-hitters for the New York Yankees in 1951, was born 99 years ago today. The Bethany, Oklahoma, native threw both of his no-hitters in a 2½-month span during the 1951 season, in which he posted a 17-8 record. He improved on that for 1952, going 20-8 with an…
Satchel Paige became the first Negro Leagues star voted into the Hall of Fame, 45 years ago today. Paige was the first player to be selected by a 10-person committee honoring the contributions of the Negro Leagues to baseball’s history. Paige may have thrown dozens of no-hitters in barnstorming, semipro and minor league games. But…
It’s rare for a softball pitcher to throw a nine-inning no-hitter, if only because softball games are only scheduled to go seven innings. But Kent State’s Kylie Reynolds accomplished the feat seven years ago today, no-hitting Stetson for nine innings during the championship game of the Stetson Leadoff Classic in Deland, Fla. Reynolds struck out…