Happy birthday to no-no throwers Roy Halladay, Dennis Martínez and Ed Walsh. Halladay, who turns 39 today, threw both his no-hitters for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2010. On May 29 of that year, Halladay tossed a perfect game against the Florida Marlins for a 1-0 win at Sun Life Stadium. Then, on October 6 in…
Miles “Alex” Main, who threw a no-hitter for the Kansas City Packers in 1915, was born 132 years ago today. Main no-hit the Buffalo Buffeds/Blues in a Federal League match-up at Buffalo’s International Fair Association Grounds on August 16, 1915. Only three Buffeds reached base thanks to one walk and a couple of Kansas City…
"Toothpick" Sam Jones became the first African-American to throw a Major League Baseball no-hitter, 61 years ago today. Jones, pitching for the Chicago Cubs on May 12, 1955, no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates for a 4-0 win at Wrigley Field. He completed an accomplishment that likely would have been preceded by such Negro Leagues greats as…
Today would have been the 77th birthday of Milt Pappas, who threw a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs in 1972. Pappas, who also pitched for the Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves, died of natural causes last month at his home in the South suburb of Beecher. While pitching for the ’72 Cubs, Pappas…
Al Leiter, Sandy Koufax, Horace “Hod” Eller and threw no-hitters on this date. On Saturday, May 11, 1996, Leiter threw the Florida Marlins first no-hitter 20 years ago today. The New Jersey native no-hit the Colorado Rockies for an 11-0 win at Joe Robbie Stadium. Koufax, who threw four no-hitters with the Los Angeles Dodgers,…
The Montreal Expos’ Charlie Lea threw a no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants, 35 years ago today. On May 10, 1981, during the second game of a Sunday doubleheader, Lea walked four and struck out eight as the Expos beat the Giants 4-0 at Olympic Stadium. It was the Expos’ third no-hitter, with Bill Stoneman…