The New York Yankees’ David Wells tossed a perfect game and the Houston Colt .45s’ Don Nottebart threw a no-hitter on this date. Eighteen years ago today, on Sunday, May 17, 1998, Wells threw a perfect game at Yankee Stadium for a 4-0 win over the Minnesota Twins. Wells later said in his autobiography Perfect…
Happy 61st birthday to Jack Morris, who threw a no-hitter for the Detroit Tigers in 1984. Morris, who later played for the Twins, the Blue Jays and the Indians, no-hit the Chicago White Sox on Saturday, April 7, 1984 at the old Comiskey Park. Morris is now a radio and television color commentator.
Hilton Smith threw the first Negro American League no-hitter, 79 years ago today. On May 16, 1937, during the first game of a Sunday doubleheader, Smith threw a no-no as a member of the Kansas City Monarchs. The right-hander from Giddings, Texas no-hit the Chicago American Giants for a 4-0 win. According to his SABR…
It’s another fine day for a no-no. May 15 is one of four days sharing the record for most no-hitters with six. The others are April 27, September 20 and September 28. Chicago holds two of the May 15 no-nos, with one belonging to the Federal League’s Chi-Feds/Whales and the other property of the Cubbies.…
Today is the 20th anniversary of Dwight Gooden’s no-hitter for the New York Yankees. On Tuesday, May 14, 1996, Gooden no-hit the Seattle Mariners for a 2-0 victory at Yankee Stadium. “Doc” appeared to be running out of steam in the ninth frame as he walked Alex Rodriguez and Edgar Martínez and then threw a…
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…