New Jersey hosted its first major-league baseball game, 60 years ago today. The Brooklyn Dodgers played 15 regular-season games at Jersey City’s Roosevelt Stadium during the 1956 and 1957 seasons. The first was on April 19, 1956, and the Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies for a 10-inning 5-4 win in an error-filled game (5 errors…
Happy 26th birthday to Henderson Alvarez, who ended the 2013 Miami Marlins season with a no-hitter. Alvarez, who is working to return to the mound with the Oakland Athletics after shoulder surgery, no-hit the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at Marlins Park. The game was tied at 0 in the bottom of the…
Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle tossed his first of two no-hitters, nine years ago today. On Wednesday, April 18, 2007, Buehrle no-hit the Texas Rangers for a 6-0 victory at U.S. Cellular Field. Two years later, on Thursday, July 23, 2009, Buehrle pitched a 5-0 perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays at home.…
The Colorado Rockies aren’t the only franchise to exit the no no-no club on this day. Forty-seven years ago today, on April 17, 1969, the Montreal Expos’ Bill Stoneman no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies for a 7-0 victory at Connie Mack Stadium in just the Expos’ ninth game. It’s the earliest a franchise has ever knocked…
#Orioles' starter Ubaldo Jimenez ejected after plunking #RedSox's Sandoval in 4th DETAILS: http://t.co/0rldKQyzTF pic.twitter.com/tOSZ8PC4rN — FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) April 18, 2015 Baltimore Orioles pitcher Ubaldo Jiménez was ejected from a no-no in progress, one year ago today. On Friday, April 17, 2015, home plate umpire Jordan Baker ejected Jiménez in the fourth inning of…
Hall of Famer Bob Feller threw the only Opening Day no-hitter in baseball history, 76 years ago today. The 21-year-old Feller used his “heater from Van Meter” fastball on April 16, 1940 to mow down eight White Sox batters as the Cleveland Indians topped Chicago 1-0. Feller’s parents and sister, Marguerite, were among the 14,000…