The San Diego Padres have finished the 2015 season without a no-hitter, marking the 47th straight season they’ve missed that feat since joining the National League in 1969. The Friars did notch one other rare feat this season, when Matt Kemp became the first Padres player to hit for the cycle on Friday, August 14,…
Today is the 131st anniversary of the only no-hitter to end in a tie. On Saturday, October 4, 1884, the Brooklyn Atlantics’ Sam Kimber threw 10 innings of no-hit ball against the Toledo Blue Stockings in an American Association match-up at Brooklyn’s Washington Park. But Toledo pitcher Frank Olin kept the Atlantics off the scoreboard…
The Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer has thrown his second no-hitter of the season, stifling the New York Mets’ offense Saturday at Citi Field during the second game of a doubleheader for a 2-0 victory.
Happy 61st birthday to Dennis Eckersley, who threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians in 1977. On Monday, May 30, 1977, Eckersley no-hit the California Angels for a 1-0 win at Cleveland Stadium. Eckersley struck out 12 and allowed his only base runner in the first inning by walking Tony Solaita. He retired the next…
The Montreal Expos’ Bill Stoneman threw a no-hitter against the New York Mets, 43 years ago today. Stoneman, pitching the first game of a doubleheader at Parc Jarry, walked 7 batters but kept the Mets from notching a single scratch hit for a 7-0 win. It marked Stoneman’s second no-hitter for the young Expos franchise.…
The Miami Marlins’ Henderson Alvarez finished off the 2013 season with a no-hitter that ended with a walk-off wild pitch, two years ago today. Alvarez, pitching at Marlins Park on Sunday, September 29, 2013, no-hit the Detroit Tigers through nine innings, but the Marlins couldn’t score a single run. Miami loaded the bases in the…