The Brooklyn Grooms’ Tom Lovett threw a no-hitter against the New York Giants, 124 years ago today. Or, as the New York Sun put it, Lovett “accomplished a feat that would make any pitcher who ever rubbed dirt on a new ball feel as hilarious as a steer in a vegetable garden.” (I love these…
Boston Red Sox hurler George “Rube” Foster threw a no-hitter against the New York Yankees, 99 years ago today. Foster on Wednesday, June 21, 1916 no-hit the Yankees for a 2-0 win at Fenway Park. He had been throwing a perfect game until issuing a walk in the seventh inning, and he walked two more…
Happy 149th birthday to Matt Kilroy, who threw a no-hitter for the Baltimore Orioles before the turn of the century. Kilroy on Wednesday, October 6, 1886 no-hit the Pittsburgh Alleghenys on the road in front of less than 300 fans at Recreation Park for a 6-0 win. Three Allegheny runners reached base – one on…
The Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer has thrown baseball’s 289th no-hitter, becoming just the second pitcher to plunk the 27th batter during a perfecto yet recover for the no-no.
Brock Holt’s hit-for-cycle for the Boston Red Sox last night is the 306th in major league history. Hitting for the cycle, of course, involves a batter hitting a single, double, triple and home run – not necessarily in that order – in one game. We here at NoNoHitters.com are big fans of the cycle, as…
Chris Heston has given us 2015’s only no-hitter so far. Here is the breakdown of the 2015 no-hitter attempts broken up in late innings: Here’s the list of the deep no-no attempts (minimum six innings): 8⅔ Shelby Miller Atlanta Braves (NL) Sunday, May 17, 2015 Spoiler: Justin Boer, single up the middle with…