The Chicago Cubs’ Jon Lester took a no-hitter into the seventh inning on Monday before losing it on a hard-hit ball to third. The St. Louis Cardinals’ Jhonny Peralta lined the ball just over the bag, making a tough play for third baseman Kris Bryant. Peralta reached safety and the official scorer rightfully ruled the…
Happy birthday to The Cincinnati Reds’ Horace “Hod” Eller, who threw a no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1919. Eller, born on July 5, 1894 in Muncie, Indiana, no-hit the Cards on May 11, 1919 for a 6-0 win at Redland Field. Three St. Louis batters reached first base on walks, but two of…
It’s America’s birthday, and it’s also the 135th birthday of the Detroit Tigers’ George Mullin, who was born on July 4 and threw a no-hitter on July 4. Mullin, born July 4, 1880, threw a no-hitter on his 32nd birthday — July 4, 1912 — during the second game of a doubleheader against the St.…
We had another no-hitter broken up in the latter innings on Friday, as the Detroit Tigers’ Anibal Sanchez took a no-no against the Toronto Blue Jays into the eighth inning. Former Tiger Ezequiel Cabrera broke up the bid with a one-out single to left field. The Blue Jays went on to score six runs in…
The Cleveland Indians’ Carlos Carrasco no-hit the Tampa Bay Rays through 8 2/3 innings Wednesday night before giving up a ninth-inning, two-out single to Joey Butler. Carrasco walked just one batter through eight, then issued a leadoff walk and a hit batsman in the ninth. Carrasco got the next batter on a fielder’s choice and…
Twenty five years ago today, the Oakland Athletics’ Dave Stewart and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Fernando Valenzula threw no-hitters on the same day. In a day game at Toronto’s SkyDome, Stewart no-hit the Blue Jays for a 5-0 victory for the A’s. Valenzuela watched part of that game in the Dodger Stadium clubhouse before promising…