The Count
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Dirk Lammers is a veteran journalist who began rooting for the New York Mets in the early-1970s when the team’s no no-hitter count was barely 2,000 games old. Lammers has since turned his research into Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders: More Than a Century of Pitching’s Greatest Feats (Unbridled Books).
Buerhle tosses first no-no, 8 years ago today
Eight years ago today, Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle tossed his first of two no-hitters. Buehrle on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 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.
Happy birthday Henderson Alvarez
Happy 25th birthday to the Miami Marlins’ Henderson Alvarez, who ended the 2013 season with a no-hitter. Alvarez, who is currently on the disabled list with shoulder and elbow discomfort, no-hit the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at Marlins Park. The game was tied at 0 in the bottom of the ninth when…
Jiménez ejected from a no-no in progress
Home plate umpire Jordan Baker ejected Baltimore Orioles pitcher Ubaldo Jiménez on Friday night in the middle of him throwing a no-hitter. Granted it was only the fourth inning, but I don’t recall ever seeing that before. Jiménez hit Boston Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval on the back of the shoulder with a 90…
Happy birthday to Charlie Ferguson, threw Philadelphia’s first no-no
Happy birthday to Charlie Ferguson, who threw the Philadelphia Phillies franchise’s first no-hitter as a member of the 1885 Philadelphia Quakers. Ferguson, born 152 years ago today, no-hit the National League’s Providence Grays on Saturday, August 29, 1885 at Philadelphia’s Recreation Park. The Reading Times noted a rivalry between Quakers pitchers Ferguson and Ed Daily,…
Nats/Expos, Rockies franchises celebrate anniversary of first no-nos
The Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals and Colorado Rockies franchises are celebrating anniversaries of their first no-hitters today. Forty-six years ago today, on April 17, 1969, Montreal’s Bill Stoneman no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies for a 7-0 victory at Connie Mack Stadium in the Expos’ ninth game. It’s the earliest a franchise has ever knocked the accomplishment off…