Wishing a happy 86th birthday to Don Larsen, who threw a perfect game in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series — the first no-hitter in postseason history. Larsen retired all 27 Brooklyn Dodgers batters he faced at Yankee Stadium on Monday, October 8, 1956 for a 2-0 win. I had the pleasure of interviewing…
The San Diego Padres still await the club’s first no-hitter, but a man born in San Diego 73 years ago today threw one in 1965. Boston Red Sox hurler Dave Morehead no-hit the Cleveland Indians on Thursday, September 16, 1965 for a 2-0 victory at Fenway Park. Morehead played for San Diego’s Herbert Hoover High…
Knuckleballer Phil Niekro threw the Braves’ first no-hitter after the club’s move to Atlanta, 42 years ago today. Sticking with his trademark knuckler from the seventh inning on, Niekro no-hit the San Diego Padres for a 9-0 win at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium on Sunday, August 5, 1973. Niekro had been mixing in fastballs and sliders…
The Texas Rangers’ Adrián Beltré became just the fourth major league player to hit for a third career cycle on Monday, and all three were accomplished in Arlington, Texas. Beltré hit his third cycle Monday night during the Rangers’ 12-9 win over the Houston Astros with a triple (first inning), double (second inning), single (third…
Happy 133rd birthday to the New York Giants’ Red Ames, who threw nine innings of no-hit ball in 1909 before giving up a hit in the 10th and losing the game in the 13th. On April 15, 1909, Ames no-hit the Brooklyn Superbas over nine innings at the Polo Grounds but neither team could score…
The Tampa Bay Rays and the Detroit Tigers seemed poised today to do something not seen around these parts in 98 years. The Rays’ Chris Archer and the Tigers’ Justin Verlander kept everyone off the base paths through 4 2/3 innings on Wednesday, getting through just over half of what the Chicago Cubs’ Hippo Vaughn…