Once again, it’s a fine day for a no-no. May 15 is one of four days sharing the record for most no-hitters with six. The others are April 27, September 20 and September 28. Chicago holds two of the May 15 no-nos, with one belonging to the Federal League’s Chi-Feds/Whales and the other property of…
Happy birthday to no-no throwers Roy Halladay, Dennis Martínez and Ed Walsh. Halladay, who turns 38 today, threw both his no-hitters for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2010. On May 29 of that year, Halladay tossed a perfect game against the Florida Marlins for a 1-0 win at Sun Life Stadium. Then, on October 6 in…
The Cleveland Indians’ Corey Kluber took a no-hitter into the seventh inning on Wednesday and retired the inning’s first two batters before losing his bid on a Jhonny Peralta single. More impressively, Kluber struck out 18 batters and didn’t even take the mound for the ninth. Kluber’s effort is the fourth longest no-no bid of…
Miles “Alex” Main, who threw a no-hitter for the Kansas City Packers in 1915, was born 131 years ago today. Main no-hit the Buffalo Buffeds/Blues in a Federal League match-up at Buffalo’s International Fair Association Grounds on August 16, 1915. Only three Buffeds reached base thanks to one walk and a couple of Kansas City…
"Toothpick" Sam Jones became the first African-American to throw a Major League Baseball no-hitter, 60 years ago today. Jones, pitching for the Chicago Cubs on May 12, 1955, no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates for a 4-0 win at Wrigley Field. He completed an accomplishment that likely would have been preceded by such Negro Leagues greats as…
Horace “Hod” Eller, Sandy Koufax and Al Leiter threw no-hitters on this date. Eller, a pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, no-hit the St. Louis Cardinals at Redland Field 96 years ago today. Koufax, who threw four no-hitters with the Los Angeles Dodgers, tossed his second no-no against the San Francisco Giants on this date in…