In the past five days, six pitchers have reached the fifth inning or later with a no-hitter intact. History tells us that there’s a good chance one will go even deeper tonight. September 28 is one of four dates sharing the record for most no-hitters with six. The others are April 27, May 15 and…
The Boston Americans’ pitcher Bill Dinneen threw a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox 110 years ago today. Dinneen no-hit the White Sox at Boston’s Huntington Avenue Grounds during the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday, September 27, 1905. Boston topped Chicago 2-0, and Dinneen struck out six. Dinneen retired in 1909 after pitching…
Yogi Berra, the Hall of Fame great who died Tuesday at the age of 90, is known mostly by New York Yankees fans as a catcher and by New York Mets fans as a manager. But Berra’s final four games behind home plate were actually in a Mets uniform, and he did so after managing…
A committee of five Detroit Tigers came within two outs of the majors’ 294th no-hitter on Tuesday before Tyler Saladino tagged Neftali Felix for a one-out triple in the ninth. Daniel Norris was throwing a perfect game through five, but he was pulled from the game because of his pitch count. Buck Farmer took the…
September 20 is a popular day for a no-hitter. Six no-hitters have been tossed on this date, though none of those have been thrown in the 46 years since Bob Moose temporarily interrupted the Miracle Mets’ postseason push with a no-hitter at Shea Stadium on Saturday, September 20, 1969. Moose on that day struck out…
Four no-hitters were tossed on this date, but three of them are more than 100 years old. The only modern-day no-hitter was thrown on Wednesday, September 18, 1968, by the St. Louis Cardinals’ Ray Washburn against the San Francisco Giants. It came just a day after the Giants’ Gaylord Perry no-hit the Cards. The others:…