Happy 61st birthday to Dennis Eckersley, who threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians in 1977. On Monday, May 30, 1977, Eckersley no-hit the California Angels for a 1-0 win at Cleveland Stadium. Eckersley struck out 12 and allowed his only base runner in the first inning by walking Tony Solaita. He retired the next…
The Montreal Expos’ Bill Stoneman threw a no-hitter against the New York Mets, 43 years ago today. Stoneman, pitching the first game of a doubleheader at Parc Jarry, walked 7 batters but kept the Mets from notching a single scratch hit for a 7-0 win. It marked Stoneman’s second no-hitter for the young Expos franchise.…
The Miami Marlins’ Henderson Alvarez finished off the 2013 season with a no-hitter that ended with a walk-off wild pitch, two years ago today. Alvarez, pitching at Marlins Park on Sunday, September 29, 2013, no-hit the Detroit Tigers through nine innings, but the Marlins couldn’t score a single run. Miami loaded the bases in the…
Max Scherzer, who already has one 2015 no-hitter under his belt, reached the eighth inning with a no-no intact against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday. Scherzer lost Monday’s no-no when Tucker Barnhart lined a single to left with one out in the eighth inning. On June 14, in the start just before his no-hitter, Scherzer…
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…