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 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…
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, 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,…
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…
Today is the 75th anniversary of baseball’s only Opening Day no-hitter. Twenty-one-year-old Bob Feller used his “heater from Van Meter” fastball on April 16, 1940 to mow down eight White Sox batters as the Cleveland Indians topped Chicago 1-0. Feller’s parents and sister, Marguerite, were among the 14,000 fans at Chicago’s Comiskey Park that afternoon.…