The Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer flirted with history tonight, taking a perfect game into the sixth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies in his first start since his no-hitter. Scherzer gave up a one-out double to Freddy Galvis, ending his chance at duplicating Johnny Vander Meer’s feat. Vander Meer’s first was on Saturday, June 11, 1938,…
Could the Toronto Blue Jays’ Marco Estrada become the next Dave Stieb? For the second straight start, Estrada took a no-hitter bid into the eighth inning, getting the first out Wednesday before Logan Forsythe tagged him for an infield single. On Friday, Estrada lost one against the Orioles with no out in the eighth. Stieb,…
The Philadelphia Phillies’ Rick Wise became the only major league pitcher to hit two home runs during his own no-hitter, 44 years ago today. On Wednesday, June 23, 1971, Wise no-hit the Cincinnati Reds at Riverfront Stadium for a 4-0 win – and he drove in three of those runs. Wise was protecting a 1-0…
The Brooklyn Grooms’ Tom Lovett threw a no-hitter against the New York Giants, 124 years ago today. Or, as the New York Sun put it, Lovett “accomplished a feat that would make any pitcher who ever rubbed dirt on a new ball feel as hilarious as a steer in a vegetable garden.” (I love these…
Boston Red Sox hurler George “Rube” Foster threw a no-hitter against the New York Yankees, 99 years ago today. Foster on Wednesday, June 21, 1916 no-hit the Yankees for a 2-0 win at Fenway Park. He had been throwing a perfect game until issuing a walk in the seventh inning, and he walked two more…
Happy 149th birthday to Matt Kilroy, who threw a no-hitter for the Baltimore Orioles before the turn of the century. Kilroy on Wednesday, October 6, 1886 no-hit the Pittsburgh Alleghenys on the road in front of less than 300 fans at Recreation Park for a 6-0 win. Three Allegheny runners reached base – one on…