The Tampa Bay Rays and the Detroit Tigers seemed poised today to do something not seen around these parts in 98 years. The Rays’ Chris Archer and the Tigers’ Justin Verlander kept everyone off the base paths through 4 2/3 innings on Wednesday, getting through just over half of what the Chicago Cubs’ Hippo Vaughn…
The New York Mets’ Noah Syndergaard retired the first 18 San Diego Padres he faced on Tuesday, losing his perfect game when Will Venable led off the seventh inning with a single. The Mets rookie fireballer worked out of the seventh-inning jam to protect a 2-0 lead and ended the night throwing eight innings with…
Johan Ramon “Ervin” Santana threw a Los Angeles Angels no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians four years ago today. Santana, who took the new first name of Ervin in 2003 to avoid sharing the same name with the then Minnesota Twins pitcher, threw his gem on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 for a 3-1 win at Jacobs…
The Philadelphia Phillies’ Cole Hamels threw the 13th no-hitter in team history, breaking the Chicago Cubs’ near 50-year streak of avoiding a no-hitter.
The Brooklyn Grays’ Adonis Terry threw the first of his two no-hitters, 129 years ago today. Terry on July 24, 1886, no-hit the St. Louis Browns at Washington Park for a 1-0 victory. Terry walked two batters, and Brooklyn committed two errors.
Six years ago today, Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle threw a perfect game to become the only major league pitcher to toss three complete games while facing the minimum 27 batters. Buehrle’s second effort was on April 18, 2007, when he no-hit the Texas Rangers. Buehrle had picked off Sammy Sosa from first after…