Proud to be part of this lineup this afternoon
Today on #OVERTIME with @JtESPN991 – @BobLeyESPN 3:20, @ddlammers 3:35, @RicBucher 4:10, @effyescudero 4:35, @NHLJensen 5:20 — ESPN 99.1 (@ESPN991SF) June 10, 2015
Dirk Lammers is a veteran journalist who began rooting for the New York Mets in the early-1970s when the team’s no no-hitter count was barely 2,000 games old. Lammers has since turned his research into Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders: More Than a Century of Pitching’s Greatest Feats (Unbridled Books).
Heston no-hits Mets for Giants’ 17th no-no
Chris Heston, a 27-year-old rookie making just his 13th major league start for the San Francisco Giants, no-hit the New York Mets on Tuesday night at Citi Field for a 5-0 win. Heston struck out 11, plunked 3 and walked none.
Mariners throw combined no-no, 3 years ago today
The Seattle Mariners threw a combined no-hitter, three years ago today. Kevin Millwood was forced to leave the June 8, 2012 game with a groin injury after pitching six innings of no-hit ball. Five relievers finished out the no-no as the Mariners topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 at Safeco Field: Charlie Furbush (2/3 inn.)…
Happy birthday no-no thrower Kevin Gross
Happy 54th birthday to Kevin Gross, who threw a no-hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1992. On Monday, August 17, 1992, Gross no-hit the San Francisco Giants for a 2-0 win at Dodger Stadium. Gross walked two batters in the second inning and hit pinch-hitter Mark Leonard with a pitch in the ninth.
Happy birthday Bill McCahan
Happy birthday to Bill McCahan, who threw a no-hitter for the Philadelphia Athletics as a rookie 68 years ago today. The 5-foot-11, 200-pound right-hander from Philadelphia no-hit the Washington Senators at Shibe Park on Wednesday, September 3, 1947. McCahan struck out two yet didn’t walk a single batter. His perfect game was marred by a…
Porter throws first K.C. no-no, 127 years ago today
Henry Porter threw the first no-hitter in Kansas City history, 127 years ago today. Porter, a pitcher for the American Association’s Kansas City Cowboys, no-hit the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park on June 6, 1888 for a 4-0 victory. Porter walked just one during the game, and three other Orioles runners reached base on errors.…