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).
Frank Mountain threw the second and final no-hitter in Columbus Buckeyes history, 131 years ago today. Mountain on June 5, 1884 no-hit the Washington Nationals of the American Association for a 12-0 win on the Capitol Grounds. Just a week earlier, teammate Ed Morris no-hit the Pittsburgh Alleghenys for a 5-0 win at Pittsburgh’s Recreation…
The Chicago Cubs’ Ken Holtzman threw the second of his two no-hitters, 44 years ago today. On June 3, 1971, Holtzman no-hit the Cincinnati Reds for a 1-0 victory at Riverfront Stadium. That followed an August 19, 1969 no-no in which he failed to record a single strikeout. In that game, Holtzman no-hit the Atlanta…
Randy Johnson threw the first of his two no-hitters, 25 years ago today. On Saturday, June 2, 1990, “The Big Unit” no-hit Detroit as his Seattle Mariners topped the Tigers 2-0 at the Kingdome. It was the Mariners’ first no-hitter. Fourteen years later, a 40-year-old Johnson retired all of the 27 Atlanta Braves batters he…
Today’s the third anniversary of Johan Santana’s no-hitter, and Sports Illustrated is marking the occasion with a great story by Phil Taylor titled “No-no Regrets.” It’s a terrific read, and I’m not just saying that because I’m quoted throughout.
Today is the third anniversary of Johan Santana breaking the Mets’ no no-hitters streak at 8,019 games. As always, we celebrate by repeating our original post from June 1, 2012: The streak ends at 8,019: Santana no-hits Cards For the first time in 8,019 games, a New York Mets game has ended with a zero…
The Cleveland Indians’ Dennis Eckersley threw a no-hitter against the California Angels, 38 years ago today. Eckersley on Monday, May 30, 1977 at Cleveland Stadium walked just one batter as the Indians topped the Angels 1-0. Eckersley, who also pitched for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs and Oakland A’s, now does some studio work…