Five no-hitters have been thrown on this date (April 30), but only four of the pitchers (Charlie Robertson, James “Tex” Carleton, Bob Feller and Jim Maloney) also earned a victory. The Baltimore Orioles’ tandem of Steve Barber (8 2/3 in), Stu Miller (1/3 in) combined to throw a no-hit loss. Here are the April 30…
The San Diego Padres are wearing their Way-back Wednesday brown and oranges, so we thought we’d update the count in the same theme. Starter Andrew Cashner struck out the first six batters today before giving up a double in the third to the Houston Astros’ Jake Marisnick, bumping the count up to 7,351 games.
Cleveland Indians pitcher Wes Ferrell threw a no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns and helped his cause with a homer, 84 years ago today. On Wednesday, April 29, 1931 at Cleveland’s League Park, Ferrell no-hit the Browns for a 9-0 victory. Ferrell struck out eight while walking three and also contributed at the plate with…
Happy birthday to Cincinnati Reds pitcher Frank “Noodles” Hahn, thrower of a 1900 no-no. Hahn, born 136 years ago today, no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, July 12, 1900 for a 4-0 victory at Cincinnati’s League Park.
There is only one New York Mets player to retire with a slash line of 1.000/1.000/3.000, and he made his major league debut 15 years ago today. Eric Cammack, a right-handed pitcher, made eight relief appearances for the 2000 Mets, posting an 0-0 record with a 6.30 ERA. On July 5 of the 2000 season,…
The Milwaukee Braves’ Warren Spahn threw his second of two no-hitters, 54 years ago today Spahn on Friday, April 28, 1961 no-hit the San Francisco Giants for a 1-0 victory at Milwaukee County Stadium. Just two Giants reached first base on walks, but each was immediately sent back to the dugout on a double play.…