Sending wishes for a happy 52nd birthday to David Wells, who threw a perfect game for the New York Yankees in 1998. On Sunday, May 17, 1998, Wells threw a perfect game at Yankee Stadium for a 4-0 win over the Minnesota Twins. Wells later said in his autobiography that he was still half drunk…
Jon Lester tossed the Boston Red Sox’s 18th no-hitter, seven years ago today. Lester on Monday, May 19, 2008 no-hit the Kansas Royals for a 7-0 victory at Fenway Park. The no-no was the fourth caught by Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek, who set a new major league record.
Randy Johnson threw the majors’ 17th perfect game, and the Arizona Diamondbacks’ first no-hitter, 11 years ago today. On Tuesday, May 18, 2004, the 40-year-old Johnson retired all of the 27 Atlanta Braves batters he faced at Turner Field for a 2-0 victory to become the oldest pitcher to throw a perfect game. It was…
The Atlanta Braves’ Shelby Miller came just one out from throwing the first no-hitter of the 2015 season on Sunday, holding the Miami Marlins hitless through 8 2/3 innings at Marlins Park. Miller struck out four and walked just one as he sough to throw the Boston/Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves’ 15th no-hitter in franchise history. Justin Bour…
The Houston Colt .45s’ Don Nottebart and the New York Yankees’ David Wells threw no-hitters on this date. On Friday, May 17, 1963, 52 years ago today, Nottebart no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies for a 4-1 win at Colt Stadium. It was the first no-hitter for the franchise now known as the Houston Astros. Seventeen years…
Happy 155th birthday to Frank Mountain, one of five major league pitchers to hit a home run while throwing a no-hitter. Mountain, a hurler for the American Association’s Columbus Buckeyes, threw the majors’ 13th no-no against the Washington Nationals on June 5, 1884. The National Republican’s account of the game was not particularly kind to…