Miles “Alex” Main, who threw a no-hitter for the Kansas City Packers in 1915, was born 131 years ago today. Main no-hit the Buffalo Buffeds/Blues in a Federal League match-up at Buffalo’s International Fair Association Grounds on August 16, 1915. Only three Buffeds reached base thanks to one walk and a couple of Kansas City…
"Toothpick" Sam Jones became the first African-American to throw a Major League Baseball no-hitter, 60 years ago today. Jones, pitching for the Chicago Cubs on May 12, 1955, no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates for a 4-0 win at Wrigley Field. He completed an accomplishment that likely would have been preceded by such Negro Leagues greats as…
Horace “Hod” Eller, Sandy Koufax and Al Leiter threw no-hitters on this date. Eller, a pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, no-hit the St. Louis Cardinals at Redland Field 96 years ago today. Koufax, who threw four no-hitters with the Los Angeles Dodgers, tossed his second no-no against the San Francisco Giants on this date in…
The Los Angeles Angels’ Garrett Richards no-hit the Houston Astros for 6⅓ innings on Sunday for the fourth-deepest no-no so far of 2015. Richards walked two batters in the seventh inning before getting the first out. Jason Castro then poked a one-out single to left to put an end to the no-hitter. Here are the…
The Oakland Athletics’ Dallas Braden threw the majors’ 19th perfect game, five years ago today. Braden on May 9, 2010 – Mother’s Day – retired each of the 27 Tampa Bay Rays he faced during a 4-0 win at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum. Most of the outs were routine, but Braden’s no-no was aided by several…
Oakland A’s pitcher Jim “Catfish” Hunter threw a perfect game, 47 years ago today. On Wednesday, May 8, 1968, Hunter retired all 27 Minnesota Twins he faced for a 4-0 win at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum. Hunter’s perfecto was the third of the 1960s, following gems by Jim Bunning (1964) and Sandy Koufax (1965). Also throwing…