It’s a busy no-no birthday on April 26, with five pitchers of no-hitters celebrating the day: Ray Caldwell (born in 1888), Jesse Barnes (born in 1892), Virgil Trucks (born in 1917), Sal Maglie (born in 1917) and Mike Scott (born in 1955, turns 60 today). April 26 is half of the answer to our trivia…
Isn’t this play simply fabulous? I’m Bartolo Colon. And I’m better than you: http://t.co/jJW6BZnuqt #ShowStopper pic.twitter.com/FoiaaHFtJ0 — MLB (@MLB) April 24, 2015
No-no birthday wishes today to Bill Singer and Howard Ehmke. Singer, the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher celebrating his 71st birthday, no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium on Monday, July 20, 1970 for a 5-0 win. Ehmke, born 121 years ago today, pitched for the Boston Red Sox. On Friday, September 7, 1923, he no-hit…
Two no-hitters were thrown on this date back in 1915 and 1917. One hundred years ago today, on April 24, 1915, Frank Allen of the Federal League’s Pittsburgh Rebels threw a no-hitter. Allen no-hit the St. Louis Terriers for a 2-0 victory at St. Louis’ Handlan’s Park. Ninety-eight years ago today, on April 24, 1917,…
Ed Head threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers, 69 years ago today. Head, a 6-foot-1 righthander from Selma, Alabama, no-hit the Boston Braves on April 23, 1946 for a 5-0 victory at Ebbets Field. Four Braves reached base – three on walks issued by Head and one on an error by Dodgers’ shortstop Pee…
On this day in 1898, Ted Breitenstein and Jim Jay Hughes threw no-hitters on the sane day. Ted Breitenstein, who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds, no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati’s League Park. That same day, Jim Jay Hughes, of the National League Baltimore Orioles, no-hit the Boston Beaneaters. The feat wasn’t duplicated until 1991,…