Happy 51st birthday to Bret Saberhagen, who threw a no-hitter for the Kansas City Royals in 1991. Saberhagen had a lot of success with the Royals, winning Cy Young awards in 1985 (20-6 with a 2.87 ERA) and 1989 (23-6 with a 2.16 ERA). His no-hitter came on Aug. 26, 1991 during a 7-0 victory…
Tomorrow is the 25th anniversary of the Los Angeles Angels’ only combined no-hitter, and the man who threw the final two innings of that game – Mike Witt – is scheduled to throw out the first pitch at tonight’s Halos’ home opener. Mark Langston got the start for the California Angels on Wednesday, April 11,…
The Cleveland Indians took a no-hitter into the ninth inning on Thursday but lost the multi-pitcher effort on a 9th-inning home run by the Houston Astros’ Jed Lowrie. Lowrie’s shot over the left-center field wall off Nick Hagadome ended the effort begun by Trevor Bauer (6), Kyle Crockett (1) and Scott Atchinson. The Indians held…
Happy birthday to the Chicago Cubs’ James “Hippo” Vaughn, who came up on the losing end of baseball’s only double nine-inning no-hitter. Vaughn, born 127 years ago today and the Cincinnati Reds’ Fred Toney both held their opponents hitless through nine innings of baseball at Weeghman Park on Wednesday, May 2, 1917. The game went…
On this day in 1994, the Atlanta Braves’ Kent Mercker threw a no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Mercker, who had already thrown 6 innings of a combined no-hitter in 1991, held the Dodgers to four walks (two of them in the first inning) on Friday, April 8, 1994 at Dodger Stadium. Only one Dodger…
Forty-six years ago today, Padres Opening Day starter Dick Selma gave up a leadoff single to the Houston Astros’ Jesus Alou to begin the San Diego Padres no no-hitters count. Earlier that day, on April 8, 1969, the New York Mets’ no no-hitters count reached 1,137 when Bob Bailey of the Montreal Expos tagged Tom…