Zimmermann throws Nats’ first no-hitter since D.C. move
For the second consecutive year, baseball has ended the regular season with a no-hitter. Jordan Zimmermann tossed the Nationals’ first no-no since the franchise’s move to Washington.
Dirk Lammers is a veteran journalist who began rooting for the New York Mets in the early-1970s when the team’s no no-hitter count was barely 2,000 games old. Lammers has since turned his research into Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders: More Than a Century of Pitching’s Greatest Feats (Unbridled Books).
Perry’s no-hitter, 46 years ago today
Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry, who pitched for the San Diego Padres in 1978 and 1979, threw his only career no-hitter 46 years ago today. Perry, a San Francisco Giants starter with a reputation for doctoring the baseball, had an impressive 2.45 ERA during the 1968 season but run support obviously was an issue as…
Cashner’s first one-hitter, one year ago today.
As the Padres’ no no-hitter count reaches 7,316 games today (Domonic Brown tagged Ian Kennedy in the second for a homer), we celebrate the one-year anniversary of Andrew Cashner’s first of his two one-hitters. Cashner was holding the Pittsburgh Pirates without a base runner through six innings on Sept. 16, 2013, but José Tabata led…
Smith’s no-no vs. Padres, 13 years ago today
For the second day in a row, the Padres can celebrate an anniversary of an opposing pitcher’s no-hitter. The Padres on Sept. 3, 2001, had barely gotten over getting no-hit by A.J. Burnett a few months earlier when a 21-year-old rookie southpaw named Bud Smith notched another against San Diego, this one in Qualcomm Stadium.…
Pappas’ no-no vs. Padres, 42 years ago today
42 years ago today, on Sept. 2, 1972, the Chicago Cubs’ Milt Pappas no-hit the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field, becoming the only pitcher in MLB history to lose a perfect game on the 27th batter but still get a no-hitter. Pappas retired the first 26 Padres he faced and was one out away…
Labor Day divides no-no workload for Phils
The Philadelphia Phillies’ Cole Hamels no-hit the Atlanta Braves for 6 innings, and relievers Jake Diekman, Ken Giles and Jonathan Papelbon finished the job for a 7-0 combined no-hitter against the Braves at Turner Field on Monday.