Wishing a happy 45th birthday to Wilson Alvarez, who threw a no-hitter for the 1991 Chicago White Sox in just his second major league start. Alvarez, a 6-foot-1 lefty from Maracaibo, Venezuela, no-hit the Baltimore Orioles on August 11, 1991, walking five and striking out seven. His outing at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium went considerable better…
The Houston Astros franchise, which joined the National League as an expansion franchise in 1962 under the name Houston Colt .45’s, have 11 no-hitters over the team’s history. That No. 12 ranking is pretty impressive, considering several franchises that have been around much longer haven’t reached that mark. In one of the oddest no-hitters in…
Pitchers for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim franchise, which has also played under the names of the California Angels and the Anaheim Angels, have thrown 10 no-hitters since the team joined the American League in 1961. The first was thrown by Bo Belinsky, a rookie thrust into Hollywood stardom whose career fizzled out. Nolan…
A happy 36th birthday to Mark Buehrle, who threw a no-hitter and a perfect game for the Chicago White Sox. On April 18, 2007, Buehrle no-hit the Texas Rangers for a 6-0 victory at U.S. Cellular Field while facing the minimum 27 batters. Buehrle had picked off Sammy Sosa from first after the designated hitter…
The San Diego Padres’ James Shields threw five innings of no-hit ball Sunday, dominating the Chicago Cubs at Mesa’s Sloan Park. The Padres are the only team without a regular season no-hitter. The Cubs have the longest streak of games since last being no-hit, dating back to 1965. (Follow @CubsNoHitStreak on twitter.) Shields walked two…
The St. Louis Cardinals, a franchise that also played under the names of the St. Louis Browns and the St. Louis Perfectos in the team’s early days, have thrown 10 no-hitters. Of the Dean brothers, oddly, it is Paul, not Dizzy, who has a Cards no-no to his credit. Bob Forsch is the only Cardinals…