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…
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.
As the major league Padres’ no no-hitter count hits 7,300 games today, we celebrate a 76-year anniversary for the Pacific Coast League club. On Aug. 30, 1938, the San Diego Padres’ Dick Ward threw 12⅔ innings of no-hit ball against the Los Angeles Angels in a game that the Padres eventually won 1-0 in 16…
41 years ago today, Knuckleballer Phil Niekro threw a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres. The Aug. 5, 1973 game at Atlanta Stadium marked the Braves franchise’s first no-hitter since moving from Milwaukee. Niekro walked three and struck out four, and the AP’s account of the game said that all of the plays behind him…
Of the three baseball rare feats – the no-hitter, the hit-for-the-cycle and the triple play – the San Diego Padres are void of two. But despite still seeking the club’s first no-hitter and hit-for-cycle, the Padres have turned seven triple plays during their 45 years of existence, and the second occurred 43 years ago today.…
Five years ago today, on July 29, 2009, Mat Latos, Greg Burke and Mike Ekstrom combined to throw the San Diego Padres 22nd one-hitter in franchise history with a 7-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Latos, the starter, lost his no-hitter in the fourth inning on a Jerry Hairston home run to left. It was…