Galarraga robbed of perfection, 11 years ago today
Armando Galarraga threw what should have been declared major-league baseball’s 21st perfect game, 11 years ago today.
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) and NoNoHitters.com, where he maintains the Internet's largest archive of no-hitter information.
Johan Santana breaks Mets’ no-no curse, 9 years ago today
Today is the eighth anniversary of Johan Santana breaking the Mets’ no no-hitters streak at 8,019 regular-season games.
A’s pitcher Atkinson no-hits Pittsburgh, 137 years ago today
The Philadelphia Athletics’ Al Atkinson no-hit the Pittsburgh Alleghenys (Pirates), 134 years ago today.
Monarchs’ Eugene Marvin Collins no-hits Eagles, 72 years ago today
The Kansas City Monarchs’ Eugene Marvin Collins threw what is considered to be the final no-hitter in major Negro Leagues history, 70 years ago today.
This Week in No-Nos
With 2021’s unexpected no-hitters glut, I thought I’d create the inaugural edition of a This Week in No-Nos column in hope that things will slow down and this will be a one-time endeavor. Left of center The trio of consecutive no-hitters from the Chicago White Sox’ Carlos Rodón (April 14), the Baltimore Orioles’ John Means…
Yankees’ Corey Kluber tosses MLB’s second no-no in two days
The New York Yankees’ Corey Kluber no-hit the Texas Rangers Wednesday night, the second MLB no-hitter in as many days. Kluber struck out nine and walked one at Globe Life Field as the Yankees topped the Rangers 2-0. His effort follows Tuesday’s no-hitter by the Detroit Tigers Spencer Turnbill — and both pitchers hail from…