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.
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.
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…
Detroit Tigers’ Turnbull no-hits Mariners
The Detroit Tigers’ Spencer Turnbull no-hit the Seattle Mariners for a 5-0 win at T-Mobile Park on Tuesday night for the eighth no-hitter in Tigers history. Turnbull struck out nine and walked two, tossing the fifth no-hitter of the young 2021 season and the 310th in major-league history. Turnbull’s gem was the eighth for the…
Happy 40th, Cleveland’s no no-no streak
MLB’s longest current no no-hitters streak — which is property of the Cleveland Indians — turns 40 today. It’s been four decades since the Indians’ Len Barker tossed a perfect game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Stadium for a 3-0 win. Barker struck out 11 in that game and threw 103 pitches —…