Wall Street Journal story on Padres’ no no-no streak
Wall Street Journal national baseball writer Jared Diamond penned a great history today on the San Diego Padres’ futility in no-hitters.
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).
No-no and a cycle in Germany, 5 years ago today
Over a near century and a half of major league baseball, there has never been a game that featured both a no-hitter and a hit for the cycle. It happened in Germany’s Baseball-Bundesliga five years ago today.
Toney tosses 17-inning minor-league no-no, 110 years ago today
Fred Toney threw a 17-inning … yes 17-INNING … no-hitter in the Bluegrass League, 110 years ago today.
ABCs’ Dismukes no-hits Chicago Giants, 104 years ago today
The Indiandapolis ABCs’ Dizzy Dismukes threw a no-hitter against the Chicago Giants, 104 years ago today.
Padres head to hitter-friendly Coors Field in search of no-no
The Padres have just 5 more chances to avoid reaching the Mets’ record for no-hit futility. Three of those games will be played at Coors Field, where the Padres are 1 of just 4 teams to allow one hit or less.
Padres’ Ready breaks up no-no in 9th, 31 years ago today
Randy Ready helped the San Diego Padres avoid getting no-hit for the third time, 31 years ago today.