Indianapolis ABC’s Dizzy Dismukes no-hits Chicago, 103 years ago today
Dizzy Dismukes threw a no-hitter for the Indianapolis ABCs, 103 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).
Braden tosses Mother’s Day perfecto, 8 years ago today
The Oakland Athletics’ Dallas Braden threw the majors’ 19th perfect game, eight years ago today.
Mariners’ James Paxton no-hits Toronto Blue Jays
The Seattle Mariners’ James Paxton no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday evening for Major League’s Baseball’s 299th no-hitter, a 5-0 win at Rogers Centre.
“Catfish” Hunter’s perfecto, 50 years ago today
Today is the 50th anniversary of the perfect game thrown by Oakland A’s pitcher Jim “Catfish” Hunter.
Can Conlon join two-man club of Irish-born no-no pitchers?
If the New York Mets’ P.J. Conlon can throw a no-hitter in his MLB debut tonight at Great American Ball Park (no pressure), he’d become the third Ireland-born hurler – and the first in 135 years – to toss a major-league no-no.
Can combined no-hitters get their own uniform numbers?
Ever since I added a column of “Uniform number” to my master no-hitters spreadsheet a few years ago, I’ve enjoyed tracking no-hitters by number.