Jesse ‘Nip’ Winters tosses first of his two no-nos, 98 years ago today
Jesse “Nip” Winters threw the first of his two Negro Leagues no-hitters, 98 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).
Garza helps Rays exit the no no-no club, 10 years ago today
Matt Garza threw the first no-hitter in Tampa Bay Rays history, 10 years ago today.
A rare summer version of Fellerwatch
Tonight we begin our annual tradition of waiting to see the second Opening Day hitter in Major League Baseball history. The Cleveland Indians’ Bob Feller threw an Opening Day no-no on April 16, 1940, using his “heater from Van Meter” fastball to mow down eight White Sox batters as Cleveland topped Chicago 1-0. Feller’s parents…
Buehrle’s perfecto, 11 years ago today
Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle tossed a July 23 perfect game 11 years ago today, but it was not an Opening Day no-hitter.
A’s hurler Henley no-hits Browns, 115 years ago today
Weldon Henley threw a Philadelphia Athletics no-hitter, 115 years ago today.
Dodgers’ Martínez no-hits Marlins, 25 years ago today
Ramón Martínez threw a no-hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 25 years ago.