The father of no-hitters, George Washington Bradley, threw baseball’s first official no-no, 141 years ago today. On Saturday, July 15, 1876, the 5-foot-10½-inch, lanky St. Louis Brown Stockings right-hander worked his way down the Hartford Dark Blues lineup during a one-hour-50-minute contest, striking out three batters while walking one. The Brown Stockings’ defense was of…
The Boston Red Sox’s Mel Parnell no-hit the Chicago White Sox, 61 years ago today. On Saturday, July 14, 1956, Parnell held the White Sox hitless while walking two and striking out four for a 4-0 win at Fenway Park. Big accomplishment, right? Well, the 6-foot, 180-pound southpaw from New Orleans told the Boston Globe…
Ramón Martínez threw a no-hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 22 years ago. Martínez no-hit the Florida Marlins on July 14, 1995 for a 7-0 victory at Dodger Stadium. The 6-foot-4 right-handed fastballer struck out eight and walked just one, and he didn’t throw a single breaking ball after the third inning. Ramón’s brother Pedro…
The Chicago American Giants’ Rube Currie threw a Negro National League no-hitter, 91 years ago today. On Tuesday, July 13, 1926, Currie no-hit the Dayton Marcos for a crushing 16-0 victory. The curveball specialist didn’t walk a single Dayton batter, but he missed out on the perfecto due to an error.
The Colorado Rockies’ Kyle Freeland took a no-hitter into the ninth inning Sunday before losing it on a one-out single. Freeland struck out the Chicago White Sox’s Adam Engel for the inning’s first out, but Melky Cabrera followed by hitting a line drive single to left just beyond the glove of Nolan Arenado. Rockies manager…
The Houston Astros’ Larry Dierker no-hit the Montreal Expos, 41 years ago today. On Friday, July 9, 1976, Dierker walked four and struck out eight at the Astrodome to lead Houston to a 6-0 no-hit victory. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound righthander from Hollywood, California, told the Associated Press’ B.F. Kellum that he figured if he was…