The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Sandy Koufax threw his third career no-hitter, 53 years ago today. On Thursday, June 4, 1964, at Connie Mack Stadium, Koufax no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies for a 3-0 win. Koufax struck out 12 and faced the minimum number of batters (27), with his only blemish issuing a fourth-inning walk to Dick…
Edinson Vólquez threw the majors’ 296th no-hitter on Saturday. Here are six obscure facts about his effort: Edinson Vólquez is the second Marlins pitcher to wear uniform No. 36 while no-hitting the Arizona Diamondbacks. The other was Anibal Sanchez, who no-hit the D-Backs on September 6, 2006. Vólquez’s no-no broke the longest MLB no-hitter drought…
The Miami Marlins’ Edinson Vólquez threw the major’s 296th no-hitter on Saturday afternoon, blanking the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-0 at Marlins Park.
Today is the fifth anniversary of Johan Santana breaking the Mets’ no no-hitters streak at 8,019 games. As always, we celebrate by repeating our original post from June 1, 2012. The streak ends at 8,019: Santana no-hits Cards For the first time in 8,019 games, a New York Mets game has ended with a zero…
Joe Benz threw the fifth no-hitter in Chicago White Sox history, 103 years ago today. At Comiskey Park, on Sunday, May 31, 1914, Benz no-hit the Cleveland Naps for a 6-1 win in a game with six total blunders, three by each time. “Errors were plentiful on both sides,” noted one newspaper report. “Two of…
Today is the 40th anniversary of the no-hitter thrown by the Cleveland Indians’ Dennis Eckersley. On Monday, May 30, 1977, Eckersely walked just one Angels batter at Cleveland Stadium as the Indians topped California 1-0. Eckersley, who also pitched for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs and Oakland A’s, currently serves as a special assistant…