Luck of the Irish for ’52 Giants, ’17 Yankees
Two New York teams, the 1952 Giants and the 2017 Yankees, own baseball’s two St. Patrick’s Day 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).
Pirates no-hit Tigers in Grapefruit League game, 58 years ago today
A pair of Pittsburgh Pirates no-hit the Detroit Tigers in a Grapefruit League matchup, 58 years ago today.
Panama’s first MLB no-hitter, 4 years ago today
Four years ago today, the Miami Marlins accomplished something that no other major league team can claim – they no-hit a team in the country of Panama.
9 pitchers, 10 innings, 1 no-no, 3 years ago today
Nine Atlanta Braves pitchers teamed up for a Spring Training 10-inning no-hitter against the Houston Astros, three years ago today.
Honoring Bobo Holloman
Today would be the 93rd birthday of Alva “Bobo” Holloman, who pitched a no-hitter for the St. Louis Browns in 1953.
Replacement Braves no-hit Replacement Mets, 23 years ago today
A quintet of “replacement” Atlanta Braves pitchers no-hit the “replacement” New York Mets, 23 years ago today.