Wood and Culver threw no-nos on this date
The Boston Red Sox’s “Smokey” Joe Wood and the Cincinnati Reds’ George Culver threw no-hitters on this date.
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).
Double perfection: Martínez, Rogers threw perfect games on this date
Today is the only day on the calendar in which we can celebrate multiple perfect games, with Dennis Martínez and Kenny Rogers both tossing July 28 perfectos.
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.
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.