Hall of Famer Bob Feller threw the only Opening Day no-hitter in baseball history, 77 years ago today. The 21-year-old Feller used his “heater from Van Meter” fastball on April 16, 1940, to mow down eight White Sox batters as the Cleveland Indians topped Chicago 1-0. Feller’s parents and sister, Marguerite, were among the 14,000…
Happy birthday to Claude Hendrix, who threw a Federal League no-hitter in 1915. Hendrix, born on this day in 1889 in Olathe, Kansas, got the start for the Chicago Chi-Feds/Whales on Saturday, May 15, 1915 against the Pittsburgh Rebels at Pittsburgh’s Exposition Park. Hendrix, a former Pittsburgh Pirates hurler, struck out three and walked three…
Happy 36th birthday to the Seattle Mariners’ Hisashi Iwakuma, who broke a streak of 12 straight National League no-hitters by throwing one against the Baltimore Orioles last year. At Safeco Field on August 12, 2015, the 6-foot-3, 210-pound right-hander struck out seven and walked three while holding the Orioles hitless for a 3-0 victory. Kyle…
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Adrian González tagged San Diego Padres starter Jhoulys Chacin for a second-inning ground-rule double Monday as the Friars’ no no-hitter streak hit 7,653 games. The hits kept coming, as the Dodgers topped the Padres 14-3 at Opening Day at Dodger Stadium.
Eight Los Angeles Angels pitchers combined to no-hit the Seattle Mariners Friday for a 4-0 win Cactus League at Tempe Diablo Stadium. It marked the second no-hitter of the 2017 spring training season, with the New York Yankees no-hitting the Detroit Tigers just a week ago. The Angels’ Bud Norris began the game by throwing…
Larry McKeon and Charlie Geggus, the earliest no-hitter throwers to have their games tossed off the official list, were both born on this date. McKeon, born on this date in 1866, threw a six-inning no-hitter for the American Association’s Indianapolis Hoosiers on Tuesday, May 6, 1884. The Hoosiers were locked in a scoreless tie in…