The Chicago Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks came 3 outs within no-hitting the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night before giving up a leadoff home run in the ninth inning to Jeremy Hazelbaker. The Cubs held on for a 4-1 victory at Busch Stadium. Hendricks walked two and struck out seven while trying to complete the 296th…
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is quickly becoming a modern-day Preston Gomez. Roberts pulled Rich Hill after Hill threw seven innings of perfect baseball Saturday, and the bullpen couldn’t complete what could have been the majors’ first combined perfecto as the Dodgers topped the Marlins in Miami 5-0. Rich Hill had himself quite the…
I’m heading to New Comiskey this evening on the 49th anniversary of Joel “Joe” Horlen’s Chicago White Sox no-hitter. Sure, the new Comiskey is now called U.S. Cellular Field and will soon be branded Guaranteed Rate Field, but since it’s built next door to the historic park, I’d rather consider it New Comiskey as I…
Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax threw his fourth no-hitter in the form of a perfect game, 51 years ago today. On September 9, 1965, Koufax retired each of the 27 Chicago Cubs batters he faced at Dodger Stadium to set a new record for career no-hitters. Nolan Ryan would eventually break the mark of 4…
Darryl Kile threw a Houston Astros no-hitter, 23 years ago today. Kile struck out nine while walking one in the Wednesday, September 8, 1993, game at the Astrodome in which the Astros won 7-1. Kile retired the first 10 New York Mets batters, but the Mets got their run in the fourth thanks to a…
The Detroit Tigers’ Hoot Evers became the only major league player to notch two triples while hitting for the cycle, 66 years ago today. Evers accomplished the feat on Thursday, September 7, 1950, on the road at Detroit’s Briggs Stadium, and the Indians had already built a 7-0 lead and knocked Tigers starter Art Houtteman…