The Boston Americans’ pitcher Bill Dinneen threw a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox 112 years ago today. Dinneen no-hit the White Sox at Boston’s Huntington Avenue Grounds during the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday, September 27, 1905. Boston topped Chicago 2-0, and Dinneen struck out six. Dinneen retired in 1909 after pitching…
Nolan Ryan threw the fifth of his major-league record seven no-hitters, 36 years ago today. On September 26, 1981, as a member of the Houston Astros, Ryan broke Sandy Koufax’s 16-year-old mark of four career no-nos with a 5-0 no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ryan struck out 11 and walked three, making great use…
Two major league pitchers who share the same birthday threw no-hitters on this date. Sal “The Barber” Maglie, born April 26, 1917, threw a Brooklyn Dodgers no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies at Ebbets Field on Tuesday, September 25, 1956, for a 5-0 win. The Houston Astros’ Mike Scott, born April 26, 1955, no-hit the San…
The San Diego Padres’ Jhoulys Chacín took a no-hitter into the sixth inning on Saturday night before DJ LeMaheiu singled with two out, extending the club’s streak of no no-hitters to 7,807 regular season games (and 34 post-season contests). LeMaheiu lined a ball to center field just out of the reach of a diving Manuel…
The St. Louis Cardinals’ Paul Dean and the Oakland Athletics’ Vida Blue threw no-hitters on this date. On Friday, September 21, 1934, during the second game of an Ebbets Field doubleheader against Brooklyn, Dean no-hit the Dodgers for a 3-0 win. The no-no broke the longest no-hitter drought in Major League Baseball history in terms…
Bob Moose temporarily interrupted the Miracle Mets’ postseason push with a no-hitter at Shea Stadium, 48 years ago today. At Shea Stadium on Saturday, September 20, 1969, Moose struck out six and walked three to lead the Pirates to a 4-0 win over New York. (My father and two of my sisters were at the…