The Detroit Stars’ Bill Gatewood threw the first Negro National League no-hitter, 96 years ago today. On Monday, June 6, 1921, Gatewood no-hit the Cincinnati Cubans for a 4-0 win. It was his second of two documented no-hitters. On Saturday, May 13, 1916, while pitching for the St. Louis Giants, Gatewood through a no-no against…
DetailsFrank Mountain threw the second and final no-hitter in Columbus Buckeyes history, 133 years ago today. Mountain, on June 5, 1884, no-hit the Washington Nationals of the American Association for a 12-0 win on the Capitol Grounds. Just a week earlier, teammate Ed Morris no-hit the Pittsburgh Alleghenys (Pirates) for a 5-0 win at Pittsburgh’s…
DetailsThe Los Angeles Dodgers’ Sandy Koufax threw his third career no-hitter, 53 years ago today. On Thursday, June 4, 1964, at Connie Mack Stadium, Koufax no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies for a 3-0 win. Koufax struck out 12 and faced the minimum number of batters (27), with his only blemish issuing a fourth-inning walk to Dick…
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Edinson Vólquez threw the majors’ 296th no-hitter on Saturday. Here are six obscure facts about his effort: Edinson Vólquez is the second Marlins pitcher to wear uniform No. 36 while no-hitting the Arizona Diamondbacks. The other was Anibal Sanchez, who no-hit the D-Backs on September 6, 2006. Vólquez’s no-no broke the longest MLB no-hitter drought…
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The Miami Marlins’ Edinson Vólquez threw the major’s 296th no-hitter on Saturday afternoon, blanking the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-0 at Marlins Park.
DetailsToday is the fifth anniversary of Johan Santana breaking the Mets’ no no-hitters streak at 8,019 games. As always, we celebrate by repeating our original post from June 1, 2012. The streak ends at 8,019: Santana no-hits Cards For the first time in 8,019 games, a New York Mets game has ended with a zero…
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