The Philadelphia Phillies came just two outs from throwing a combined Spring Training no-hitter on Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles. Vince Velasquez (3⅔), Jake Thompson (2⅓), Colton Murray (1⅔) and Michael Mariot (⅔) combined for 8⅓ no-hit innings at Ed Smith Stadium before Chris Dickerson tagged Mariot for a single to right. Sean Coyle followed…
DetailsToday would be the 92nd birthday of Alva “Bobo” Holloman, who pitched a no-hitter for the St. Louis Browns in 1953. Holloman no-hit the Philadelphia Athletics 6-0 at Busch Stadium on Wednesday, May 6 of that year. The game was the pinnacle of his brief major league career, which ended after two seasons with a…
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Happy 55th birthday to Mark Gardner, who threw nine no-hit innings in 1991 but lost the game in extra innings. Gardner, who last season served as the San Francisco Giants pitching coach, no-hit the Los Angeles Dodgers through nine on Friday, July 26, 1991, at Dodger Stadium but the Montreal Expos couldn’t score a run…
DetailsHappy 129th birthday to George Mogridge, who pitched the New York Yankees’ first no-hitter on April 24, 1917, a 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Also born on this date in 1875 is Walter Thornton, who threw a Chicago Orphans no-hitter against the Brooklyn Bridegrooms at West Side Park during the…
DetailsHappy 73rd birthday to Dick Bosman, who thew a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians in 1974. Bosman got the start against the Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Stadium on Friday, July 19, 1974, and no-hit the A’s for a 4-0 victory. The Kenosha, Wisconsin right-hander struck out four and didn’t walk a single batter, but his…
DetailsToday would be the 72nd birthday of Don Wilson, who threw no-hitters for the Houston Astros in 1967 and 1969. The right-handed flamethrower, who pitched one game in 1966, was a mainstay of the Houston rotation from 1967 to 1974, winning 104 games. He died of accidental asphyxiation in his home on Jan. 5, 1975,…
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