John Goodgame threw a Negro Leagues no-hitter for the West Baden Sprudels, 105 years ago today. On Friday, April 21, 1911, Goodgame no-hit the French Lick Plutos in West Baden, Indiana, for a 3-0 win. The website Agate Type: Reconstructing Negro League & Latin Baseball History dug up a short Indianapolis Freeman write-up about the…
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The Cleveland Naps’ (Indians’) Addie Joss threw the second of his two no-hitters 106 years ago today. Joss on Wednesday, April 20, 1910 no-hit the Chicago White Sox for a 1-0 victory at South Side Park. It was his second no-no against Chicago. On Friday, October 2, 1908, Joss threw a perfect game against the…
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Very sad to read today about the death of Milt Pappas, one of the major-league pitchers I interviewed while writing Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders. As told in his obit in the Chicago Tribune, Pappas no-hit the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sept. 2, 1972, but lost his perfect game on the last batter. I…
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New Jersey hosted its first major-league baseball game, 60 years ago today. The Brooklyn Dodgers played 15 regular-season games at Jersey City’s Roosevelt Stadium during the 1956 and 1957 seasons. The first was on April 19, 1956, and the Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies for a 10-inning 5-4 win in an error-filled game (5 errors…
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Happy 26th birthday to Henderson Alvarez, who ended the 2013 Miami Marlins season with a no-hitter. Alvarez, who is working to return to the mound with the Oakland Athletics after shoulder surgery, no-hit the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at Marlins Park. The game was tied at 0 in the bottom of the…
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Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle tossed his first of two no-hitters, nine years ago today. On Wednesday, April 18, 2007, Buehrle no-hit the Texas Rangers for a 6-0 victory at U.S. Cellular Field. Two years later, on Thursday, July 23, 2009, Buehrle pitched a 5-0 perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays at home.…
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