Jim “Catfish” Hunter, who threw a perfect game for the Oakland Athletics in 1968, signed with the New York Yankees 41 years ago today. Hunter’s 5-year, $3.75 million dollar contract was unprecedented in its day, tripling what any other major league player was making. “With the Cat, we are World Champions,” A’s teammate Reggie Jackson…
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A happy 80th birthday to Sandy Koufax, who tossed four no-hitters — one of them perfect — for the 1960s Los Angeles Dodgers. The Brooklyn-born southpaw pitched his no-nos in consecutive years from 1962-65, culminating with a perfecto over the Chicago Cubs in ’65. The Cubs played nearly 50 years until they were no-hit again,…
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Gus Weyhing, who threw a no-hitter for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1888, was born 149 years ago today. At Philadelphia’s Jefferson Street Grounds on Tuesday, July 31, 1888, Weyhing no-hit the Kansas City Cowboys for a 4-0 American Association win. The Athletics played errorless ball — a rare feat in those days — and the…
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Ted Lyons, who threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox in 1926, was born 115 years ago today. At Fenway Park on Saturday, August 21, 1926, Lyons no-hit the Boston Red Sox for a 6-0 win. Lyons walked one and struck out two, and another Red Sox batter reached base on an error by…
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Jim Tobin, who threw a no-hitter for the Boston Braves in 1944, was born 103 years ago today. The knuckleballer from Oakland no-hit the Brooklyn Dodgers for a 2-0 win at Braves Field on Thursday, April 27, 1944. Tobin had a 1-0 lead heading into the bottom of the eighth inning when he added an…
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Dick Burns, who threw a Union Association no-hitter for the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds in 1884, was born 152 years ago today. On Tuesday, August 26, 1884, Burns no-hit the Kansas City Cowboys for a 3-1 win at Kansas City’s Association Park. The box score shows that eight Kansas City hitters and seven Cincinnati batters reached…
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