Max Scherzer, who already has one 2015 no-hitter under his belt, reached the eighth inning with a no-no intact against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday. Scherzer lost Monday’s no-no when Tucker Barnhart lined a single to left with one out in the eighth inning. On June 14, in the start just before his no-hitter, Scherzer…
DetailsIn the past five days, six pitchers have reached the fifth inning or later with a no-hitter intact. History tells us that there’s a good chance one will go even deeper tonight. September 28 is one of four dates sharing the record for most no-hitters with six. The others are April 27, May 15 and…
DetailsThe Boston Americans’ pitcher Bill Dinneen threw a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox 110 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…
DetailsYogi Berra, the Hall of Fame great who died Tuesday at the age of 90, is known mostly by New York Yankees fans as a catcher and by New York Mets fans as a manager. But Berra’s final four games behind home plate were actually in a Mets uniform, and he did so after managing…
DetailsA committee of five Detroit Tigers came within two outs of the majors’ 294th no-hitter on Tuesday before Tyler Saladino tagged Neftali Felix for a one-out triple in the ninth. Daniel Norris was throwing a perfect game through five, but he was pulled from the game because of his pitch count. Buck Farmer took the…
DetailsSeptember 20 is a popular day for a no-hitter. Six no-hitters have been tossed on this date, though none of those have been thrown in the 46 years since Bob Moose temporarily interrupted the Miracle Mets’ postseason push with a no-hitter at Shea Stadium on Saturday, September 20, 1969. Moose on that day struck out…
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