"Toothpick" Sam Jones became the first African-American to throw a Major League Baseball no-hitter, 60 years ago today. Jones, pitching for the Chicago Cubs on May 12, 1955, no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates for a 4-0 win at Wrigley Field. He completed an accomplishment that likely would have been preceded by such Negro Leagues greats as…
DetailsHorace “Hod” Eller, Sandy Koufax and Al Leiter threw no-hitters on this date. Eller, a pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, no-hit the St. Louis Cardinals at Redland Field 96 years ago today. Koufax, who threw four no-hitters with the Los Angeles Dodgers, tossed his second no-no against the San Francisco Giants on this date in…
DetailsThe Los Angeles Angels’ Garrett Richards no-hit the Houston Astros for 6⅓ innings on Sunday for the fourth-deepest no-no so far of 2015. Richards walked two batters in the seventh inning before getting the first out. Jason Castro then poked a one-out single to left to put an end to the no-hitter. Here are the…
DetailsThe Oakland Athletics’ Dallas Braden threw the majors’ 19th perfect game, five years ago today. Braden on May 9, 2010 – Mother’s Day – retired each of the 27 Tampa Bay Rays he faced during a 4-0 win at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum. Most of the outs were routine, but Braden’s no-no was aided by several…
DetailsOakland A’s pitcher Jim “Catfish” Hunter threw a perfect game, 47 years ago today. On Wednesday, May 8, 1968, Hunter retired all 27 Minnesota Twins he faced for a 4-0 win at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum. Hunter’s perfecto was the third of the 1960s, following gems by Jim Bunning (1964) and Sandy Koufax (1965). Also throwing…
DetailsThe New York Giants’ Jesse Barnes and the Detroit Tigers’ Justin Verlander threw no-hitters on this date. Barnes no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies at the Polo Grounds on Sunday, May 7, 1922 for a 6-0 win. Barnes faced the minimum 27 batters, walking Cy Williams in the fifth inning but retiring him and batter Art Fletcher…
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