Bob Keegan threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox, 57 years ago today. Keegan, starting the second game of Tuesday, August 20, 1957, doubleheader at Comiskey Park, no-hit the Washington Senators for a 6-0 win. Keegan walked two and struck out one. Also on this date — 135 years ago — the Buffalo Bison’s…
DetailsThe Cincinnati Reds’ Jim Maloney threw a 10-inning no-hitter against the Chicago Cubs, 50 years ago today. Maloney, pitching the first game of a Thursday, August 19, 1965, doubleheader at Wrigley Field, no-hit the Cubs for nine innings. The Reds failed to score a run, so the game went into the top of the 10th,…
DetailsThe Milwaukee Braves’ Lew Burdette threw a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies, 55 years ago today. Burdette on Thursday, August 18, 1960 no-hit the Phillies at Milwaukee County Stadium for a 1-0 win. Tony Gonzalez became the lone Philadelphia base runner after Burdette hit him with a pitch in the fifth inning. Gonzalez was quickly…
DetailsThe Boston Americans’ Jesse Tannehill and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Kevin Gross threw no-hitters on this date. Tannehill on Wednesday, August 17, 1904, no-hit the Chicago White Sox for a 6-0 win at South Side Park. Tannehill walked one, hit a batter and struck out three to complete the third no-hitter in American League history.…
DetailsBill Hawke threw the first no-hitter at the current 60-foot-6-inch pitching distance, 122 years ago today. Hawke, a starter for the National League Baltimore Orioles, no-hit the NL Washington Senators on Wednesday, August 16, 1893 at Boundary Field. It was the first no-no since the National League extended the distance from 50 feet. The league…
DetailsHappy 57th birthday to the Chicago White Sox’s Joe Cowley, who threw a no-hitter in 1986. On Friday, September 19, 1986, at Anaheim Stadium, Cowley no-hit the California Angels for a 7-1 victory despite walking seven batters. The Angels scored the team’s lone run in the sixth inning after Cowley walked the first three batters…
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