The Houston Colt .45s’ Don Nottebart and the New York Yankees’ David Wells threw no-hitters on this date. On Friday, May 17, 1963, 52 years ago today, Nottebart no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies for a 4-1 win at Colt Stadium. It was the first no-hitter for the franchise now known as the Houston Astros. Seventeen years…
DetailsHappy 155th birthday to Frank Mountain, one of five major league pitchers to hit a home run while throwing a no-hitter. Mountain, a hurler for the American Association’s Columbus Buckeyes, threw the majors’ 13th no-no against the Washington Nationals on June 5, 1884. The National Republican’s account of the game was not particularly kind to…
DetailsHappy 60th birthday to Jack Morris, who threw a no-hitter for the Detroit Tigers in 1984. Morris, who later played for the Twins, the Blue Jays and the Indians, no-hit the Chicago White Sox on Saturday, April 7, 1984 at the old Comiskey Park. Morris is now a Fox Sports Detroit color commentator for Tigers…
DetailsOnce again, it’s a fine day for a no-no. May 15 is one of four days sharing the record for most no-hitters with six. The others are April 27, September 20 and September 28. Chicago holds two of the May 15 no-nos, with one belonging to the Federal League’s Chi-Feds/Whales and the other property of…
DetailsHappy birthday to no-no throwers Roy Halladay, Dennis Martínez and Ed Walsh. Halladay, who turns 38 today, threw both his no-hitters for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2010. On May 29 of that year, Halladay tossed a perfect game against the Florida Marlins for a 1-0 win at Sun Life Stadium. Then, on October 6 in…
DetailsThe Cleveland Indians’ Corey Kluber took a no-hitter into the seventh inning on Wednesday and retired the inning’s first two batters before losing his bid on a Jhonny Peralta single. More impressively, Kluber struck out 18 batters and didn’t even take the mound for the ninth. Kluber’s effort is the fourth longest no-no bid of…
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