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Wild season-ending no-no for Alvarez ends on walk-off wild pitch

MLB No-No Stories, No-hitter newsBy Dirk Lammers September 29, 2013 Leave a comment

The Miami Marlins’ Henderson Alvarez finished off the 2013 season on Sunday with a no-hitter that ended with a walk-off wild pitch.

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Lincecum no-hits Padres for Giants’ 15th no-hitter

MLB No-No Stories, No-hitter newsBy Dirk Lammers July 13, 2013 Leave a comment

SF Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum threw a no-hitter against the Padres on Saturday, the 281st no-no in major league history.

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Reds’ Homer Bailey tosses second career no-hitter

MLB No-No Stories, No-hitter newsBy Dirk Lammers July 2, 2013 Leave a comment

The Cincinnati Reds’ Homer Bailey threw his second career no-hitter on Tuesday, topping the San Francisco Giants 3-0 at Great American Ball Park.

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Homer Bailey dominates Pirates for majors’ 279th no-hitter

MLB No-No Stories, No-hitter newsBy Dirk Lammers September 28, 2012 Leave a comment

The Cincinnati Reds’ Homer Bailey no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates Friday night for a 1-0 10-strikeout victory at PNC Park, the 15th no-no in Reds history

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Seattle’s ‘King’ Felix hurls perfecto vs. Rays

MLB No-No Stories, No-hitter newsBy Dirk Lammers August 15, 2012 Leave a comment

The Seattle Mariners’ “King” Felix Hernandez threw the majors’ 23rd perfect game on Wednesday, retiring all of the 27 Tampa Bay Rays he faced at Safeco Field.

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Matt Cain’s perfect game lifts Giants over Astros 10-0

MLB No-No Stories, No-hitter newsBy Dirk Lammers June 13, 2012 Leave a comment

Matt Cain tossed the major’s 22nd perfect game on Wednesday, leading his San Francisco Giants to a 10-0 win over the Houston Astros at AT&T Park.

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Ross AtkinsChristian Science Monitor

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W.P. KinsellaAuthor of Shoeless Joe, adapted into "Field of Dreams"

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Fay VincentFormer MLB commissioner, foreword writer

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Jon SpringerAuthor of Mets by the Numbers