Happy birthday to Bill McCahan, who threw a no-hitter for the Philadelphia Athletics as a rookie 68 years ago today. The 5-foot-11, 200-pound right-hander from Philadelphia no-hit the Washington Senators at Shibe Park on Wednesday, September 3, 1947. McCahan struck out two yet didn’t walk a single batter. His perfect game was marred by a…
DetailsHenry Porter threw the first no-hitter in Kansas City history, 127 years ago today. Porter, a pitcher for the American Association’s Kansas City Cowboys, no-hit the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park on June 6, 1888 for a 4-0 victory. Porter walked just one during the game, and three other Orioles runners reached base on errors.…
DetailsFrank Mountain threw the second and final no-hitter in Columbus Buckeyes history, 131 years ago today. Mountain on June 5, 1884 no-hit the Washington Nationals of the American Association for a 12-0 win on the Capitol Grounds. Just a week earlier, teammate Ed Morris no-hit the Pittsburgh Alleghenys for a 5-0 win at Pittsburgh’s Recreation…
DetailsThe Chicago Cubs’ Ken Holtzman threw the second of his two no-hitters, 44 years ago today. On June 3, 1971, Holtzman no-hit the Cincinnati Reds for a 1-0 victory at Riverfront Stadium. That followed an August 19, 1969 no-no in which he failed to record a single strikeout. In that game, Holtzman no-hit the Atlanta…
DetailsRandy Johnson threw the first of his two no-hitters, 25 years ago today. On Saturday, June 2, 1990, “The Big Unit” no-hit Detroit as his Seattle Mariners topped the Tigers 2-0 at the Kingdome. It was the Mariners’ first no-hitter. Fourteen years later, a 40-year-old Johnson retired all of the 27 Atlanta Braves batters he…
DetailsToday’s the third anniversary of Johan Santana’s no-hitter, and Sports Illustrated is marking the occasion with a great story by Phil Taylor titled “No-no Regrets.” It’s a terrific read, and I’m not just saying that because I’m quoted throughout.
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