The New York Giants’ Christy Mathewson threw the second of his two no-hitters, 112 years ago today. Mathewson, nicknamed “The Christian Gentleman,” no-hit the Chicago Cubs at West Side Park for a 1-0 win. The right-hander from Factoryville, Pennsylvania faced just 28 batters, with the only Cubs base runners coming courtesy of errors by Bill…
DetailsPittsburgh Pirates hurler Dock Ellis thought June 12, 1970 was an off-day, so after a long night of partying he woke up and decided to take some LSD. What he didn’t know was he had slept through a full day and he was actually scheduled to pitch Game 1 of a doubleheader against the San…
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On Saturday, June 11, 1938, 78 years ago today, the Cincinnati Reds’ Johnny Vander Meer no-hit the Boston Bees at home at Crosley Field. Four days later, he would no-hit the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field to become the only major-league pitcher to throw back-to-back no-nos. To celebrate Vandeer Meer’s accomplishment, we look at the…
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Sonny Siebert threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians after promising the feat to his wife, 51 years ago today. Carol Siebert had been ribbing her husband about his pitching struggles, so Sonny had a retort before the June 10, 1966, game against Washington: “I told her, ‘If you don’t get off my back, I’ll…
DetailsKevin Brown threw the Florida Marlins’ second no-hitter in franchise history, 20 years ago today. On June 10, 1997, Brown led the Marlins to a 9-0 no-hit, no-run victory over the San Francisco Giants at 3Com Park. Brown, who struck out seven in the game, had been perfect through 7 2/3 innings when he grazed…
DetailsCharles “Pat” Dougherty threw a Negro Leagues no-hitter for the Chicago American Giants a day after a teammate threw one, 103 years ago today. On Monday, June 9, 1913, Dougherty no-hit Paterson Smart Set for an 8-0 win. Dougherty struck out seven and walked one. The previous day, Louis Decatur “Dicta” Johnson no-hit the same…
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