"Toothpick" Sam Jones became the first African-American to throw a Major League Baseball no-hitter, 61 years ago today. Jones, pitching for the Chicago Cubs on May 12, 1955, no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates for a 4-0 win at Wrigley Field. He completed an accomplishment that likely would have been preceded by such Negro Leagues greats as…
DetailsToday would have been the 77th birthday of Milt Pappas, who threw a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs in 1972. Pappas, who also pitched for the Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves, died of natural causes last month at his home in the South suburb of Beecher. While pitching for the ’72 Cubs, Pappas…
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Al Leiter, Sandy Koufax, Horace “Hod” Eller and threw no-hitters on this date. On Saturday, May 11, 1996, Leiter threw the Florida Marlins first no-hitter 20 years ago today. The New Jersey native no-hit the Colorado Rockies for an 11-0 win at Joe Robbie Stadium. Koufax, who threw four no-hitters with the Los Angeles Dodgers,…
DetailsThe Montreal Expos’ Charlie Lea threw a no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants, 35 years ago today. On May 10, 1981, during the second game of a Sunday doubleheader, Lea walked four and struck out eight as the Expos beat the Giants 4-0 at Olympic Stadium. It was the Expos’ third no-hitter, with Bill Stoneman…
DetailsDizzy Dismukes threw a no-hitter for the Indianapolis ABCs, 101 years ago today. On Sunday, May 9, 1915, no-hit the Chicago Giants for a 5-0 win. According to the Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum at the Kansas State University College of Education, Dismukes was a right-handed submariner and was regarded as one of the Negro Leagues’…
DetailsThe Oakland Athletics’ Dallas Braden threw the majors’ 19th perfect game, six years ago today. Braden on May 9, 2010 – Mother’s Day – retired each of the 27 Tampa Bay Rays he faced during a 4-0 win at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum. Most of the outs were routine, but Braden’s no-no was aided by several…
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