Very sad to read today about the death of Milt Pappas, one of the major-league pitchers I interviewed while writing Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders. As told in his obit in the Chicago Tribune, Pappas no-hit the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Sept. 2, 1972, but lost his perfect game on the last batter. I…
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New Jersey hosted its first major-league baseball game, 60 years ago today. The Brooklyn Dodgers played 15 regular-season games at Jersey City’s Roosevelt Stadium during the 1956 and 1957 seasons. The first was on April 19, 1956, and the Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies for a 10-inning 5-4 win in an error-filled game (5 errors…
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Happy 26th birthday to Henderson Alvarez, who ended the 2013 Miami Marlins season with a no-hitter. Alvarez, who is working to return to the mound with the Oakland Athletics after shoulder surgery, no-hit the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at Marlins Park. The game was tied at 0 in the bottom of the…
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Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle tossed his first of two no-hitters, nine years ago today. On Wednesday, April 18, 2007, Buehrle no-hit the Texas Rangers for a 6-0 victory at U.S. Cellular Field. Two years later, on Thursday, July 23, 2009, Buehrle pitched a 5-0 perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays at home.…
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The Colorado Rockies aren’t the only franchise to exit the no no-no club on this day. Forty-seven years ago today, on April 17, 1969, the Montreal Expos’ Bill Stoneman no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies for a 7-0 victory at Connie Mack Stadium in just the Expos’ ninth game. It’s the earliest a franchise has ever knocked…
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#Orioles' starter Ubaldo Jimenez ejected after plunking #RedSox's Sandoval in 4th DETAILS: http://t.co/0rldKQyzTF pic.twitter.com/tOSZ8PC4rN — FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) April 18, 2015 Baltimore Orioles pitcher Ubaldo Jiménez was ejected from a no-no in progress, one year ago today. On Friday, April 17, 2015, home plate umpire Jordan Baker ejected Jiménez in the fourth inning of…
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