A happy birthday to Lon Warneke, who threw a no-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1941. Warneke, born 109 years ago today, no-hit the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 at Crosley Field on Saturday, August 30, 1941. The AP in its report said Warneke was backed by a strong defense. “They stopped almost everything, and some…
Celebrating a no-no birthday today is Ed Cushman, who threw a no-hitter for the Milwaukee Brewers of the Union Association on September 28, 1884. Cushman blanked the Washington Nationals 5-0 that day at Milwaukee’s Wright Street Grounds. Cushman was born 163 years ago today.
Before the day ends, a quick note of birthday wishes to two no-hitter throwers – the Chicago Cubs’ Jimmy Lavender and the Oakland Athletics’ Mike Warren. Lavender, born on this date in 1884, tossed his no-no against the New York Giants in the first game of an August 31, 1915 doubleheader at the Polo Grounds.…
Wishing a happy 45th birthday to Wilson Alvarez, who threw a no-hitter for the 1991 Chicago White Sox in just his second major league start. Alvarez, a 6-foot-1 lefty from Maracaibo, Venezuela, no-hit the Baltimore Orioles on August 11, 1991, walking five and striking out seven. His outing at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium went considerable better…
A happy 36th birthday to Mark Buehrle, who threw a no-hitter and a perfect game for the Chicago White Sox. On April 18, 2007, Buehrle no-hit the Texas Rangers for a 6-0 victory at U.S. Cellular Field while facing the minimum 27 batters. Buehrle had picked off Sammy Sosa from first after the designated hitter…
A happy 47th birthday to Ramón Martínez, who threw a no-hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995. Martínez no-hit the Florida Marlins on July 14, 1995 for a 7-0 victory at Dodger Stadium. The 6-foot-4 right-handed fastballer struck out eight and walked just one, and he didn’t throw a single breaking ball after the…