Today is the 98th anniversary of baseball’s only double nine-inning no-hitter. The Chicago Cubs’ Hippo Vaughn and the Cincinnati Reds’ Fred Toney each held their opponents hitless through nine innings of baseball at Weeghman Park on Wednesday, May 2, 1917. The game went to the 10th, and the Reds scored on a single, an error…
The Kansas City Royals took a no-hitter into the eighth inning Friday en route to a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Royals starter Chris Young held the Tigers hitless for five innings, and Ryan Madson followed with two perfect innings. Reliever Kelvin Herrera took the ball for the eighth, and the Tigers’ Nick Castellanos…
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Today is the 59th anniversary of New Jersey’s first major league baseball game. 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…
Home plate umpire Jordan Baker ejected Baltimore Orioles pitcher Ubaldo Jiménez on Friday night in the middle of him throwing a no-hitter. Granted it was only the fourth inning, but I don’t recall ever seeing that before. Jiménez hit Boston Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval on the back of the shoulder with a 90…
Today marks the 68th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the major leagues color barrier. Robinson on April 15, 1947 made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers, playing first base and going 0-3 with a run scored. He batted .297 that season to take Rookie of the Year honors. Robinson’s iconic No. 42, retired throughout baseball,…