Happy 30th birthday to Homer Bailey, the Cincinnati Reds hurler who tossed two no-nos in 2012 and 2013. Bailey, who is still trying to return to the mound from Tommy John surgery, first no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, September 28, 2012 for a 1-0 win at PNC Park. Less than a year later, on…
Philip Humber retires from baseball https://t.co/qEUTMrkKmK pic.twitter.com/Yej8s1Nn3Y — Gaslamp Ball (@gaslampball) March 29, 2016 Philip Humber threw a perfect game for the Chicago White Sox, four years ago today. On April 21, 2012, Humber blanked the Seattle Mariners for a 4-0 win at Safeco Field, retiring every Mariners batter he faced. Twenty-seven consecutive outs almost…
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…
Hall of Famer Bob Feller threw the only Opening Day no-hitter in baseball history, 76 years ago today. The 21-year-old Feller used his “heater from Van Meter” fastball on April 16, 1940 to mow down eight White Sox batters as the Cleveland Indians topped Chicago 1-0. Feller’s parents and sister, Marguerite, were among the 14,000…
Today marks the 69th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the major leagues color barrier. On April 15, 1947, Robinson 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,…
Happy birthday to “Cannonball” Dick Redding, a Negro Leagues pitcher who threw a no-hitter for the Lincoln Giants in 1912 and likely threw dozens more. Redding, born on this date in 1890 in Atlanta, no-hit the Cuban Stars in Atlantic City on Wednesday, August 28, 1912, for a 1-0 victory. Redding played for a variety…