The Toronto Blue Jays’ Marco Estrada lost an eighth-inning no-hitter in his second consecutive start, one year ago today. Estrada reached the eighth with a no-no intact against the Tampa Bay Rays on June 24, 2015, at Tropicana Field before Logan Forsythe tagged him for a one-out infield single. Five days earlier, Estrada lost a…
Ninety-nine years ago today, Babe Ruth and Ernie Shore combined for baseball’s first combined no-hitter. The story is featured in the first chapter of Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders, and I offer the Chapter below: Four balls and a bop on the beezer When baseball fans reminisce about the legend of Babe Ruth, what comes to mind…
The Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer threw baseball’s 289th no-hitter one year ago today, becoming just the second pitcher to plunk the 27th batter during a perfecto yet recover for the no-no. Scherzer retired the first 26 Pittsburgh Pirates he faced on June 20, 2015, before grazing pinch-hitter Jose Tabata with a pitch in the ninth…
The Kansas City Royals’ Steve Busby and the Brooklyn Dodgers’ Steve Busby threw no-hitters on this date. On Wednesday, June 19, 1974, at Milwaukee County Stadium, Busby no-hit the Milwaukee Brewers for a 2-0 win. It was his second of two career no-nos. Busby struck out three and walked one. On Thursday, June 19, 1952,…
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw threw a no-hitter against the Colorado Rockies two years ago today, marking the franchise’s major league leading 25th no-no. The accomplishment came less than a month after the Dodgers’ Josh Beckett threw a no-hitter against the Phillies in Philadelphia. “Beckett told me he’s going to teach me how to…
John Montgomery Ward who threw the majors’ second perfect game, 136 years ago today. Ward tossed his perfecto for the National League’s Providence Grays on June 17, 1880, shutting out the Buffalo Bisons 5-0 at the Messer Street Grounds in Providence. Beating him to the punch five days earlier was Lee Richmond of the Worcester…