Today’s the 40th anniversary of San Francisco Giants’ pitcher Ed Halicki’s no-hitter against the New York Mets. The Mets actually had 12 hits on August 24, 1975, the day that Halicki hurled his no-no at Candlestick Park. Unfortunately, all 12 hits came in the first game of the doubleheader. The Mets won the opener 9-5,…
Bob Keegan threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox, 57 years ago today. Keegan, starting the second game of Tuesday, August 20, 1957, doubleheader at Comiskey Park, no-hit the Washington Senators for a 6-0 win. Keegan walked two and struck out one. Also on this date — 135 years ago — the Buffalo Bison’s…
The Cincinnati Reds’ Jim Maloney threw a 10-inning no-hitter against the Chicago Cubs, 50 years ago today. Maloney, pitching the first game of a Thursday, August 19, 1965, doubleheader at Wrigley Field, no-hit the Cubs for nine innings. The Reds failed to score a run, so the game went into the top of the 10th,…
The Milwaukee Braves’ Lew Burdette threw a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies, 55 years ago today. Burdette on Thursday, August 18, 1960 no-hit the Phillies at Milwaukee County Stadium for a 1-0 win. Tony Gonzalez became the lone Philadelphia base runner after Burdette hit him with a pitch in the fifth inning. Gonzalez was quickly…
Bill Hawke threw the first no-hitter at the current 60-foot-6-inch pitching distance, 122 years ago today. Hawke, a starter for the National League Baltimore Orioles, no-hit the NL Washington Senators on Wednesday, August 16, 1893 at Boundary Field. It was the first no-no since the National League extended the distance from 50 feet. The league…
Today’s is the three-year anniversary of “King” Felix Hernandez’s perfect game and the 25th anniversary of Terry Mulholland’s no-hitter. Hernandez threw a perfect game for the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at Safeco Field, retiring all 27 Tampa Bay Rays he faced. The M’s won 1-0. Mulholland notched his no-no for the Philadelphia…