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Happy 34th birthday, Anibal Sánchez

No-no birthdaysBy Dirk Lammers February 27, 2018 Leave a comment

Happy 34nd birthday to the Minnesota Twins’ Anibal Sánchez, who threw a no-hitter for the Florida Marlins in 2006.

Smith, Tesreau and Sanchez tossed no-hitters on this date

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers September 6, 2017 Leave a comment

Frank Smith, Jeff Tesreau and Anibal Sanchez threw no-hitters on this date. Smith, a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, threw his first of two career no-hitters during the second game of a Wednesday doubleheader at Detroit’s Bennett Park on September 6, 1905. Smith had plenty of run support in this game, as the Sox…

Smith, Tesreau and Sanchez tossed no-hitters on this date

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers September 6, 2016 3 Comments

Happy 32nd birthday, Anibal Sánchez

No-no birthdaysBy Dirk Lammers February 27, 2016 Leave a comment

Happy 32nd birthday to the Detroit Tigers’ Anibal Sánchez, who threw a no-hitter for the Florida Marlins in 2006. On Wednesday, September 6, 2006, Sánchez no-hit the Arizona Diamondbacks for a 2-0 win at Pro Player Stadium. His feat broke the longest no-hitter drought in Major League baseball history in terms of number of games…

Tigers’ Sanchez takes no-no into eighth

No-hitter newsBy Dirk Lammers July 4, 2015 Leave a comment

We had another no-hitter broken up in the latter innings on Friday, as the Detroit Tigers’ Anibal Sanchez took a no-no against the Toronto Blue Jays into the eighth inning. Former Tiger Ezequiel Cabrera broke up the bid with a one-out single to left field. The Blue Jays went on to score six runs in…

#20, the Miami Marlins

The NoNoHitters 30By Dirk Lammers March 16, 2015 Leave a comment

Twenty days until opening day, so we’re highlighting the 20th team on our NoNoHitters 30 countdown, the Miami Marlins. The team, which went by the name "Florida Marlins" for the franchise’s first 19 years of existence, has five no-hitters since joining the National League in 1993. Al Leiter threw the club’s first in 1996 during…

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Author of Mets by the Numbers

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Christian Science Monitor

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The Associated Press

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MLB.com

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Mike Veeck
Minor-league baseball owner, promoter behind the Chicago White Sox’s Disco Demolition Night

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Former MLB commissioner, foreword writer

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Author of Shoeless Joe, adapted into "Field of Dreams"

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Steve Wynn
Musician, The Baseball Project, The Dream Syndicate

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Milt Pappas
MLB pitcher 1957-1973 ('72 no-no)

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Stew Thornley
MLB Official Scorer for Minnesota Twins games