#Orioles' starter Ubaldo Jimenez ejected after plunking #RedSox's Sandoval in 4th DETAILS: http://t.co/0rldKQyzTF pic.twitter.com/tOSZ8PC4rN — FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) April 18, 2015 Baltimore Orioles pitcher Ubaldo Jiménez was ejected from a no-no in progress, one year ago today. On Friday, April 17, 2015, home plate umpire Jordan Baker ejected Jiménez in the fourth inning of…
Happy birthday to Vic Willis and Addie Joss, a couple of old-time no-hitter throwers. Vic Willis, born on this date in 1876, pitched a no-hitter for the National League’s Boston Beaneaters on Monday, August 7, 1899 at the Huntington Avenue Grounds. The Beaneaters topped the Washington Senators 7-1. Cleveland Naps ace pitcher Addie Joss, born…
The Atlanta Braves’ Kent Mercker threw a no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers on this day in 1994. Mercker, who had already thrown 6 innings of a combined no-hitter in 1991, held the Dodgers to four walks (two of them in the first inning) on Friday, April 8, 1994 at Dodger Stadium. Only one Dodger…
Nine Atlanta Braves pitchers combined for a Spring Training 10-inning no-hitter against the Houston Astros, one year ago today. The pitchers combined to allow two earned runs on nine walks while striking out nine in Kissimmee, Florida, in a 10-inning game that ended in a 2-2 tie. They were: Cody Martin (2), Jim Johnson (1),…
The Miami Hurricanes narrowly avoided falling victim to a no-hitter on Sunday, extending the school’s 52-year-old no-hit streak to 3,181 games. In the ninth inning of the Canes’ game against the Florida Gators, Carl Chester led off by reaching base on an error before Chris Barr lined a single over short, according to the Miami…
Happy birthday to four no-no pitchers: Justin Verlander, who threw two no-nos for the Detroit Tigers, Clyde Wright, who threw one for the California Angels, Jim Wilson, who tossed one for the Milwaukee Braves, and Dave Davenport, who threw one for the St. Louis Terriers of the Federal League. Verlander, who turns 33 today, threw…