Happy 77th birthday to Gaylord Perry, who threw a no-hitter for the San Francisco Giants in 1968. Perry on Tuesday, September 17, 1968, no-hit the St. Louis Cardinals at Candlestick Park for a 1-0 victory. The Giants’ celebration was short-lived, as the Cards’ Ray Washburn no-hit the Giants for a 2-0 win the very next…
Hall of Fame great Bob Gibson threw his only career no-hitter, 44 years ago today. The St. Louis Cardinals’ intimidating flamethrower shut down the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, August 14, 1971, for an 11-0 victory at Three Rivers Stadium. Gibson struck out 10 and walked three batters while helping his team at the plate with…
Happy 31st birthday to Clay Buchholz, who threw a no-hitter as a Boston Red Sox rookie on September 7, 2007. Other no-no throwers born on this day are Joel “Joe” Horlen (1937) and Paul Dean (1912). Buchholz, sidelined since July 10 this season with an elbow injury, threw a no-no in just his second career…
The Brooklyn Grays’ Adonis Terry threw the first of his two no-hitters, 129 years ago today. Terry on July 24, 1886, no-hit the St. Louis Browns at Washington Park for a 1-0 victory. Terry walked two batters, and Brooklyn committed two errors.
The Brooklyn Superbas’ Mal Eason, the Detroit Tigers’ Jim Bunning and the Los Angeles Dodgers Bill Singer all threw no-hitters on this date. Eason threw his in 1906, no-hitting the St. Louis Cardinals for a 2-0 win at Robison Field. Bunning in 1958 threw his first of two no-hitters, blanking the Boston Red Sox 3-0…
The Chicago Cubs’ Jon Lester took a no-hitter into the seventh inning on Monday before losing it on a hard-hit ball to third. The St. Louis Cardinals’ Jhonny Peralta lined the ball just over the bag, making a tough play for third baseman Kris Bryant. Peralta reached safety and the official scorer rightfully ruled the…