Happy birthday to Christy Mathewson
Happy 138th birthday to Christy Mathewson, the Hall of Famer who pitched two no-hitters for the New York Giants.
Corcoran, Force, Smith and Reuss threw no-nos on this date
Two major-league no-hitters and two Negro Leagues no-nos were thrown on this date.
Mets’ Gentry takes no-hitter into 8th inning, 48 years ago today
The New York Mets’ Gary Gentry took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, 48 years ago today, settling instead for the franchise’s fifth one-hitter as the Mets topped the Cubs 4-0 at Wrigley Field.
Jones becomes 1st African-American to throw MLB no-no, 63 years ago today
Sam Jones became the first African-American to throw a Major League Baseball no-hitter, 63 years ago today.
Baseball’s only 9-inning double no-no, 101 years ago today
Today is the 101st anniversary of baseball’s only double nine-inning no-hitter. The Chicago Cubs’ Hippo Vaughn and the Cincinnati Reds’ Fred Toney each held their opponents hitless through nine innings of baseball at Weeghman Park on Wednesday, May 2, 1917.
Cubs’ Arrieta no-hits Reds, 2 years ago today
The Chicago Cubs’ Jake Arrieta no-hit the Cincinnati Reds, two years ago today.