Luck of the Irish for ’52 Giants, ’17 Yankees
Two New York teams, the 1952 Giants and the 2017 Yankees, own baseball’s two St. Patrick’s Day no-hitters.
Happy birthday Burt Hooton, threw ’72 no-no in fourth start
Happy 68th birthday to Burt Hooton, who threw a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs in just his fourth major-league start.
Happy 82nd birthday Sandy Koufax
Wishing a happy 82nd birthday to Sandy Koufax, who tossed four no-hitters — one of them perfect — for the 1960s Los Angeles Dodgers. The Brooklyn-born southpaw pitched his no-nos in consecutive years from 1962-’65, culminating with a perfecto over the Chicago Cubs in ’65. The Cubs played nearly 50 years until they were no-hit…
Happy 91st birthday, Carl Erskine
Happy 91st birthday to Carl Erskine, who threw two no-hitters for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Erskine threw his first against the Chicago Cubs at Ebbets Field on Thursday, June 19, 1952, for a 5-0 win. He followed it up four years later with a Saturday, May 12, 1956, no-no against the New York Giants for a…
Scherzer takes no-no into the 7th but Cubs top Nats to take lead in NLDS
The Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer took a no-hitter into the seventh inning Monday before losing his bid on a one-out double by the Chicago Cubs Ben Zobrist. The Cubs won 2-1 to take a 2-1 lead in the National League Divisional Series. Jayson Werth barehanded Zobrist’s liner to left center from the Wrigley Field ivy,…
Nats’ Strasburg takes NLDS no-hitter into the 6th inning
The Washington Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg took a National League Divisional Series no-hitter into the sixth inning on Friday night in the team’s opening game against the Chicago Cubs. With a runner on second and two out in the sixth, the Cubs’ Kris Bryant singled to break up the no-hitter and give the Cubs a 1-0…