The Brooklyn Atlantics’ Sam Kimber threw baseball’s only tie-game no-hitter, 133 years ago today. On Saturday, October 4, 1884, Kimber threw 10 innings of no-hit ball against the Toledo Blue Stockings at Brooklyn’s Washington Park but his team couldn’t score him a run off Toledo pitcher Frank Olin, who yielded just four hits. The game…
Nolan Ryan threw the fifth of his major-league record seven no-hitters, 36 years ago today. On September 26, 1981, as a member of the Houston Astros, Ryan broke Sandy Koufax’s 16-year-old mark of four career no-nos with a 5-0 no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ryan struck out 11 and walked three, making great use…
Two major league pitchers who share the same birthday threw no-hitters on this date. Sal “The Barber” Maglie, born April 26, 1917, threw a Brooklyn Dodgers no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies at Ebbets Field on Tuesday, September 25, 1956, for a 5-0 win. The Houston Astros’ Mike Scott, born April 26, 1955, no-hit the San…
The St. Louis Cardinals’ Paul Dean and the Oakland Athletics’ Vida Blue threw no-hitters on this date. On Friday, September 21, 1934, during the second game of an Ebbets Field doubleheader against Brooklyn, Dean no-hit the Dodgers for a 3-0 win. The no-no broke the longest no-hitter drought in Major League Baseball history in terms…
Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax threw his fourth no-hitter in the form of a perfect game, 52 years ago today. On September 9, 1965, Koufax retired each of the 27 Chicago Cubs batters he faced at Dodger Stadium to set a new record for career no-hitters. Nolan Ryan would eventually break the mark of four…
Hilldale’s Phil Cockrell threw a Negro Leagues no-hitter, 106 years ago today. On September 5, 1921, during the second game of a Monday doubleheader, Cockrell no-hit the Detroit Stars for a 3-0 win. He followed that up with another no-no less than a year after, no-hitting the Chicago American Giants for a 5-0 win on…