Happy 38th birthday, Hisashi Iwakuma
Happy 38th birthday to Hisashi Iwakuma, who broke a streak of 12 straight National League no-hitters by throwing one for the AL’s Seattle Mariners in 2015.
Happy 37th birthday to Hisashi Iwakuma, threw Mariners no-no in ’15
Happy 37th birthday to the Seattle Mariners’ Hisashi Iwakuma, who broke a streak of 12 straight National League no-hitters by throwing one against the Baltimore Orioles in 2015.
Enatsu’s ’73 ‘sayonara home run’ tops memorable Japanese no-nos
The date was Aug. 30, 1973, and Hanshin Tigers pitcher Yutaka Enatsu dug into the Hanshin Koshien Stadium batter’s box in the 11th inning with hopes of breaking a scoreless tie. Enatsu was Hanshin’s 25-year-old strikeout ace, and the southpaw had been holding the Chunichi Dragons hitless over 11 innings of work. Unfortunately, his Tigers…
Mariners’ Iwakuma throws majors’ 291st no-hitter vs. Orioles
The Seattle Mariners’ Hisashi Iwakuma has thrown the 291st no-hitter in major league history, topping the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 Wednesday afternoon at Safeco Field. Iwakuma struck out seven and walked three.