Bunning tosses Fathers Day perfecto, 56 years ago today
The Philadelphia Phillies’ Jim Bunning tossed a Fathers Day perfect game against the New York Mets, 56 years ago today.
Tigers’ Bunning no-hits Red Sox, 60 years ago today
Today is the 60th anniversary of Jim Bunning’s first no-hitter. On July 20, 1958, while pitching for the Detroit Tigers, Bunning threw his first of two no-hitters by blanking the Boston Red Sox 3-0 during the first game of a doubleheader at Fenway Park.
Singer, Bunning and Eason threw no-nos on this date
The Los Angeles Dodgers Bill Singer, the Detroit Tigers’ Jim Bunning and the Brooklyn Superbas’ Mal Eason and all threw no-hitters on this date. Singer threw his on July 20, 1970, against the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium for a 5-0 win. Bunning in 1958 threw his first of two no-hitters, blanking the Boston Red…
Happy birthday to 4 no-no throwers, Blackwell, Bunning, Leiter and Smith
Four no-hitter throwers were born on this date: Ewell Blackwell, Jim Bunning, Al Leiter and Bud Smith. Blackwell, born on this date in 1922, threw a no-no for the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, June 18, 1947, against the Boston Braves. In his following start, Blackwell just missed duplicating teammate Johnny Vander Meer’s mark of two…
Singer, Bunning and Eason threw no-hitters on this date
The Los Angeles Dodgers Bill Singer, the Detroit Tigers’ Jim Bunning and the Brooklyn Superbas’ Mal Eason and all threw no-hitters on this date. Singer threw his on July 20, 1970, against the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium for a 5-0 win. Bunning in 1958 threw his first of two no-hitters, blanking the Boston Red…
Eason, Bunning and Singer threw no-hitters on this date
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…