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Nolan Ryan’s 7th no-hitter, 24 years ago today

This day in no-no historyBy Dirk Lammers May 1, 2015 Leave a comment

Nolan Ryan threw his major league record seventh no-hitter, 24 years ago today. Ryan, pitching for the Texas Rangers at the age of 44 on May 1, 1991, struck out 16 Blue Jays and held the others to no hits as the Rangers topped Toronto 3-0. Three other no-hitters were thrown on May 1 in…

#9, the Philadelphia Phillies

The NoNoHitters 30By Dirk Lammers March 27, 2015 Leave a comment

The Philadelphia Phillies franchise, which began play in the National League in 1883 as the Philadelphia Quakers, has 12 no-hitters over its history to take the No. 9 position on our NoNoHitters 30 list. (Note: The team also tried to take on a new moniker of the Blue Jays in the 1940s, but it never…