No-no pitchers to appear in ‘For Love of the Game’
Jim Colborn and Juan Nieves threw MLB no-hitters AND appeared alongside Kevin Costner’s Billy Chapel during his perfecto in “For Love of the Game”?
32 years since Brewers’ last (and only) no-no
The Milwaukee Brewers have now gone 32 years since their last (and only) no-hitter.
Nieves throws Brewers’ first and (so far) only no-hitter, 31 years ago today
Juan Nieves threw the Milwaukee Brewers’ first and (so far) only no-hitter, 31 years ago today.
Brewers’ Nieves no-hits Orioles, 29 years ago today
Juan Nieves threw the only Milwaukee Brewers no-hitter to date, 29 years ago today. On Wednesday, April 15, 1987, at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium, Nieves no-hit the Orioles for a 7-0 win. The Brewers’ Robin Yount made a diving catch in right-center field for the final out. Nieves, who was born in the Santurce section of…
Happy 51st birthday, Juan Nieves
Happy 51st birthday to Juan Nieves, who threw the only no-hitter in Milwaukee Brewers history. Nieves, who was born in the Santurce section of San Juan, is the first Puerto Rico-born pitcher to throw a major-league no-hitter. At Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium on Wednesday, April 15, 1987, Nieves no-hit the Orioles for a 7-0 win. The…
#25, the Milwaukee Brewers
We continue our NoNoHitters 30 countdown today with the Milwaukee Brewers, a team that spent its first season in 1969 in the Pacific Northwest as the Seattle Pilots. The team boasts just one no-hitter over its 46-year history, and it came in the team’s 19th season. Juan Nieves notched his no-no on the road against…