Pirates no-hit Tigers in Grapefruit League game, 58 years ago today
A pair of Pittsburgh Pirates no-hit the Detroit Tigers in a Grapefruit League matchup, 58 years ago today.
Birthday wishes for Walter Johnson, John Candelaria
Walter Johnson, a 400+ game winner who threw a 1920 no-hitter for the Washington Senators, was born 130 years ago today. Johnson no-hit the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Thursday, July 1, 1920, for a 1-0 victory. He finished out a 21-year Hall of Fame career with a record of 417-279. Also born…
125th anniversary of Bumpus Jones’ debut no-hitter
Today is the 125th anniversary of Bumpus Jones’ debut no-hitter. Charles Leander “Bumpus” Jones made his major-league debut for the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday, October 15, 1892, and made the most of it, no-hitting the Pittsburgh Pirates at League Park for a 7-1 win. Reds player-manager Charles Comiskey, who had watched Jones pitch well in…
Pirates’ Bob Moose no-hits Mets, 48 years ago today
Bob Moose temporarily interrupted the Miracle Mets’ postseason push with a no-hitter at Shea Stadium, 48 years ago today. At Shea Stadium on Saturday, September 20, 1969, Moose struck out six and walked three to lead the Pirates to a 4-0 win over New York. (My father and two of my sisters were at the…
Dodgers’ Hill loses no-no in 10th on Harrison walk-off
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Rich Hill became the first pitcher since 1995 to throw nine innings of no-hit ball without completing the feat. With the game gridlocked at 0 in the bottom of the 10th, Hill gave up a no-out walk-off homer to the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Josh Harrison, killing the no-no and giving the Pirates…
Bob Gibson’s no-no, 46 years ago today
Hall of Fame great Bob Gibson threw his only career no-hitter, 46 years ago today. The St. Louis Cardinals’ flamethrower shut down the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, August 14, 1971, for an 11-0 victory at Three Rivers Stadium. Gibson struck out 10 and walked three batters while helping his team at the plate with three…