No-no throwers Kennedy, Shoun born on this date
No-no throwers Vern Kennedy and Clyde Shoun were born on this date.
Happy birthday, Tom Seaver
Happy 73rd birthday to Tom Seaver, who threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds after thrice losing no-nos in the ninth for the New York Mets. Tom Terrific finally got his no-no on Friday, June 16, 1978, just a day shy of the one-year anniversary of the trade that broke Mets’ fans spirit. Seaver struck…
Roy Halladay, 2nd pitcher to throw post-season no-hitter, killed in small plane crash
Roy Halladay, the second pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the MLB post-season, was killed Tuesday when the plane he was flying crashed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Holiday, Florida. He was 40. Authorities say the single-engine ICON A5 crashed about noon Tuesday. The Pasco County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office’s marine unit…
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…
Phillies’ Halladay throws 2nd postseason no-no, 7 years ago today
The Philadelphia Phillies’ Roy Halladay threw the second no-hitter in post-season history, seven years ago today. On Wednesday, October 6, 2010, in Game 1 of the National League Divisional Series, Halladay no-hit the Cincinnati Reds for a 4-0 win at Citizens Bank Park. It was Halladay’s second no-hitter that season, as he threw a perfecto…
Eller, Koufax and Leiter threw no-nos on this date
Al Leiter, Sandy Koufax and Horace “Hod” Eller threw no-hitters on this date. On Saturday, May 11, 1996, 21 years ago today, Leiter threw the Florida Marlins first no-hitter. The New Jersey native no-hit the Colorado Rockies for an 11-0 win at Joe Robbie Stadium. Koufax, who threw four no-hitters with the Los Angeles Dodgers,…