Two perfect games and one plain old no-hitter were thrown on this date. At Dodger Stadium on Sunday, July 28, 1991, the Montreal Expos’ Dennis Martínez retired all of the 27 Los Angeles Dodgers he faced for a 2-0 win. Three years to the day later, on Thursday, July 28, 1994, the Texas Rangers’ Kenny…
The Boston Red Sox’s Mel Parnell no-hit the Chicago White Sox, 60 years ago today. On Saturday, July 14, 1956, Parnell held the White Sox hitless while walking two and striking out four for a 4-0 win at Fenway Park. Big accomplishment, right? Well, the 6-foot, 180-pound southpaw from New Orleans told the Boston Globe…
I just realized that every year we (of course) celebrate the anniversary of Johan Santana’s no-hitter, the first for the New York Mets, and often neglect the other two thrown on this date. On Tuesday, June 1, 1937, The Chicago White Sox Bill Dietrich no-hit the St. Louis Browns for an 8-0 win at Comiskey…
Joe Benz threw the fifth no-hitter in Chicago White Sox history, 102 years ago today. At Comiskey Park, on Sunday, May 31, 1914, Benz no-hit the Cleveland Naps for a 6-1 win in a game with six total blunders, three by each time. “Errors were plentiful on both sides,” noted one newspaper report. “Two of…
Happy 61st birthday to Jack Morris, who threw a no-hitter for the Detroit Tigers in 1984. Morris, who later played for the Twins, the Blue Jays and the Indians, no-hit the Chicago White Sox on Saturday, April 7, 1984 at the old Comiskey Park. Morris is now a radio and television color commentator.
Happy birthday to no-no throwers Roy Halladay, Dennis Martínez and Ed Walsh. Halladay, who turns 39 today, threw both his no-hitters for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2010. On May 29 of that year, Halladay tossed a perfect game against the Florida Marlins for a 1-0 win at Sun Life Stadium. Then, on October 6 in…