The St. Louis Browns’ “Bobo” Holloman threw a no-hitter in his first major league start, 53 years ago today. On May 6, 1953, Holloman no-hit the Philadelphia Athletics at Busch Stadium for a 6-0 victory. It marked the only time a pitcher thew a no-no in his first major league start in the modern era.…
Los Angeles Angels rookie Bo Belinsky threw one of the majors’ three May 5 no-hitters, 54 years ago today. On May 5, 1962, Los Angeles Angels rookie Bo Belinsky no-hit the Baltimore Orioles for a 2-0 win that launched the former Trenton pool shark into Hollywood stardom. On this date in 1917, the St. Louis…
Francisco Liriano threw the Minnesota Twins’ most recent no-hitter, five years ago today. On Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at U.S. Cellular Field, Liriano no-hit the Chicago White Sox for a 1-0 victory. It was Liriano’s first shutout and his first complete game, including his time in the minors. The southpaw from San Cristobal, Dominican Republic,…
Five no-hitters have been thrown on this date (April 30), but only four of the pitchers (Charlie Robertson, James “Tex” Carleton, Bob Feller and Jim Maloney) also earned a victory. The Baltimore Orioles’ tandem of Steve Barber (8 2/3 in), Stu Miller (1/3 in) combined to throw a no-hit loss. Here are the April 30…
Philip Humber retires from baseball https://t.co/qEUTMrkKmK pic.twitter.com/Yej8s1Nn3Y — Gaslamp Ball (@gaslampball) March 29, 2016 Philip Humber threw a perfect game for the Chicago White Sox, four years ago today. On April 21, 2012, Humber blanked the Seattle Mariners for a 4-0 win at Safeco Field, retiring every Mariners batter he faced. Twenty-seven consecutive outs almost…
The Cleveland Naps’ (Indians’) Addie Joss threw the second of his two no-hitters 106 years ago today. Joss on Wednesday, April 20, 1910 no-hit the Chicago White Sox for a 1-0 victory at South Side Park. It was his second no-no against Chicago. On Friday, October 2, 1908, Joss threw a perfect game against the…