The Philadelphia Phillies traded no-no pitcher Rick Wise to the St. Louis Cardinals for Steve Carlton, 44 years ago today. The February 25, 1972, trade came in the offseason following Wise’s no-no. On Wednesday, June 23, 1971, at Riverfront Stadium, Wise no-hit the Cincinnati Reds for a 4-0 Phillies win. Wise pitched 11 more years…
Happy 50th birthday to Mélido Pérez, who threw a six-inning rain-shortened no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox in 1990. On Thursday, July 12, 1990, Pérez no-hit the New York Yankees over six innings before the game was called with an 8-0 score due to weather. Just two years earlier, on Saturday, September 24, 1988, Mélido’s…
Bill Monbouquette, a Boston Red Sox pitcher who threw a no-hitter on Aug. 1, 1962 against the Chicago White Sox, died one year ago today at the age of 78. The Boston Globe in 2008 detailed Monbouquette’s battle with acute myelogenous leukemia. Monbouquette threw his no-no in front of 17,185 fans at Comiskey Park. His…
Joe Benz, who threw the fifth a no-hitter in Chicago White Sox history, was born 130 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…
No-no thrower Bill Dinneen jumped from the National League’s Boston Beaneaters to the AL’s Boston Americans, 114 years ago today. Dinneen began his major league career with the National League’s now-defunct Washington Senators in 1898 before pitching for the Beaneaters (now the Braves) in 1900 and 1901. His no-hitter for the Boston Americans (now the…
Ted Lyons, who threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox in 1926, was born 115 years ago today. At Fenway Park on Saturday, August 21, 1926, Lyons no-hit the Boston Red Sox for a 6-0 win. Lyons walked one and struck out two, and another Red Sox batter reached base on an error by…