Three years ago today, the Chicago White Sox’ Philip Humber threw a perfect game. Humber threw his April 21, 2012 perfecto against the Seattle Mariners during the Sox’ 4-0 win at Safeco Field. Twenty-seven consecutive outs almost weren’t enough. Humber won the game on a strikeout of pinch hitter Brendan Ryan, but it required a…
The Cleveland Naps’ (Indians’) Addie Joss threw the second of his two no-hitters 105 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…
Eight years ago today, Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle tossed his first of two no-hitters. Buehrle on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 no-hit the Texas Rangers for a 6-0 victory at U.S. Cellular Field. Two years later, on Thursday, July 23, 2009, Buehrle pitched a 5-0 perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays at home.
Today is the 75th anniversary of baseball’s only Opening Day no-hitter. Twenty-one-year-old Bob Feller used his “heater from Van Meter” fastball on April 16, 1940 to mow down eight White Sox batters as the Cleveland Indians topped Chicago 1-0. Feller’s parents and sister, Marguerite, were among the 14,000 fans at Chicago’s Comiskey Park that afternoon.…
Chicago White Sox pitcher Eddie Cicotte, one of eight players permanently banned from major league baseball in 1920 for allegedly throwing the 1919 World Series, threw a no-hitter 98 years ago today. Cicotte no-hit the St. Louis Browns at Sportsman’s Park on Saturday, April 14, 1917 for an 11-0 victory. Cicotte and seven teammates, including…
Today we wish a happy 139th birthday to Boston Americans’ pitcher Bill Dinneen, who threw a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox nearly 90 years ago. Dinneen no-hit the White Sox at Boston’s Huntington Avenue Grounds on during the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday, September 27, 1905. Boston topped Chicago 2-0, and Dinneen…