Dirk Lammers's Blog, page 112
October 20, 2015
Happy 78th birthday, Juan Marichal
Happy 78th birthday to Juan Marichal, who threw a no-hitter for the San Francisco Giants in 1963.
On Saturday, June 15, 1963, Marichal no-hit the Houston Colt .45’s for a 1-0 win at Candlestick Park. Marichal walked two and struck out five in the victory, which was one of his league-leading 25 wins of the season.
Opposing pitcher Dick Drott had a one-hit shutout going into the eighth before the Giants notched the game’s sole run on a pair of doubles.
October 15, 2015
Jones throws no-hitter in 1st major league game, 123 years ago today
The Cincinnati Reds’ Charles “Bumpus” Jones threw a no-hitter in his first major league appearance, 123 years ago today.
After watching Jones pitch well in an exhibition, player-manager Charles Comiskey gave him the opportunity to pitch the Reds’ final game of the season on Saturday, October 15, 1892. Jones no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates for a 7-1 home victory at League Park.
We also wish a happy 70th birthday today to Jim Palmer, who threw a no-no for the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday, August 13, 1969. Palmer no-hit the Oakland Athletics for an 8-0 win at Memorial Stadium.
October 11, 2015
Dean Chance, thrower of ’67 no-hitter, dies at 74
Dean Chance, who threw a complete-game no-hitter for the Minnesota Twins in 1967 just 19 days after throwing a rain-shortened perfect game, died Sunday at the age of 74, according to multiple news reports.
Chance no-hit the Cleveland Indians during the second game of a Friday doubleheader on August 25, 1967, for a 2-1 win at Cleveland Stadium. Chance yielded an earned run in the first inning on two walks, an error and a wild pitch. He settled down and scattered three walks over the next eight innings, striking out a total of eight batters.
Just four starts earlier, on Thursday, August 6, 1967, Chance retired the only 15 Boston Red Sox batters he faced at Metropolitan Stadium for a 2-0 rain-shortened victory. Such games were considered official no-hitters until 1991.
October 8, 2015
Larsen’s World Series perfecto, 59 years ago today
Today is the 59th anniversary of Don Larsen’s perfect game for the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series — the first no-hitter in postseason history.
Larsen retired all 27 Brooklyn Dodgers batters he faced at Yankee Stadium on Monday, October 8, 1956 for a 2-0 win.
In other no-no news, we wish a happy 130th birthday to the Philadelphia Phillies’ Johnny Lush, who threw a no-hitter on Tuesday, May 1, 1906. Lush, who was born in the Little League hometown of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, no-hit the Brooklyn Superbas for a 6-0 win at Brooklyn’s Washington Park.
Larsen’s World Series perfect, 59 years ago today
Today is the 59th anniversary of Don Larsen’s perfect game for the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series — the first no-hitter in postseason history.
Larsen retired all 27 Brooklyn Dodgers batters he faced at Yankee Stadium on Monday, October 8, 1956 for a 2-0 win.
In other no-no news, we wish a happy 130th birthday to the Philadelphia Phillies’ Johnny Lush, who threw a no-hitter on Tuesday, May 1, 1906. Lush, who was born in the Little League hometown of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, no-hit the Brooklyn Superbas for a 6-0 win at Brooklyn’s Washington Park.
October 6, 2015
Halladay throws 2nd postseason no-no, 5 years ago today
The Philadelphia Phillies’ Roy Halladay threw the second no-hitter in post-season history, five 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 against the Florida Marlins that June.
The first postseason no-no, of course, was the New York Yankees’ Don Larsen’s perfect game in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Outside of Halladay’s postseason no-no, the Reds have the longest current regular-season streak of avoiding a no-hitter dating back to Wednesday, June 23, 1971, when the Phils’ Rick Wise no-hit the team. The Cubs gave up that crown in 2015.
The only other pitcher to throw a no-hitter on this date is Matt Kilroy, back in 1886, but it was a regular season matchup. Kilroy, pitching for the American Association’s Baltimore Orioles, no-hit the Pittsburgh Alleghenys for a 6-0 win at Pittsburgh’s Recreation Park.
October 4, 2015
47 seasons with no no-hitter for the Padres
The San Diego Padres have finished the 2015 season without a no-hitter, marking the 47th straight season they’ve missed that feat since joining the National League in 1969.
The Friars did notch one other rare feat this season, when Matt Kemp became the first Padres player to hit for the cycle on Friday, August 14, 2015 at Coors Field. The team had been one of two major league teams (the Marlins being the other) without a cycle.
Our 2015 poll of who will throw the first Padres no-hitter finished as follows:
Some other guy (27%)
James Shields (24%)
Andrew Cashner (19%)
Odrisamer Despaigne (10%)
Tyson Ross (9%)
Ian Kennedy (8%)
Brandon Morrow (3%)
Colin Rea (1%)
The only tie-game no-no, 131 years ago today
Today is the 131st anniversary of the only no-hitter to end in a tie.
On Saturday, October 4, 1884, the Brooklyn Atlantics’ Sam Kimber threw 10 innings of no-hit ball against the Toledo Blue Stockings in an American Association match-up at Brooklyn’s Washington Park.
But Toledo pitcher Frank Olin kept the Atlantics off the scoreboard as well, yielding just four hits. The game was called at the conclusion of the 10th inning due to darkness.
Another no-hitter was thrown on this date seven years after Kimber’s gem. During the first game of a Sunday, October 4, 1891, doubleheader, the St. Louis Browns Ted Breitenstein no-hit the Louisville Colonels for an 8-0 win at Sportsman’s Park.
October 3, 2015
Scherzer throws his second no-hitter of season
The Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer has thrown his second no-hitter of the season, stifling the New York Mets’ offense Saturday at Citi Field during the second game of a doubleheader for a 2-0 victory.
Scherzer is only the fifth major league pitcher to throw two no-hitters in the same regular season, joining Johnny Vander Meer (1938 in back-to-back starts), Allie Reynolds (1951), Virgil Trucks (1952) and Nolan Ryan (1973). Roy Halladay threw no-hitters in the same season in 2010, but his second was tossed in Game 1 of the NLDS.
Scherzer was throwing a perfect game until the sixth inning, when third baseman Yunel Escobar threw wild to first base for an error.
Scherzer also tied Nolan Ryan’s record for most strikeouts in a no-hitter with 17. Ryan set the mark during his second no-hitter as a member of the California Angels on Sunday, July 15, 1973, against the Tigers.
The game marks the second time the Mets have been no-hit in 2015, as the San Francisco Giants no-hit the Mets on June 9 at Citi Field. The circa-1962 Mets have now been no-hit eight times, one more than the circa 1901 New York Yankees.
And with Scherzer’s no-hitter, 2015 has tied the modern day season record of 7 set in 1990 and tied in 1991 and 2012. The 1884 season boasted 8 no-nos.
It was Scherzer’s second straight start with no-hit stuff. He reached the eighth inning with a no-no intact against the Cincinnati Reds on September 28, losing it when Tucker Barnhart lined a single to left with one out in the eighth inning.
On June 14, in the start just before his first no-hitter of 2015, Scherzer no-hit the Milwaukee Brewers through 6 innings before Carlos Gomez blooped a single over the second baseman’s head to lead off the seventh inning. Scherzer completed the task six days later by no-hitting the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, June 20, 2015 for a 6-0 victory at Nationals Park.
Happy birthday to Dennis Eckersley, thrower of ’77 no-no
Happy 61st birthday to Dennis Eckersley, who threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians in 1977.
On Monday, May 30, 1977, Eckersley no-hit the California Angels for a 1-0 win at Cleveland Stadium. Eckersley struck out 12 and allowed his only base runner in the first inning by walking Tony Solaita. He retired the next 25 batters to complete the no-no.
