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50th anniversary of Mets nearly no-hitting Yanks

The New York Mets nearly no-hit the New York Yankees in a Mayor’s Trophy Game exhibition, 50 years ago today.

For those who don’t remember New York’s annual tradition, the Mayor’s Trophy Game was a once-a-year contest between New York’s AL and NL teams to benefit the city’s sandlot baseball program.

On Sept. 9, 1971, in front of a Shea Stadium crowd of 48,872, the Mets’ Jim McAndrew and Nolan Ryan no-hit the Yankees for seven innings as the Mets nursed an early 1-0 lead. Ron Taylor took the ball for the eighth and got the first two outs before Frank Baker singled to left for the game’s first hit. The Yankees wound up winning 2-1 in the ninth.

There have been six in-season exhibition game no-hitters in the majors, and we document them on the bottom of our Spring and exhibition no-hitters page.

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Reds’ Weimer tossed 7-inning no-no, 105 years ago today

The Cincinnati Reds’ Jake Weimer threw the majors’ first no-hitter in a planned 7-inning game, 105 years ago today.

On August 24, 1906, during the second game of a Friday doubleheader at Cincy’s Palace of the Fans planned for seven innings by mutual agreement, Weimer no-hit the Brooklyn Superbas for a 1-0 win. The shortened game, which is not considered an official no-hitter, lasted just one hour and eight minutes.

Weimer struck out four and allowed two base runners, hitting Doc Casey with a pitch in the first inning, and walking opposing pitcher Harry McIntyre in the third inning. Homer Smoot drove in the game’s only run on a seventh inning triple.

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D-Backs’ Gilbert tosses no-no in first MLB start

The Arizona Diamondbacks’ Tyler Gilbert tossed a no-hitter in his first major-league start on Saturday, topping the San Diego Padres 7-0 at Chase Field.

Gilbert struck out five and walked three as he became just the third pitcher to throw a no-no in his first MLB start.

Charles Leander “Bumpus” Jones is the only pitcher to throw a no-hitter in his major-league debut. Jones got the start for the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday, October 15, 1892, and made the most of it, no-hitting the Pittsburgh Pirates at League Park for a 7-1 win. Two other pitchers – Ted Breitenstein and Alva “Bobo” Holloman – threw no-hitters in their first major league starts.

Gilbert’s no-no is the eighth of the 2021 season, setting a new modern-day record and tying 1884 for the most in MLB history.

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Angels’ Sandoval falls 2 outs short of no-hitting Twins

The Los Angeles Angels’ Patrick Sandoval came within two outs of no-hitting the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on Saturday.

The Twins’ Brent Rooker broke up the effort with one out in the ninth with a double.

It would have been the first no-hitter thrown at the Twins’ current home, and the first ever thrown against the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins franchise at home.

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Rockies’ Márquez falls 3-outs shy of no-hitting Pittsburgh

The Colorado Rockies’ German Márquez fell three outs short of no-hitting the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night, missing the eighth no-no of the 2021 season.

It would have set a modern-day record, duplicating the eight thrown in 1884 by Al Atkinson, Ed Morris, Frank Mountain, Larry Corcoran, Pud Galvin, Dick Burns, Ed Cushman and Sam Kimber completing the task.

Márquez struck out five and walked one as the Rockies topped the Pirates 8-0 on a one-hitter. Ka’ai Tom spoiled the effort with a lined single to right to lead off the ninth inning. Rockies shortstop Trevor Story saved the bid in the eighth with a leaping catch to snare a lined drive targeting right field.

Márquez’s gem nearly was Coors Field’s second no-no — the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Hideo Nomo holds Coors Field’s only no-no, thrown on September 17, 1996,

The only Rockies no-no was an April 17, 2010 effort tossed by Ubaldo Jiménez against the Atlanta Braves, but it was thrown at Turner Field.

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Cubs toss combined no-no vs. Dodgers

A Chicago Cubs tandem tossed the seventh no-hitter of the 2021 season on Thursday night — the year’s first no-no not thrown by a single pitcher.

The Cubs topped the Los Angeles Dodgers by a score of 4-0 at Dodger Stadium on a strong start by Zach Davies and some help from Chicago’s bullpen. Davies threw six innings of no-hit ball, followed by Ryan Tepera (1), Andrew Chafin (1) and Craig Kimbrel (1). The crew yielded 8 walks — 5 by Davies and one each by the relievers.

It’s the Cubs franchise’s 17th no-hitter, but the first to feature multiple Cubs pitchers. It’s the 20th no-hitter thrown against the Dodgers franchise, giving that team sole possession of first place in that department.

The announced crowd of 52,175 is the largest for a regular-season no-hitter in major-league history. (Of course it’s L.A., so how many people actually saw the last pitch?). Only Don Larsen (64,519) drew more fans during his World Series perfecto in 1956.

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Cubs toss combined no-no vs. Dodgers

A Chicago Cubs tandem tossed the seventh no-hitter of the 2021 season on Thursday night — the year’s first no-no not thrown by a single pitcher.

The Cubs topped the Los Angeles Dodgers by a score of 4-0 at Dodger Stadium on a strong start by Zach Davies and some help from Chicago’s bullpen. Davies threw six innings of no-hit ball, followed by Ryan Tepera (1), Andrew Chafin (1) and Craig Kimbrel (1). The crew yielded 8 walks — 5 by Davies and one each by the relievers.

It’s the Cubs franchise’s 17th no-hitter, but the first to feature multiple Cubs pitchers. It’s the 20th no-hitter thrown against the Dodgers franchise, giving that team sole possession of first place in that department.

The announced crowd of 52,175 is the largest for a regular-season no-hitter in major-league history. (Of course it’s L.A., so how many people actually saw the last pitch?). Only Don Larsen (64,519) drew more fans during his World Series perfecto in 1956.

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The Babe kicks off baseball’s first combined no-no, 104 years ago today

Babe Ruth and Ernie Shore combined for major-league baseball’s first combined no-hitter, 104 years ago today.

Ruth got the start for the Boston Red Sox during the first game of a Fenway Park doubleheader on Saturday, June 23, 1917, but the Babe grew increasingly agitated with home plate umpire Brick Owens as he walked Washington Senators lead-off batter Ray Morgan on four straight pitches.

As Morgan took his free pass to first base, Ruth continued jawing with Owens, according to Boston Globe sportswriter Edward F. Martin.

“Get in there and pitch,” the umpire ordered.

“Open your eyes and keep them open,” Ruth yelled.

“Get in and pitch or I will run you out of there,” Owens warned.

The Bambino threatened to punch Owens in the nose, and Owens had heard enough. When Owens gave Ruth the heave-ho, Ruth charged home plate and threw a right hook that glanced off the ump’s mask and landed on his left ear.

A scrum ensued, and Red Sox player-manager Jack Barry dragged Ruth off the field and gave the ball to Shore, a dependable right-hander who had thrown five innings two days earlier. Shore took the mound in an attempt to bring some calm to Fenway. After Senators third baseman Eddie Foster stepped into the box, Morgan took off to steal second on Shore’s first pitch. Replacement catcher Sam Agnew, who subbed in for the also-ejected Pinch Thomas, fired down to the bag to notch the game’s first putout.

Shore retired Foster and proceeded to send Senator after Senator back to the dugout, facing the minimum 26 batters en-route to a 4-0 win nicknamed the “imperfect game.” It was actually commonly considered a perfect game for years until it was later reclassified as baseball’s first combined no-hitter, with Ruth contributing 0 innings and Shore 9.

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Brooklyn’s Lovett no-hits Giants, 130 years ago today

The Brooklyn Grooms’ Tom Lovett threw a no-hitter against the New York Giants, 130 years ago today.

Or, as the New York Sun put it, Lovett “accomplished a feat that would make any pitcher who ever rubbed dirt on a new ball feel as hilarious as a steer in a vegetable garden.”

Lovett on Monday, June 22, 1891 allowed no hits and walked just three as the Grooms topped the Giants 4-0 at Brooklyn’s Eastern Park. The Giants’ hitters tried bunting, pushing, chopping and “even held their bats motionless” to no avail.

“Lovett’s delivery was basely deceptive,” said the Sun. “He had perfect control, and used a drop curve with telling effect.”

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‘Dicta’ Johnson throws Negro Leagues no-no, 108 years ago today

“Dicta” Johnson threw a Negro Leagues no-hitter for the Chicago American Giants, 108 years ago today.

On Sunday, June 8, 1913, Louis Decatur “Dicta” Johnson no-hit Paterson Smart Set for a 9-0 win. Johnson struck out seven and walked four. The next day, teammate Charles Dougherty threw a no-no against the same team.

Johnson, a 5-foot-7, 134-pound right-hander from Elizabethtown, Illinois, pitched from 1908 through 1923 and briefly served as a player-manager for the Pittsburgh Keystones and as a player-coach for the Toledo Tigers late in his career.

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