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Yanks take combined no-hitter into eighth inning

The New York Yankees took a combined no-hitter into the eighth inning on Sunday before the Cleveland Indians’ Yonder Alonso led off the inning with a single to right off reliever Dellin Betances.

Yankees starter Domingo Germán (6) and Betances (1) combined for seven no-hit innings at Yankee Stadium before the hit, which led to a four-run Indians rally. The Yankees wound up scoring three runs in the eighth and four in the ninth for a walk-off win.

The game was a double no-hitter into the fifth inning, with both Germán and Indians’ starter Mike Clevinger holding their opponents hitless before New York’s Aaron Hicks led off the fifth with a single. Clevinger held onto his one-hitter through 7⅓ innings.

The New York Yankees’s last no-hitter was David Cone’s perfecto, 18 years, 9 months, 19 days ago on Sunday, July 18, 1999 at old Yankee Stadium. The Yankees topped the Montreal Expos 6-0. It was the latest of 11 no-hitters, all all by single pitchers: George Mogridge, “Sad” Sam Jones, Monte Pearson, Allie Reynolds (2), Don Larsen, Dave Righetti, Jim Abbott, Dwight “Doc” Gooden, David Wells and Cone.

The new Yankee Stadium, which opened in 2009, has yet to host a no-hitter.

The last no-hitter thrown against the Cleveland Indians was 6 years, 9 months, 10 days ago by the Los Angeles Angels’ Ervin Santana, on Wednesday, July 27, 2011, for a 3-1 win at Jacobs Field.

Other than the San Diego Padres, who have no no-hitters, the Cleveland Indians have the longest current no no-no streak, It has been 36 years, 11 months, 22 days since Len Barker no-hit the Blue Jays with a perfecto on Friday, May 15, 1981, at Cleveland Stadium.

Feature photo Yankee Stadium by Shinya Suzuki under license (CC BY 2.0).

Browns’ Holloman throws no-no in first start, 55 years ago today

The St. Louis Browns’ “Bobo” Holloman threw a no-hitter in his first major-league start, 55 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.

Also throwing no-hitters on this date are Bob Groom and Cliff Chambers.

Groom, a Browns pitcher, no-hit the Chicago White Sox (3-0 score) during the second game of a Sunday doubleheader on May 6, 1917 at Sportsman’s Park. Groom’s no-no came one day after one pitched by teammate Ernie Koob, but the two games were not consecutive.

Chambers, a Pittsburgh Pirates hurler, no-hit the Boston Braves during the second game of a Sunday doubleheader at Braves Field on May 6, 1951. Chambers was wild, walking eight and throwing a wild pitch.

Newark Eagles’ Day tosses Opening Day no-no, 72 years ago today

Today is the 72nd anniversary of Leon Day’s Opening Day no-hitter for the Newark Eagles in the Negro National League.

On Sunday, May 5, 1946, Day no-hit the Philadelphia Stars at Newark’s Ruppert Stadium for a 2-0 win, allowing just three runners to reach first via a pair of walks and an error. He struck out six batters.

Day had just returned from serving his country in World War II, having stormed Utah Beach during the Allied Forces’ invasion of France.

Photo from National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Bo Belinsky, Ernie Koob, Cy Young threw no-hitters on this date

Los Angeles Angels rookie Bo Belinsky threw one of the majors’ three May 5 no-hitters, 56 years ago today.

On May 5, 1962, the Angels rookie 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 Browns’ Ernie Koob no-hit the Chicago White Sox for a 1-0 victory at home at Sportsman’s Park. Browns teammate Bob Groom also no-hit the White Sox the next day, but Groom’s gem came in the second game of a Sunday doubleheader so the two weren’t consecutive.

On Thursday, May 5, 1904, Cy Young, pitching for the Boston Americans (Red Sox) retired all 27 Philadelphia Athletics he faced for a 3-0 win at the Huntington Avenue Grounds. The perfect game was his second of career no-hitters that would tie him for the career lead with Larry Corcoran.

Dodgers tandem no-hits Padres in Mexico

Four Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers combined to no-hit the San Diego Padres in Monterrey, Mexico Friday night for Major League Baseball’s 298th no-hitter.

The Dodgers’ Walker Buehler pitched six innings of no-hit ball at Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey, and Tony Cingrini, Yimi Garcia and Adam Liberatore each followed with one no-hit inning as the Dodgers topped the Padres 4-0. Buehler, who was pulled after throwing 93 pitches, struck out eight and walked three. Cingrini also walked a batter.

The no-hitter helps the 2010s set a new decade record for most no-hitters with 35, breaking the mark of 34 no-hitters in the 1960s.

The last Los Angeles #Dodgers no-hitter was 2 years, 10 months, 16 days ago by Clayton Kershaw, an 8-0 win at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, June 18, 2014.

The Padres were last no-hit 3 years, 10 months, 9 days ago by the San Francisco Giants’ Tim Lincecum at AT&T Park on Wednesday, June 25, 2014, for a 4-0 win. It was Lincecum’s second no-no against the Padres.

‘Smokey’ Joe Williams no-hits Brooklyn Royal Giants, 99 years ago today

“Smokey” Joe Williams tossed a Negro Leagues no-hitter for the New York Lincoln Giants, 99 years ago today.

On May 4, 1919, during the first game of a Sunday doubleheader, Williams no-hit the Brooklyn Royal Giants for a 1-0 victory. The hard throwing righthander from Seguin, Texas, who also took on the nickname “Cyclone” Joe, served as the Lincoln Giants’ player/manager from 1914-1923.

Williams was widely consider the best pitchers of his day. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.

Champagne order jinxes Farrell’s no-no, 29 years ago today

The Cleveland Indians’ John Farrell lost a no-hitter in the ninth inning, 29 years ago today.

Farrell, who is currently an ESPN analyst and scout for the Cincinnati Reds, was no-hitting the Kansas City Royals through eight on May 4, 1989, when the Royals’ Willie Wilson led off the ninth inning by reaching first and second on an error, and then Kevin Seitzer hit a fly ball that dropped inside the right-field line for a base hit.

A United Press International game story noted that Indians clubhouse manager Cy Buynak jinxed the no-no just before Seitzer’s hit by calling the Stadium Club restaurant to order three bottles of champagne.

“That was the whammy,” Stadium Club manager Jim Kerlin told UPI. “I told my assistant not to take them down.”

The bottles were apparently the same three bottles the Toronto Blue Jays called for when Dave Stieb took a no-no into the ninth in 1988. Stieb had four late-inning misses before finally getting his no-no in 1990.

Braves’ Teheran takes no-no into 7th vs. Mets

The Atlanta Braves’ Julio Teheran took a no-hitter against the New York Mets into the seventh inning on Thursday afternoon before Asdrubal Cabrera broke it up with a two-out double.

Tehren struck out six, allowed two hits and walked two as the Braves shut out the Mets 11-0.

The last Braves no-hitter was 24 years, 25 days ago, when Kent Mercker no-hit the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Friday, April 8, 1994 for a 6-0 win.

The last no-hitter against the New York Mets was 2 years, 7 months ago, when the Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer no-hit New York during the second game of a Saturday, October 3, 2015, doubleheader at Citi Field for a 2-0 win.

Teheran’s deepest near no-no over the past few years was on Sunday, September 20, 2015, when he tossed six perfect innings against the Philadelphia Phillies at Turner Field. The spoiler in that game was Freddy Galvis, who singled to center to lead off the seventh inning.

Happy 32nd birthday to Homer Bailey

Happy 32nd birthday to Homer Bailey, the Cincinnati Reds hurler who tossed no-hitters in 2012 and 2013.

Bailey first no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, September 28, 2012, for a 1-0 win at PNC Park. Less than a year later, on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, Bailey no-hit the San Francisco Giants at home at Great American Ball Park for a 3-0 victory.

Just last month, on April 10, Bailey carried a no-hit bid into the sixth inning before the Philadelphia Phillies’ Cesar Hernandez broke it up with a single to right. The game degraded from there for the Reds as they lost 6-1.

Twins’ Liriano no-hits White Sox, 7 years ago today

Francisco Liriano threw the Minnesota Twins’ most recent no-hitter, seven 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, is now a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates.