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July 19, 2017
Indians’ Bosman no-hits A’s, 43 years ago today
The Cleveland Indians’ Dick Bosman threw a no-hitter against the Oakland Athletics, 43 years ago today.
On Friday, July 19, 1974, at Cleveland Stadium, Bosman no-hit the A’s for a 4-0 win. He would have had a perfect game if not for his own error. With two outs in the fourth, the slow-footed Sal Bando dribbled a swinging bunt down the third base line. Bosman fielded the ball cleanly, but his throw pulled first baseman Tommy McCraw off the bag, and Bando had his base.
Bosman walked none and struck out four on the night.
July 17, 2017
Padres flirt with exiting no no-no club, 1 year ago today
Edwin Jackson nearly made San Diego Padres history in his first start for the club, one year ago today.
Jackson, who threw a no-hitter for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2010, took a no-no against the San Francisco Giants into the seventh inning on July 17, 2016, before losing it on a Conor Gillaspie three-run homer. Jackson walked five batters in the contest before serving up the dinger.
Six years earlier, the German-born journeyman pitcher needed 149 pitches to no-hit the Tampa Bay Rays for a 1-0 victory at Tropicana Field. The 26-year-old right-hander told Diamondbacks manager A.J. Hinch that it would take a hit to get him off the mound, and he completed the no-no by retiring Jason Bartlett on a groundout on pitch No. 149. We added him to our No-hitters … before they were Padres page.
Jackson’s effort marked the Padres deepest no-hit effort since May 5, 2016, when Colin Rea went 6⅔ innings against the New York Mets. That bid was ended by Yoenis Céspedes, who singled during a shift to the exact spot where the second baseman is normally stationed with two outs in the 7th inning.
Conor Gillaspie hits 1-out, pinch-hit, 3-run HR in 7th to break up @EJ36’s no-hit bid. https://t.co/YdXZTT9a6Y pic.twitter.com/gfs2u8SpHR
— MLB (@MLB) July 17, 2016
July 15, 2017
Baseball’s first official no-hitter, 141 years ago today
The father of no-hitters, George Washington Bradley, threw baseball’s first official no-no, 141 years ago today.
On Saturday, July 15, 1876, the 5-foot-10½-inch, lanky St. Louis Brown Stockings right-hander worked his way down the Hartford Dark Blues lineup during a one-hour-50-minute contest, striking out three batters while walking one. The Brown Stockings’ defense was of little help, committing eight errors, but St. Louis won the game 2-0.
Two other pitchers — both Hall of Famers — also through no-nos on this date.
On Monday, July 15, 1901, the New York Giants’ Christy Mathewson no-hit the St. Louis Cardinals for a 5-0 win at Robison Field. It was Mathewson’s first of two no-hitters.
And on Sunday, July 15, 1973, Nolan Ryan threw the second of his major-league record seven no-hitters. Ryan, pitching for the California Angels, no-hit the Detroit Tigers for a 6-0 victory at Tiger Stadium.
July 14, 2017
Boston’s Parnell no-hits White Sox, 61 years ago today
The Boston Red Sox’s Mel Parnell no-hit the Chicago White Sox, 61 years ago today.
On Saturday, July 14, 1956, Parnell held the White Sox hitless while walking two and striking out four for a 4-0 win at Fenway Park.
Big accomplishment, right? Well, the 6-foot, 180-pound southpaw from New Orleans told the Boston Globe it didn’t mean a thing.
“I didn’t give a damn about a no-hitter,” Parnell told the Globe. “All I wanted to do was win the game.”
Then owner Tom Yawkey told Parnell the no-no earned him a $500 bonus, and it was more of “a thing.”
Dodgers’ Martínez no-hits Marlins, 22 years ago today
Ramón Martínez threw a no-hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 22 years ago.
Martínez no-hit the Florida Marlins on July 14, 1995 for a 7-0 victory at Dodger Stadium. The 6-foot-4 right-handed fastballer struck out eight and walked just one, and he didn’t throw a single breaking ball after the third inning.
Ramón’s brother Pedro never got an official no-hitter, but Pedro did pitch nine perfect innings against the San Diego Padres a month earlier in 1995 before losing his no-no in extra innings.
July 13, 2017
Currie throws NNL no-no, 91 years ago today
The Chicago American Giants’ Rube Currie threw a Negro National League no-hitter, 91 years ago today.
On Tuesday, July 13, 1926, Currie no-hit the Dayton Marcos for a crushing 16-0 victory. The curveball specialist didn’t walk a single Dayton batter, but he missed out on the perfecto due to an error.
July 9, 2017
Rockies’ Freeland loses no-no in ninth
The Colorado Rockies’ Kyle Freeland took a no-hitter into the ninth inning Sunday before losing it on a one-out single.
Freeland struck out the Chicago White Sox’s Adam Engel for the inning’s first out, but Melky Cabrera followed by hitting a line drive single to left just beyond the glove of Nolan Arenado.
Rockies manager Bud Black replaced Freeland with Jordan Lyles to get the game’s final two outs and secure the one-hitter. The Rockies won 10-0.
Astros’ Dierker no-hits Expos, 41 years ago today
The Houston Astros’ Larry Dierker no-hit the Montreal Expos, 41 years ago today.
On Friday, July 9, 1976, Dierker walked four and struck out eight at the Astrodome to lead Houston to a 6-0 no-hit victory. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound righthander from Hollywood, California, told the Associated Press’ B.F. Kellum that he figured if he was going to pitch a no-no, it would have come early in his career.
“I didn’t think I had the stuff to pitch a no-hitter,” Dierker told the AP. “It’s hard to believe.”
Dierker nearly threw a perfect game in 1966. In a Sept. 30 game against the New York Mets that remained scoreless until the bottom of the ninth, Dierker took the mound and immediately gave up double to Mets’ third baseman Eddie Bressoud. That set the wheels in motion, as Dierker threw a wild pitch to Ron Hunt (pinch-hitting for left fielder Danny Napoleon) allowing Bressoud to reach third and then served up a pitch that resulted in a Hunt walk-off single to right.
July 8, 2017
Phills’ Donahue no-hits Beaneaters, 119 years ago today
The Philadelphia Phillies’ Frank “Red” Donahue threw a no-hitter against the Boston Beaneaters, 119 years ago today.
Donahue, who lost a league leading 35 games for the St. Louis (NL) Browns in 1897, was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies after the season. On Friday, July 8, 1898, he no-hit the 1897 NL pennant winners at National League Park. Donahue issued two walks and the Phillies committed one error.
“He gave the most brilliant exhibition of twisting the sphere that has been seen on the local grounds this season,” noted The Times of Philadelphia. “Not a Champion got beyond second base during the entire nine innings, and not a single Champion got a safe hit during the entire nine innings.”
The Beaneaters eventually adopted the name of the Braves, moving to Milwaukee and then Atlanta.
July 7, 2017
Happy 111th birthday, Satchel Paige
Satchel Paige(Courtesy of the Ernie Harwell Sports Collection, Detroit Public Library)Today would be the 111th birthday of pitching great Satchel Paige.
Paige, born July 7, 1906, in Mobile, Alabama, estimated he threw 55 no-hitters over his long, storied career that included stints with numerous teams. When Paige wasn’t pitching in league games, he was barnstorming across the country competing against anyone who would take the ball field against his All-Stars.
But just two of Paige’s no-nos against professional-level teams are documented in
the most well-researched list, put together by the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) Negro League Committee and Noir Tech Research:
1
Satchel Paige
Pittsburgh Crawfords
Friday, July 8, 1932 (second game of doubleheader)
Pittsburgh Crawfords 6, New York Black Yankees 0
2
Satchel Paige
Pittsburgh Crawfords
Wednesday, July 4, 1934
Pittsburgh Crawfords 4, Homestead Grays 0
(Paige struck out 17 batters)
Paige was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971 as the first player voted in by the Committee on Negro Baseball Leagues.
