2019-05-20 16:47
Happy 56th birthday to David Wells, who threw a perfect game for the New York Yankees in 1998.
On Sunday, May 17, 1998, Wells threw a perfect game at Yankee Stadium for a 4-0 win over the… Read More
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Obsessively tracking the New York Mets futility in having never pitched a no hitter over 46 seasons.
2019-05-17 02:53
SAN DIEGO —The San Diego
Padres are now the major-league record holder for regular-season no-hit
futility.
The Pittsburgh Pirates just put a “1” in the “H” c… Read More
2019-05-16 02:40
LOS ANGELES — The San Diego
Padres have tied the New York Mets’ record for no-hit futility.
The Dodger Stadium scoreboard shows a “1” in the Los Angeles hit column… Read More
2019-05-15 15:00
The San Diego Padres’ Jordan Lyles came within 5 outs of throwing a perfect game, 1 year ago today.
Lyles through 7⅓ innings of perfect ball at Petco Park on Tuesday, May 15… Read More
2019-05-15 14:00
The Baltimore Black Sox’s Laymon Yokely tossed a no-hitter during the second game of a doubleheader after throwing five-plus innings of the opener, 92 years ago today.
During the se… Read More
2019-05-15 13:00
Today is the 75th anniversary of the Cincinnati Reds’ Clyde Shoun’s no-hitter against the Boston Braves, the no-no witnessed by the smallest crowd in the past century.
Shoun w… Read More
2019-05-14 13:00
Dwight “Doc” Gooden threw a no-hitter for the New York Yankees, 23 years ago today.
On Tuesday, May 14, 1996, Gooden no-hit the Seattle Mariners for a 2-0 victory at Yankee St… Read More
2019-05-13 13:00
Miles “Alex” Main, who threw a no-hitter for the Kansas City Packers in 1915, was born 135 years ago today.
,Main no-hit the Buffalo Buffeds/Blues in a Federal League match-up… Read More
2019-05-12 13:00
“Toothpick” Sam Jones became the first African-American to throw a Major League Baseball no-hitter, 64 years ago today.
Jones, pitching for the Chicago Cubs on May 12, 1955, n… Read More
2019-05-11 13:00
Today is the 100th anniversary of the Cincinnati Reds’ Horace “Hod” Eller’s no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Eller, pitching for the Reds at Redland Fiel… Read More
2019-05-10 17:34
Wall Street Journal national baseball writer Jared Diamond penned a great history today on the San Diego Padres’ futility in no-hitters.
Check out the story here. I’m honored… Read More
2019-05-10 15:00
Over a near century and a half of major league baseball, there has never been a game that featured both a no-hitter and a hit for the cycle.
It happened in Germany’s Baseball-Bundes… Read More
2019-05-10 13:00
Fred Toney threw a 17-inning … yes 17-INNING … no-hitter in the Bluegrass League, 110 years ago today.
Pitching for Winchester on May 10, 1909, Toney held Lexington to zero… Read More
2019-05-09 13:00
The Indiandapolis ABCs’ Dizzy Dismukes threw a no-hitter against the Chicago Giants, 104 years ago today.
On Sunday, May 9, 1915, no-hit the Giants at Northwestern Park for a 5-0 wi… Read More
2019-05-08 23:00
Feature photo: Nice Night at Coors Field by Kari Sullivan licensed under (CC BY-SA 2.0).
The San Diego Padres have just five more chances to avoid reaching the New York Mets’ 8… Read More
2019-05-08 15:00
Randy Ready helped the San Diego Padres avoid getting no-hit for the third time, 31 years ago today.
On May 8, 1988, during a day game at Three Rivers Stadium, the Pittsburgh Pirates&rsqu&hell…Read More
2019-05-08 13:00
James Paxton no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays, one year ago today.
Paxton, a native of Ladner, British Columbia pitching for the Seattle Mariners, walked three and struck out seven at Rogers… Read More
2019-05-08 06:10
The Oakland Athletics’ Mike Fiers tossed his second career no-hitter on Tuesday, the 300th of such feats in major-league history.
Fiers, who threw 131 pitches, walked two, struck o… Read More
2019-05-07 13:00
Justin Verlander threw his second career no-hitter, eight years ago today.
On Saturday, May 7, 2011, while pitching for the Detroit Tigers, Verlander no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays for a 9… Read More
2019-05-07 13:00
Russ Heman tossed the San Diego Padres’ first no-hitter, 60 years ago today.
Unfortunately, the Pacific Coast League accomplishment doesn’t count in the major-league record bo… Read More
2019-05-06 15:00
The San Diego Padres’ Mike Dunne tossed a Pacific Coast League no-hitter while on a rehab assignment, 29 years ago today.
Pitching for the AAA Las Vegas Stars on Sunday May 6, 1990… Read More
2019-05-06 13:00
The St. Louis Browns’ “Bobo” Holloman threw a no-hitter in his first major league start, 56 years ago today.
On May 6, 1953, Holloman no-hit the Philadelphia Athletics a… Read More
2019-05-05 13:00
Los Angeles Angels rookie Bo Belinsky threw one of the majors’ three May 5 no-hitters, 57 years ago today.
On May 5, 1962, Los Angeles Angels rookie Bo Belinsky no-hit the Baltimore… Read More
2019-05-04 14:00
“Smokey” Joe Williams tossed a Negro Leagues no-hitter for the New York Lincoln Giants, 100 years ago today.
On May 4, 1919, during the first game of a Sunday doubleheader, Wi… Read More
2019-05-04 13:00
Four Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers combined to no-hit the San Diego Padres in Monterrey, Mexico, one year ago today.
The Dodgers’ Walker Buehler pitched six innings of no-hit ball at… Read More
2019-05-04 03:32
The San Diego Padres’ Eric Lauer took a no-hitter into the fifth inning on Friday before Chris Taylor led off the inning with a homer to left.
The dinger moved the Friars’ no… Read More
2019-05-03 13:00
Francisco Liriano threw the Minnesota Twins’ most recent no-hitter, eight years ago today.
On Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at U.S. Cellular Field, Liriano no-hit the Chicago White Sox for… Read More
2019-05-02 13:00
Today is the 102nd anniversary of baseball’s only double nine-inning no-hitter.
The Chicago Cubs’ Hippo Vaughn and the Cincinnati Reds’ Fred Toney each held their oppone… Read More
2019-05-01 13:00
Nolan Ryan threw his major league record seventh no-hitter, 28 years ago today.
Ryan, pitching for the Texas Rangers at the age of 44 on May 1, 1991, struck out 16 Blue Jays and held the… Read More
2019-04-30 13:00
The San Diego Padres’ Mark Thurmond took a perfect game into the seventh inning, 33 years ago today.
Pitching at Jack Murphy Stadium on April 30, 1986, Thurmond retired the first 19… Read More
2019-04-29 14:48
Cleveland Indians pitcher Wes Ferrell threw a no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns and helped his cause with a homer, 88 years ago today.
On Wednesday, April 29, 1931 at Cleveland&rsquo&hell…Read More
2019-04-28 15:00
Happy birthday today to two no-no throwers, Bill Hawke and Tom Browning.
Hawke, born on this day in 1893, holds the distinction of throwing the first no-hitter at the current 60-foot-6 pi… Read More
2019-04-28 13:00
The Milwaukee Braves’ Warren Spahn threw his second of two no-hitters, 58 years ago today.
On Friday, April 28, 1961, Spahn no-hit the San Francisco Giants for a 1-0 victory at Milw… Read More
2019-04-27 13:00
Today is one of the most fruitful days for a no-hitter.
April 27 is one of four days sharing the record for most no-nos with six. The others are May 15, September 20 and September 28… Read More
2019-04-26 13:50
Nolan Ryan tied Bob Feller’s major-league record of 12 one-hitters, 39 years ago today.
On April 26, 1990, while pitching for the Texas Rangers, Ryan one-hit the Chicago White Sox f… Read More
2019-04-26 12:35
Happy 64th to Mike Scott, who shares a birthday with five other no-hitter throwers.
Scott, born on this day in 1955, tossed a no-hitter on Thursday, September 25, 1986, that clinched the… Read More
2019-04-25 13:00
Camagüey’s Juan Pérez Pérez tossed the second of his three Serie Nacional de Beisbol no-hitters, 45 years ago today.
On Thursday April 25, 1974, at Estadio Guille… Read More
2019-04-24 17:01
Happy birthday to two no-no pitchers, Bill Singer and Howard Ehmke.
Singer, the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher celebrating his 75th birthday, no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadi… Read More
2019-04-24 15:00
Today would be the 123rd birthday of Andy Cooper, who threw a Negro National League no-hitter for the Detroit Stars in 1925.
On Sunday, June 28, 1925, during the second game of a Sunday d… Read More
2019-04-24 13:00
George Mogridge threw the New York Yankees’ first no-hitter, 102 years ago today.
On April 24, 1917, Mogridge walked three, struck out three and overcame three Yankees errors while… Read More
2019-04-24 02:50
The San Diego Padres’ no no-hitters streak has reached 8,000 games, putting the franchise just 19 games shy of overtaking the Mets futility mark of 8,019.
Nick Margevicius gave up a… Read More
2019-04-23 13:00
The Houston Colt .45’s Ken Johnson threw a no-hitter and lost, 55 years ago today.
Johnson threw nine innings of no-hit ball at Colt Stadium on April 23, 1964, yet lost the game 1-0… Read More
2019-04-22 15:00
The Cincinnati Reds’ Ted Breitenstein and the Baltimore Orioles’ Jim Jay Hughes threw no-hitters on the same day, 121 years ago today.
Ted Breitenstein, who pitched for the Ci… Read More
2019-04-21 16:30
The Montreal Expos’ David Palmer threw a perfect game shortened by rain, 35 years ago today.
During the second game of a Busch Stadium doubleheader on Saturday, April 21, 1984, Palm… Read More
2019-04-21 15:00
The Oakland Athletics’ Sean Manaea no-hit the Boston Red Sox for the 297th no-hitter in MLB history, one year ago today.
On Saturday, April 21, 2018, at Oakland–Alameda County… Read More
2019-04-21 13:00
The West Baden Sprudels’ John Goodgame threw a Negro Leagues no-hitter against the French Lick Plutos, 108 years ago today.
On Friday, April 21, 1911, Goodgame no-hit the French Lic… Read More
2019-04-20 15:00
The Cleveland Naps’ (Indians’) Addie Joss threw the second of his two no-hitters, both against the Chicago White Sox, 109 years ago today.
On Wednesday, April 20, 1910, Joss n… Read More
2019-04-20 13:00
The San Diego Padres came within four outs of the team’s first-ever no-hitter, one year ago today.
On April 20, 2018, Tyson Ross had been no-hitting the Arizona Diamondbacks through… Read More
2019-04-19 13:00
The Buffalo Bisons’ “Doc” Amole threw an Opening Day no-hitter in the inaugural game of the newly rebranded American League, 119 years ago today, but the new circuit wasn&r&hell…Read More
2019-04-18 16:30
The Los Angeles Angels’ Rudy May came within five outs of tossing a no-hitter in his major-league debut, 54 years ago today.
On April 18, 1965, at Dodger Stadium, May pitched 7͕……Read More
2019-04-18 15:00
Happy 29th birthday to Henderson Alvarez, who ended the 2013 Miami Marlins’ season with a no-hitter.
Alvarez, who is currently in the minors with the Washington Nationals organizati… Read More
2019-04-18 13:00
The Chicago White Sox’s Mark Buehrle tossed his first of two no-hitters, 12 years ago today.
On Wednesday, April 18, 2007, Buehrle no-hit the Texas Rangers for a 6-0 victory at U.S… Read More
2019-04-17 18:00
OK, gumshoes. With just a month to go before the San Diego Padres can overtake the New York Mets’ no-hit futility record of 8,019 regular season games, we ask your help in answering th… Read More
2019-04-17 16:30
Happy birthday to Charlie Ferguson, who threw the Philadelphia Phillies franchise’s first no-hitter as a member of the 1885 Philadelphia Quakers.
Ferguson, born 154 years ago today… Read More
2019-04-17 15:00
The Chicago Cubs’ Lon Warneke fell just two outs shy of tossing the majors’ first Opening Day no-hitter, 85 years ago today.
Warneke got the start against the Cincinnati Reds… Read More
2019-04-17 13:00
The Montreal Expos’ Bill Stoneman no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies in the Expos franchise’s ninth game, 50 years ago today.
The San Diego Padres, an expansion partner of the E… Read More
2019-04-16 13:00
Hall of Famer Bob Feller threw the only Opening Day no-hitter in MLB history, 79 years ago today.
The 21-year-old Feller used his “heater from Van Meter” fastball on April 16… Read More
2019-04-15 15:00
The Milwaukee Brewers have now gone 32 years since their last (and only) no-hitter.
On Wednesday, April 15, 1987, Juan Nieves no-hit the Orioles for a 7-0 win at Baltimore’s Memoria… Read More
2019-04-15 14:15
Baseball’s annual Jackie Robinson Day tradition of dressing everyone in Robinson’s iconic No. 42 carries a side plot in the no-hitter world.
April 15 marks the only day that S… Read More
2019-04-15 14:00
The New York Giants’ Red Ames tossed 9⅓ innings of no-hit ball in an effort that should have been MLB’s first Opening Day no-hitter, 110 years ago today.
On April 15, 19… Read More
2019-04-15 13:00
Today marks the 72th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the major-league color barrier.
On April 15, 1947, Robinson made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers, playing first base and g… Read More
2019-04-14 22:24
The Colorado Rockies German Marquez took a no-hitter into the eighth inning on Sunday but lost it on an Evan Longoria single threaded between third and short.
Marquez held the San Francis… Read More
2019-04-14 20:00
The Philadelphia Athletics’ Herb Pennock came within one out of throwing the majors’ first Opening Day no-hitter, 104 years ago today.
With the A’s hosting the visiting… Read More
2019-04-14 15:00
Chicago White Sox pitcher Eddie Cicotte threw a no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns, 102 years ago today.
Cicotte, one of eight players permanently banned from major league baseball in… Read More
2019-04-14 15:00
Happy 64th birthday to former San Diego Padres pitcher Chris Welsh, who took a Friars no-hitter into the seventh inning in 1982.
Welsh was nursing a 2-0 lead over the Cincinnati Reds on W… Read More
2019-04-13 13:00
Happy birthday to Claude Hendrix, who threw a Federal League no-hitter in 1915.
Hendrix, born in Olathe, Kansas on this day in 1889, got the start for the Chicago Chi-Feds/Whales on Satur… Read More
2019-04-12 13:00
The Boston Red Sox’s Matt Young no-hit the Cleveland Indians for a road loss and received no official credit, 27 years ago today.
On Sunday, April 12, 1992, during the first game of… Read More
2019-04-12 13:00
Happy 38th birthday to Hisashi Iwakuma, who broke a streak of 12 straight National League no-hitters by throwing one for the AL’s Seattle Mariners in 2015.
At Safeco Field on August… Read More
2019-04-11 14:07
Happy 55th birthday to Bret Saberhagen, who threw a no-hitter for the Kansas City Royals in 1991.
Saberhagen threw his no-hitter on Aug. 26, 1991, during a 7-0 victory over the Chicago Wh… Read More
2019-04-11 13:00
Andrew Cashner took a San Diego Padres no-hitter into the sixth inning, five years ago today.
On April 11, 2014, at Petco Park, Cashner reached the sixth inning having allowed just two De… Read More
2019-04-11 13:00
The California Angels’ Mark Langston and Mike Witt combined to no-hit the Seattle Mariners, 29 years ago today.
On Wednesday, April 11, 1990 at Anaheim Stadium, Langston threw seven… Read More
2019-04-10 17:01
Bruce Hurst threw the San Diego Padres’ 13th one-hitter, 30 years ago today.
On April 10, 1989, at Jack Murphy Stadium, Hurst one-hit the Atlanta Braves for a 5-2 win. Lonnie Smith… Read More
2019-04-10 15:00
The San Diego Padres’ Dick Kelley flirted with a no-hitter in the franchise’s third-ever game, 50 years ago today.
Kelley, drafted by the Padres from the Atlanta Braves in the… Read More
2019-04-09 15:00
A Cleveland Indians tandem fell two outs short of throwing a combined no-hitter against the Houston Astros, four years ago today.
On April 9, 2015, Trevor Bauer threw six innings of no-hi… Read More
2019-04-09 13:00
Bruce Hurst and Randy Jones took Opening Day no-hit bids into the latter innings on this day.
Twenty-nine years ago today, on April 9, 1990, Hurst took a bid into the seventh before the… Read More
2019-04-08 13:00
The San Diego Padres’ no no-hitters streak celebrates its 50th birthday today.
On Tuesday April 8, 1969, in the franchise’s first game, Padres starter Dick Selma gave up a lea… Read More
2019-04-08 13:00
The Atlanta Braves’ Kent Mercker threw a no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers, 25 years ago today.
Mercker, who had already thrown six innings of a combined Braves no-hitter in… Read More
2019-04-07 14:18
The Houston Astros’ Ken Forsch and the Detroit Tigers’ Jack Morris threw no-hitters on this date.
On Saturday, April 7, 1979, at the Astrodome, Forsch no-hit the Atlanta Brave… Read More
2019-04-07 13:00
NoNoHitters.com wishes a happy birthday to Bill Stoneman (75th), Tom Phoebus (77th) and Ed Lafitte (born on this day in 1886).
Stoneman threw two no-hitters for the Montreal Expos. His fi… Read More
2019-04-06 16:47
No-hitters and hits for the cycle used to happen with about the same frequency, as the two rare feats once shared a brotherly camaraderie. Then suddenly, as we hit the 2000s, cycles began ap… Read More
2019-04-06 14:56
Bert Blyleven and Tommy Greene are celebrating no-no birthdays today.
Blyleven, the only no-hitter thrower born in the Netherlands, turns 68 today. The Texas Rangers pitcher from Zeist no… Read More
2019-04-06 14:00
The San Diego Padres’ no no-hitter count hit 5,000 regular-season games, 19 years ago today.
At Shea Stadium on April 6, 2000, in the franchise’s third game of the millennium… Read More
2019-04-06 13:00
The San Diego Padres set a major-league record by becoming the first club to open a season by getting shut out three straight times, three years ago today.
In going down 1-2-3 in the nint… Read More
2019-04-06 03:18
The Minnesota Twins’ Jorge Polanco hit for the cycle Friday night, marking the 325th such accomplishment in major-league history.
Polanco tripled in the first inning, singled in the… Read More
2019-04-05 13:00
Today would be the 143rd birthday of Boston Americans’ pitcher Bill Dinneen, who threw a no-hitter and called five of such feats from behind the plate.
Dinneen no-hit the White Sox… Read More
2019-04-05 01:11
The Cleveland Indians fell three outs shy of Major League Baseball’s 300th no-hitter on Thursday, losing a combined effort against the Toronto Blue Jays at Progressive Field.
Trevor… Read More
2019-04-04 15:00
Florentino González threw a no-hitter for Camagüey 51 years ago today, the eighth of such feats accomplished during the 1967-’68 season of Cuba’s Serie Nacional de Be… Read More
2019-04-04 13:00
The Boston Red Sox’s Hideo Nomo tossed the earliest regular-season no-hitter in MLB history in terms of the calendar year, 18 years ago today.
On Wednesday, April 4, 2001, at Baltim… Read More
2019-04-03 13:00
Guy Hecker, who tossed a Louisville Eclipse no-hitter in 1882, was born 163 years ago today.
Hecker no-hit the Pittsburgh Alleghenys on Tuesday, September 19, 1882, at Pittsburgh’s… Read More
2019-04-02 13:00
Frank Viola and Corey Bailey teamed up to throw a Grapefruit League no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox, 26 years ago today.
On Friday, April 2, 1993, at Clearwater’s Jack Russell Memo… Read More
2019-04-01 14:00
Paul Lindblad and John Wyatt teamed up for the Kansas City Athletics’ only no-hitter 53 years ago today, though the feat came during a Spring Training game.
Although the A’s h… Read More
2019-04-01 13:00
Sending out 80th birthday wishes to Phil Niekro, who tossed a no-hitter for the Atlanta Braves against the San Diego Padres 46 seasons ago.
Niekro no-hit the Friars on Sunday, August 5, 1… Read More
2019-03-30 16:00
Happy birthday to Dick Fowler, the majors’ first Canadian-born no-hitter thrower.
The Philadelphia Athletics’ Fowler tossed a no-no against the St. Louis Browns during the sec… Read More
2019-03-30 13:00
The St. Louis Cardinals’ Murry Dickson no-hit the New York Yankees in a Grapefruit League game, 71 years ago today.
On Tuesday, March 30, 1948. at St. Petersburg, Florida’s Al… Read More
2019-03-29 15:00
A pair of Cleveland Indians pitchers tossed a Spring Training no-hitter against the New Orleans Pelicans — the Indians’ Class A Southern Association affiliate — 89 years ag… Read More
2019-03-29 13:00
Happy 152nd birthday to Denton True “Cy” Young, who won 511 games and threw three no-hitters.
The right-hander from Gilmore, Ohio, was perfect in his second no-no outing. Pitc… Read More
2019-03-28 23:52
The Detroit Tigers’ Jordan Zimmermann took an Opening Day perfect game bid into the seventh inning on Thursday, but Bob Feller’s reign as being the only MLB pitcher to toss a no… Read More
2019-03-28 20:16
The Padres no no-hitters count is moving again.
With that Evan Longoria 1st-inning single off Eric Lauer, the Padres have now played 7,977 regular-season games without a no-hitter. That&r&hell…Read More
2019-03-28 17:14
Once again, we’re spending our first day of baseball season waiting to see if anyone can duplicate Hall of Famer Bob Feller’s accomplishment of throwing an Opening Day no-hitter… Read More
2019-03-28 13:00
A pair of Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers combined to no-hit the Los Angeles Dodgers in a Grapefruit League matchup, 53 years ago today.
On Monday, March 28, 1966, at Terry Park in Fort Myers… Read More
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