"Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes.…
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The St. Louis Cardinals’ owner, Sam Breadon, generally shunned…
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“They’ve called Ty Cobb the Georgia Peach for the last 15…
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Chicago Tribune sportswriter I.E. Sanborn confidently predicted…
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Perhaps no baseball season has ever begun with more uncertainty…
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At the end of June 1920 the National League pennant contenders…
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The citizens of St. Louis had seen a lot of baseball played in…
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It was almost as if sportswriters had a sense of relief following…
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When does a pitcher throw a complete-game shutout without giving…
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On June 11, 2003, six Houston Astros combined to pitch a record-setting…
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On the very last day of the 1975 season, the Oakland Athletics…
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All-Star week in any city is a celebration of baseball’s history,…
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Skip and Pete. Two names forever etched in the history of the…
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Ballplayers are trained to always know the count, but perhaps…
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If there was a team that needed the proverbial “shot in the…
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To throw a no-hitter typically takes a pitcher and catcher working…
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In his first start with the Boston Red Sox, Hideo Nomo pitched…
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On a typical workday in Tokyo, rush-hour traffic is notorious…
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Pressure was David Cone’s lifeblood. In 1996, with the Yankees,…
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Ahead of Their Time: Negro Leagues No-Hitters
July 2, 1920: Cardinals get first win at Sportsman’s Park as Doak swashbuckles Pirates
August 8, 1920: George Sisler becomes first St. Louis Browns player to hit for the cycle
April 14, 1917: White Sox ace Eddie Cicotte hurls no-hitter at Sportsman’s Park
July 25, 1918: Senators’ Walter Johnson and Browns’ Allen Sothoron battle for 15 innings
July 1, 1920: St. Louis Cardinals fall in their first game at Sportsman’s Park
April 14, 1909: The dawn of a new era: St. Louis Browns fall in first game at Sportsman’s Park
May 6, 1917: Bob Groom tosses St. Louis Browns’ second no-hitter in two days
Joe McGinnity
October 1, 2006: Devern Hansack throws an ‘unofficial’ no-hitter for Red Sox
June 11, 2003: Six Astros pitchers combine for no-hitter at Yankee Stadium
September 28, 1975: Oakland A’s use four pitchers to no-hit Angels on final day of season
July 17, 2018: American League wins home run-happy All-Star Game in extra innings
Cory Lidle
Hobie Landrith
Pete Van Wieren
Fred Kendall
Astrodome (Houston, TX)
May 9, 2010: Oakland’s Dallas Braden retires 27 straight in perfect game on Mother’s Day
May 18, 2004: Randy Johnson pitches a perfect game at age 40
April 27, 2002: Pitcher and catcher are in sync as Boston’s Derek Lowe no-hits Devil Rays
April 4, 2001: Hideo Nomo joins elite company with no-hitters in both leagues
September 17, 1996: Hideo Nomo no-hits Colorado Rockies at hitter-friendly Coors Field
July 18, 1999: With Don Larsen watching, David Cone channels perfection for Yankees