Season-ending games rarely hold much fascination for many fans…
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In 1906 the Chicago White Sox won the World Series with a team…
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If Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton were a sportswriter covering the…
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Who could have foreseen that the Friday evening matchup between…
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April 16, 1978, was not an ideal day for baseball in St. Louis.…
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On September 26, 1983, an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch…
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The Kansas City Royals were in Milwaukee for a two-game series…
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Making baseball history is usually a shining moment or a dream…
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The Los Angeles Dodgers (21-25, and in eighth place) came to…
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The Los Angeles Dodgers (50-29), in second place a half-game…
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It was a perfect day for a perfect game. Under a clear blue…
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For the first time since 1941, the 1946 baseball season opened…
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In all of major-league history, only one no-hitter has been pitched…
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Before the 1953 season, pitcher Alva "Bobo" Holloman predicted…
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The Chicago White Sox’ bespectacled 27-year-old right-hander…
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“It was all my fault,” Philadelphia Athletics first baseman…
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Griffith Stadium was the home of the Washington Senators from…
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On May 2, 1917 the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs squared off…
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April 5, 1993, was bound to be an emotional day for fans. It…
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The Brooklyn Tip-Tops had just lost five games at Washington…
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On the eve of Independence Day 1922, the New York Yankees exploded…
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September 30, 1984: Mike Witt throws perfect game in Angels’ final game of the season
July 1, 1990: Andy Hawkins no-hitter is ‘no winner’ for Yankees
April 21, 1984: David Palmer throws five perfect innings in Expos’ rain-shortened win
May 15, 1981: Cleveland’s Len Barker makes history with perfect game against Blue Jays
Seamheads.com updates Negro Leagues Database with 1948 stats
April 16, 1978: Cardinals’ Bob Forsch pitches his first no-hitter
September 26, 1983: Bob Forsch settles the score and throws his second no-hitter
June 19, 1974: Royals’ Steve Busby makes history with second no-hitter in second season
April 27, 1973: Royals rookie Steve Busby throws a no-hitter
April 23, 1964: Ken Johnson pitches a no-hitter for Houston … and loses the game to Reds
May 11, 1963: Sandy Koufax throws second no-hitter to beat Marichal, Giants
June 4, 1964: Sandy Koufax ‘puts everything together’ in third career no-hitter
June 30, 1962: Sandy Koufax hurls first career no-hitter against Mets
October 8, 1956: Don Larsen throws a perfect game in the World Series
April 23, 1946: Ed Head throws a no-hitter in his post-war return for Brooklyn Dodgers
April 16, 1940: Bob Feller’s no-hitter on Opening Day propels Cleveland to 1-0 win over White Sox
May 6, 1953: Bobo Holloman throws a no-hitter in his first major-league start
June 1, 1937: Bill Dietrich resuscitates career with a no-hitter
September 3, 1947: A’s rookie Bill McCahan falls short of perfect game by an error
August 8, 1931: Bobby Burke throws only Senators no-hitter at Griffith Stadium
May 2, 1917: Fred Toney and Reds prevail 1-0 in double no-hitter against Cubs’ Hippo Vaughn
April 5, 1993: Yankees sail past Indians 9-1 on final Opening Day at Cleveland Stadium
September 19, 1914: Doc Lafitte tosses the Federal League’s first no-hitter
July 3, 1922: Bob Meusel hits for the cycle in Yankees’ 12-1 romp over A’s