
June 26, 1962: Boston’s Earl Wilson becomes first Black pitcher to throw no-hitter in American League
On June 26, 1962, Earl Wilson of the Boston Red Sox became the…

September 3, 1953: Jean Faut tosses second perfect game, earns final win of illustrious career
Jean Faut was having another outstanding season for the South…

September 25, 1956: Dodgers’ Sal Maglie no-hits Phillies in dominating performance
“Sal Maglie sat in the Dodger clubhouse and performed the ritual…

August 20, 1957: Bob Keegan uses new motion to toss no-hitter at Comiskey Park
“It was a new pitching motion that did it for me,” explained…

July 14, 1956: Boston’s Mel Parnell makes last stand, tosses no-hitter at Fenway Park
When Mel Parnell took the mound on a rainy summer day in July…

June 30, 1948: Cleveland’s Bob Lemon throws a no-hitter against the Tigers
As June 1948 neared its conclusion, the 1948 American League…

May 5, 1962: Bo Belinsky blanks Baltimore, strikes out nine in no-hitter
The first major-league no-hitter on the West Coast belongs not…

May 15, 1960: Don Cardwell tosses no-hitter in Cubs debut
Putting on his Chicago Cubs uniform for the first time, recently…

May 12, 1955: ‘Toothpick’ Sam Jones becomes first African American pitcher to toss MLB no-hitter
“There haven’t been many — if any — finer finishing touches…

October 8, 1956: Don Larsen throws a perfect game in the World Series
It was a perfect day for a perfect game. Under a clear blue sky…

May 6, 1953: Bobo Holloman throws a no-hitter in his first major-league start
Before the 1953 season, pitcher Alva "Bobo" Holloman predicted…

September 3, 1947: A’s rookie Bill McCahan falls short of perfect game by an error
“It was all my fault,” Philadelphia Athletics first baseman…

April 28, 1961: Braves’ Warren Spahn pitches second career no-hitter
It was barely the third week of the 1961 season. A meager crowd…

September 16, 1960: Warren Spahn no-hits Phillies, wins 20th game of season
“It’s just a crazy game,” said 39-year-old Warren Spahn.…

August 18, 1960: Lew Burdette tosses a no-hitter for Braves
Lew Burdette had been close twice before. He had hurled two one-hitters…

July 10, 1947: Don Black pitches first no-hitter at Cleveland Stadium
Don Black reached the end of the line in Philadelphia. A’s…

June 12, 1954: An unlikely candidate: Jim Wilson hurls first no-hitter at Milwaukee’s County Stadium
Milwaukee Braves beat reporter Lou Chapman characterized the…

May 15, 1952: Virgil Trucks’s first no-hitter ends with Tigers walk-off
“If manager Red Rolfe had written the script, the Tigers could…

May 26, 1959: Harvey Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings, loses in 13th
Marcia Haddix was at home — on a Clark County, Ohio, farm —…

August 11, 1950: Vern Bickford pitches no-hitter at Braves Field
Vern Bickford came close to a no-hitter on September 5, 1947,…

September 20, 1958: Orioles knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm no-hits Yankees
The game took only 1 hour and 48 minutes. Before a crowd of 10,941…

August 25, 1952: Virgil Trucks hurls his second no-hitter of the season
Virgil Trucks’s 1952 season has been described by Gregory H.…

September 28, 1951: Allie Reynolds throws his second no-hitter of the season
“I knew it all the time,” said Yankees right-hander Allie…

May 6, 1951: Chambers throws 1st Pirates’ no-hitter in 44 years
The 1951 National League season is usually remembered most for…