June 12, 1959: Mike McCormick yields single in sixth, settles for rain-shortened no-hitter
The Philadelphia Phillies were finally mounting a rally against…
July 23, 1959: Bob Veale fans 14, overcomes 9 walks in Class B no-hitter
When one thinks of baseball’s hardest-throwing starting pitchers…
July 9, 1958: Relief pitcher carries the load in Eastern League no-hitter
The official list of no-hitters thrown in the Eastern League…
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…
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…
June 30, 1962: Sandy Koufax hurls first career no-hitter against Mets
The Los Angeles Dodgers (50-29), in second place a half-game…
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…
May 6, 1953: Bobo Holloman throws a no-hitter in his first major-league start
Before the 1953 season, pitcher Alva "Bobo" Holloman predicted…
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…
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 —…
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…