With the heston no hitter in 2015, they became the second team in mlb history to throw a no hitter in four consecutive seasons. I have written a number of articles about various events in cubs history that can be updated and published whenever a cub does something historic a nohitter, for example. Chris heston twirled a no hitter against the new york mets on tuesday, matt cain has thrown a perfect game against the houston astros, and tim lincecum has twice kept the san diego padres hitless. The first black pitcher to toss a no hitter was sam jones who did it for the chicago cubs in 1955. And its a good thing i 100% made that choice, because it stands perfectly on. The last time the reds were nohit was by philadelphias rick wise on june 23, 1971. It seems like just about every no hitter includes that moment that turns a teammate into the games second star. At age 20, amos rusie blanks brooklyn for first no. Amos rusie threw the teams first nohitter in 1891, and christy mathewson new york and tim lincecum san francisco are the only two giants to throw two nohitters each. Hestons nohitter is the 17th in giants history and the ninth since the franchise moved from new york to san francisco. In addition, all no hitters that were broken up in extra innings or were in shortened games are listed, although they are not currently considered official n o hitters. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Sad sam jones robbed of nohitter by hometown call mavobooks. Giants lefty sanchez makes no hit history in his first start since a brief demotion to the bullpen, jonathan sanchez stunned the baseball world.
Halicki ended the 75 season with a 9 record and a 3. Nonetheless, he still carved a place for himself in the teams history books, as he threw the first official no hitter in team history. San francisco giants pitcher chris heston made history with his nohitter against the new york mets on tuesday, but he got some help from home plate umpire rob drake in the ninth inning. The giants avoided the sweep and got the win they desperately needed as. Bruce bochy has managed pitchers who threw nohitters and those who. Chris heston joins legendary company with giants nohitter. May 02, 20 instead, what seemed like a potential blowout became the first nohitter against the yankees in the bronx since 1952, and the first nohitter in history to feature six pitchers not that any of. Just one other pitcher has thrown two christy mathewson for the new york giants more than 100 years ago. In doing so, he put his name in the record books along some pretty impressive names. Baseball almanac box score of randy johnsons nohitter. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey.
Five things to remember from lincecums second no hitter. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. On june 15, juan marichal etched his name in the history books by pitching the only nohitter of his career. New york chris heston, a 27yearold rookie making his th career start, threw the 17th nohitter in giants history on tuesday night, striking out 11 in a 50 win over the new york mets. Giants extra page 3 of 525 an inside look at the san.
Tim lincecum joined the likes of sandy koufax with his second nohitter in under a year. Juan marichal threw the first nono for the relocated new york giants on june 15, 1963. Lincecums first no hitter was one of the first baseball games my younger sister watched on television all the way through and was truly invested in. One of the most difficult record books to get into here at baseball almanac and one that is truly an honor to be mentioned in. Not only was he the first player to spin a nono in san francisco, the dominican dandy was the first latin player to do so in the major leagues. Puigs history is well documented and includes four altercations with the giants. With the giants threatening, washburn bore down and struck out dietz to retire the side, preserving the cardinals 10 lead and his nohitter. Giants rookie chris heston added his name to the history books on tuesday night, firing a nohitter in a 50 win over the mets at citi field. A solid pitcher, george mogridge played for the new york yankees before their first golden age. Larsens no hitter was the only one thrown in any postseason game. Player profiles include 1968 nohit hurler gaylord perry, and highkicking juan. Ames in 1903 threw a fiveinning rainshortened nohitter, then he threw nine innings of nohit ball on opening day of 1909 only to give up a single in the 10th and lose the game in the th.
At 40 years and 5 days old, he became at the time the second oldest pitcher to throw a nohitter, behind cy young. The giants would have become the first franchise to ever record nohitters in five consecutive seasons. Dick schofield led off with a double to left field. In the ninth, larsen retired the first two hitters, then slipped a questionable third strike past pinchhitter dale mitchell to complete the first nohitterperfect game in world series history. Giants, mike yastrzemski shut out from mlb, rookie of the.
Mar 22, 2020 petit ultimately fell one out short, but the giants still made history during this stretch. It is difficult to think of the new york yankees as a struggling franchise. Bonds hit into mccovey cove during his recordsetting careerwill appreciate this ultimate resource guide for. The future hall of famer struck out eight white sox that day, navigating around five walks to record the first opening day no hitter in history.
Gregor blanco will forever be a big part of matt cains perfect game. Jones pointedly declined park s attempted handshake. Heston struck out the side in the ninth inning to secure the first nohitter of the 2015 season and a 50 victory for the defending world series champions over the mets. San francisco, ca the padres pitching the last two nights was simply outstanding. But when feller settled in, chicagos opening game turned into a long afternoon. Only lincecum and new york giants halloffamer christy mathewson 1901, 1905 have thrown more than one.
The nohitter was the first tossed at busch stadium. Giants chris heston makes history in nohitter versus mets. Bochys managerial genius manifests in giants nohit bids. He was the first pitcher to throw a nine inning no hitter and lose, doomed by his own defense as he scrambled to get rose out. Ken johnson had put himself in the history books, although not in the way he would have wanted to. Also known in their early years as the new york gothams 188384 and new york giants 18851957, pitchers for the giants have thrown 17 nohitters in franchise history. Giants 20yearold amos rusies nohitter against the brooklyn bridegrooms in july 1891. The nohitter was spahns 290th majorleague victory and his 52nd shutout, which increased his national league record for shutouts by a lefthander. Sad sam jones was sadder and madder than usual 60 years ago tonight. This is a list of no hitte rs in major league baseb all hist ory. The giants 33year nohitter drought ended at china basin on friday night, and the pitcher who threw the nine innings of brilliance was not a cy young award winner, nor a. Jul 27, 2018 baseball japanese baseball giants hurler shun yamaguchi notches no hitter against dragons the righthander fans five batters and issues one walk while recording npbs first no no by a single.
But today, tim lincecums performance was another mark for the history books as he calmly tossed his second career nohitter. The san francisco giants are now the second team in major league history to toss nohitters in four straight seasons. However, when gaylord perry hurled a nohitter for san francisco against the st. It was an unforgettable outing marking the teams 16th nohitter in the giants franchise history and was the eighth nono in san franciscoera history. Roy halladay threw the second postseason no hitter for the philadephia phillies, on october 6, 2010. On june 15, juan marichal etched his name in the history books by pitching the only no hitter of his career. It was the first nohitter by a giants pitcher since southpaw. Giants second baseman, daryl spencer, drops a possible double play throw in the 9th. Petit ultimately fell one out short, but the giants still made history during this stretch.
Jul 11, 2009 the giants 33year no hitter drought ended at china basin on friday night, and the pitcher who threw the nine innings of brilliance was not a cy young award winner, nor a 300game winner, nor a. Nohitter eludes garrelts of giants the new york times. Throwing a no hitter might seem easy around the giants, who have won three of the last five world series behind a stingy pitching staff. Giants avoid sweep behind lincecums nohitter post news. Thirtysix pitchers have thrown more than one no hitter, combined no hitters not counting. Just 347 days after a grueling 148pitch night at petco park, lincecum needed only 1 to clinch a 40 victory that, history aside, was desperately needed by the slumping giants. Amos rusie threw the first nohitter in giants history on july 31, 1891. Louis cardinals on september 17, 1968, it was just the fourth nohitter of the. It was the cleverest piece of pitching ever seen in the polo grounds, opined the new york times about the giants 20yearold amos rusies nohitter against the brooklyn bridegrooms in july 1891.
Giants lefty sanchez makes nohit history in his first start since a brief demotion to the bullpen, jonathan sanchez stunned the baseball world. The no hitter was the first tossed at busch stadium. Jones pointedly declined parks attempted handshake. That run does not include the first for bochy as a manager, sanchezs no hitter of the padres on july 10, 2009. He is the only major leaguer to have thrown no hitters in regular season and postseason play. Forschs second, in 1983 against montreal, was the last. The yanks made it 20 in the sixth, but by then the big story was larsen, who still hadnt allowed a single dodger to reach base. He calmly and efficiently put his name back in the record books. Yamaguchi threw the 90th nohitter in npb history excluding combined nohitters and is the 79th pitcher to achieve the feat. The chip hilton series has inspired and influenced young people for more than five decades. Kevin millwood, the philadelphia phillies recently acquired ace pitcher, celebrated the phillie phanatics twentyfifth birthday by hurling a 10 no hitter versus the san francisco giants who just happened to be the national leagues best team.
Five things to remember from lincecums second nohitter. To read more games project stories from this book, click here. Giants pitcher sam jones is interviewed by vin scully while official scorer. Jonathan sanchez is certainly not the most well pitcher in san francisco, as jonathan sanchez has to pitch in the same rotation as tim lincecum. The nohitter also marks the 15th ever in giants history as well as the second performed in an away ballpark. That run does not include the first for bochy as a. Five times in modern major league history since 1900, a team has held its opponent hitless, but lost the game. Kevin millwood no hitter box score by baseball almanac. There have been 286 official major league no hitters, including two in the postseason. It marked the 17th nohitter in club history and the fourth straight season a giants pitcher has thrown one, as heston joined matt cain 2012 and tim lincecum 20 and 2014. With no baseball to watch or recap, we take a look back at one of the greatest pitching performances in minnesota twins history. Garrelts 97 was trying for the first nohitter for the giants since john montefuscos on sept. Bob forsch makes history with a no hitter apr 16, 2020. With the heston nohitter in 2015, they became the second team in mlb history to throw a nohitter in four consecutive seasons.
Five lefthanded pitchers have thrown no hitters in franchise history. The san francisco giants are a major league baseball franchise based in san francisco, california. Giants chris heston makes history in nohitter versus. On july 16, 20, posey played in his second straight allstar game, striking out in his only atbat. Jun 10, 2015 san francisco giants pitcher chris heston made history with his no hitter against the new york mets on tuesday, but he got some help from home plate umpire rob drake in the ninth inning. Gregor blanco will forever be a big part of matt cains perfect game, and hunter pences diving catch was a memorable moment during tim lincecums first no hitter. Baseball almanac is pleased to present the box score to the randy johnson nohitter which was played on june 2, 1990 at the kingdome in seattle. No hitter records set by the teams with pitchers who achieved near pitching perfection. A look at cubs nohitters through history bleed cubbie blue. He struck out five and walked two as his era dropped to 0.
In fact, it was officially listed as a nohitter until in 1991 mlb baseball changed the rules that a nohitter had to be a minimum of nine innings. Not only was he the first player to spin a no no in san francisco, the dominican dandy was the first latin player to do so in the major leagues. Jones was crestfallen after he lost what would have been his second career no. How bruce bochys managerial genius manifested in giants. Baseball recognizes 299 nohitters in major league history, although there used to be some 50 more nonos on the books before a definition was established. Watch the reair of tim lincecums second no hitter tonight at 8 p. The secret history of giants ari berk, larry macdougall, wayne anderson, douglas carrell, gary chalk, kevin levell on. The giants have thrown 17 nohitters during their history in new york and san francisco. Jonathan sanchez pitches shocking nohitter for giants. On july, 20, posey caught tim lincecums first nohitter against the san diego padres.
Five lefthanded pitchers have thrown nohitters in franchise history. Louis added to its advantage in the top of the eighth inning. Sheer dominance on display, as these pitchers fight for every out until their name is etched in the nohitter record books. Mathewson and lincecum have 2 each, and matt cain threw a perfect. Was the mets nohitter drought the longest in major league baseball history. I wanted sami to give the only perfect game in giants history its own post. Nohitter team records major league baseball team specific nohitter records.
Chris heston threw the 17th nohitter in giants history tuesday night. The giants still had extremely slim hopes of a three way tie with the braves and dodgers on the final day of the regular season. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Jun 30, 2019 giants pitcher sam jones is interviewed by vin scully while official scorer charlie park tries to explain why he denied a nohitter to jones. Oct, 20 the win is more important than the nohitter. San francisco giants fans, grateful to have baseball back after the coronavirus pandemic subsides, might give new manager gabe kapler and the rest of the team some slack in. Giants pitcher sam jones is interviewed by vin scully while official scorer charlie park tries to explain why he denied a nohitter to jones. A lady fan hands a wayward bat to giants first base coach wes westrum.
The june th historymaker provides yet another link to the franchises long and proud heritage as christy mathewson spun a giants nohitter on june, 1905. Giants pitcher chris heston throws first nohitter of the. Louis browns 1, chicago white sox 0 sportsmans park st. Cole hamels mows down the cubs on his way to recording his first no hitter and the th in phillies history check out for ou. Aug 26, 2016 with the san francisco giants in danger of falling further behind in the national league west, matt moore responded in nearhistoric fashion thursday night, falling one out shy of no hitting the. The other ten pitchers were righthanders, including the most recent nohitter author, heston. Perhaps the pressure of trying to finish the no hitter was on his mind, leading to the errant throw to first. Both of lincecums have come against the san diego padres, making him the first major league pitcher to nohit the same team twice since the cleveland naps addie joss did it in 1908 and 1910 against the chicago white sox. When astros made history with nohitter against yankees the. The tigers now ensure themselves of no worse than a split in enemy territory, and they still worked their way into the baseball record books. Oct 11, 2019 sheer dominance on display, as these pitchers fight for every out until their name is etched in the nohitter record books. Giants avoid sweep behind lincecums nohitter huffpost. His no hitter stood out in an otherwise ordinary season, in which the giants finished at 8081, 27 12 games out of first place, good for third in the nl west. Fellers no no remains the only one recorded in a season opener, though many pitchers have come close to matching the feat.
Trevor wilson, called up 15 days ago by the giants after injuries decimated the regular staff, carried a nohitter through eight innings tonight, then lost it on mike pagliarulos leadoff single. San francisco giants nohitters baseball nohitters at. But more than a fan gem, it covers the giants mlb history like no other book. The other ten pitchers were righthanders, including the most recent no hitter author, heston. Giants hurler shun yamaguchi notches nohitter against. Lincecum threw the 16th nohitter in giants team history. A no hitter is a baseball game in which one team prevents the other from recording a hit during the entire game. Five things you might have forgotten about tim lincecums second. Phillies starting pitcher cole hamels no hitter against the cubs was the th in franchise history, including the postseason. Bob forsch makes history with a nohitter apr 16, 2020.
Dec 08, 2019 giants pinch hitter jackie brandt takes a full swing. Lincecum is the second pitcher to throw two nohitters against the same team nohit on july, 20 at san diego. Now, todays youth can follow the adventures of chip hilton, the sportsloving hero who will capture their hearts and direct them toward developing solid character, lasting values, and keen athletic skills. Thirty years before larsens gem, claude red grier threw a no hitter on october 3 in the 1926 colored world series, walking six and fanning eight. The san francisco giants have thrown nine nohitters since moving to california in 1958.
Sheer dominance on display, as these pitchers fight for every out until their name is etched in the no hitter record books. The franchise also had eight nohitters while in new york for a total of 17. A giants history anniversary worthy of note mavobooks. Do you believe that this was randy johnsons most dominate game ever or would you pick one of his two 19 strikeout performances. Giants avoid sweep behind lincecums nohitter post news group. Maury wills slides into third while jimmy davenport takes the wide throw. It was the first no hitter thrown in the national league in over two years. How bruce bochys managerial genius manifested in giants no. Amos rusie threw the first no hitter in giants history on july 31, 1891. Randy johnson has the longest gap between no hitters. Giants pitchers have thrown five nohitters over the past seven years, with heston joining matt cain perfect game in 2012, tim lincecum and 14 and jonathan sanchez 09. That run does not include the first for bochy as a manager, sanchezs nohitter of the padres on july 10, 2009. The giants avoided the sweep and got the win they desperately needed as san diego was shutout 40. The philadelphia phillies were void of a nohitter for 58 years, 1.