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This Day In Sports History (May 23rd) — Tommy Greene
It was on this day in 1991 that Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Tommy Greene recorded a no-hitter against the Montreal Expos. The Phillies would go on to win that game by a score of 2-0. Greene struck out ten batters and walked seven in the game. At the age of 24, he was beginning to show [...]
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One-Armed Little Leaguer Coleman Shannon Throws A No-HItter (Video)
Don’t talk to Coleman Shannon about adversity. And don’t talk to him about pitching, either, because at the age of 14, the Johnsonville, FL teen has probably forgotten more about baseball than most will ever know. On May 1st, Shannon managed a no-hitter for his Little League team, despite being born with a condition known [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 5/2/12 — Jered Weaver
We are just about one month into the 2012 MLB season and already we have been treated to two no-hitters. The first was of the perfect-game variety, as Phil Humber was flawless against the Seattle Mariners on April 21st. The second came last night, as the Angels’ Jered Weaver came just short of a perfect [...]
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Is Bunting To Break Up A No-Hitter Bush League? (Video)
During yesterday afternoon’s game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Detroit Tigers, Justin Verlander took to the mound in the eighth inning in search of his second no-hitter of the season with his Tigers leading 3-0. Shortstop Eric Aybar was the first batter for the Angels that inning and he was also looking to [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night — 6/12/11 — Francisco Liriano
Francisco Liriano managed to come away with his fourth victory during yesterday’s start against the Texas Rangers, but it was what he failed to come away with that had most people talking following the game. Keeping the Texas Rangers’ bats quiet has not been an easy task for pitchers around the American League lately, but [...]
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Francisco Liriano Throws A No-Hitter (Video)
By no means was it the prettiest no-hitter we have ever seen. In fact, it may have been one of the ugliest we have witnessed in a while, as the Minnesota Twins’ Francisco Liriano allowed zero hits, but dished out a total of six walks and just two strikeouts against the Chicago White Sox batters. [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night – 07/23/09 – Mark Buehrle
Total Pro Sports – This one was a no-brainer. Yesterday afternoon Mark Buehrle took the mound against the Tampa Bay Rays at U.S. Cellular Field. Twenty-seven of their players stepped into the batters box to face him and they all went down, one by one as he became only the 18th pitcher in MLB history [...]
