1. materials characteristic of baseball and the culture of baseball; 2. collectible baseball Americana
1959
Mike McCormick of the San Francisco Giants tosses a 3 – 0, five-inning no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies. Richie Ashburn singles in the top of the sixth for the Phillies, but it doesn’t count as the game is stopped by rain.
1968
Tom Phoebus of the Baltimore Orioles pitches a 6 – 0 no hitter against the visiting Boston Red Sox. Third baseman Brooks Robinson drives in three runs and makes a great catch to rob Rico Petrocelli of a hit in the 8th inning.
1967
Houston Astros pitcher Don Wilson tosses his first of two career no-hitters. Wilson beats the Atlanta Braves and Phil Niekro, 2 – 0, facing 30 batters and striking out 15.
1971
Ken Holtzman of the Chicago Cubs pitches his second career no-hitter, defeating the Cincinnati Reds, 1 – 0. Even so, in the off-season he will be traded to the Oakland A’s for Rick Monday.
1977
Jim Colborn pitches a no-hitter for the Kansas City Royals, beating the Texas Rangers, 6 – 0.
1969
Jim Maloney of the Cincinnati Reds strikes out 13 en route to a 10 – 0 no-hitter over the Houston Astros at Crosley Field. Bobby Tolan has four RBI in support of Maloney, who records his second career no-hitter.
1981
Montreal Expos’ Charlie Lea, a native of France, no-hits the San Francisco Giants 4-0, walking four and striking out eight in the second game of a doubleheader. It is the first no-hitter at Olympic Stadium, which opened for baseball in 1977.
1973
In 50-degree Detroit weather, Royals rookie Steve Busby no-hits the Tigers 3-0. It is the first Royals no-hitter and the first at Tiger Stadium since Virgil Trucks did it in 1952. Busby is the first no-hit game pitcher not to bat due to the DH “experiment” begun in the American League that season.
1972
Milt Pappas of the Chicago Cubs retired 26 San Diego Padres batters in a row before walking pinch-hitter Larry Stahl on a 3-2 pitch. Pappas then retired Garry Jestadt to finish his 8-0 no-hitter.
1965
Reds pitcher Jim Maloney’s second no-hit effort of 1965 is another 0-0 duel through 9 innings, until shortstop Leo Cardenas homers off the left field foul pole in the 10th at Wrigley Field. Maloney sets a no-hit record by giving the Cubs 10 walks; he also fans 12.
