Needing only 108 pitches, Kevin Millwood becomes the ninth pitcher in Phillies’ history to throw a no-hitter when he keeps the NL-West leaders Giants hitless. The last franchise no-no before Millwood’s 1-0 masterpiece was thrown by Tommy Greene in 1991.
Ozzy, the male osprey of a breeding pair that lived for years on Jackie Robinson Ballpark’s left field light pole, dies at the Audubon Birds of Prey Center as a result of being hit by a baseball being thrown trying to knock it off its perch he shared with his mate Harriet and a brood of chicks. Class A Daytona Cubs hurler Jae Kuk Ryu was charged with second-degree misdemeanor by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for harming a protected bird.
On April 27, 2002, Derek Lowe becomes the first pitcher to toss a no-hitter at Fenway Park in 37 years. The Boston right-hander blanks Tampa Bay, 10-0. The last no-hitter at Fenway Park had been thrown by Dave Morehead in 1965.
Former Brewer Jose Valentin hits for the cycle, helping his new team, the Chicago White Sox, defeat the Orioles, 13-4. In Milwaukee, Valentin’s home for the past eight seasons, a player is awarded a Harley-Davidson motorcycle for hitting for the cycle. (In exactly one month, he’ll miss being the first American League player to hit for the cycle twice in one season by not getting a single.)
1998 – Tony Eusebio’s double caps a three-run ninth-inning rally that stuns the Mets, 4-3. Sacrifice flies by Moises Alou and Ricky Gutierrez precede the game-winner, which came on Eusebio’s 31st birthday. C.J. Nitkowski picks up the victory.
1996 – Barry Bonds becomes only the fourth player in major league history to amass 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases when he homers in the 3rd inning in the San Francisco Giants’ 6 – 3 victory over the Florida Marlins. His father, Bobby Bonds, along with godfather Willie Mays and Andre Dawson are the only other players to reach 300-300.
Scott Erickson, who allowed the most hits in the majors last season, pitches the Twins’ first no-hitter in 27 years, beating the Brewers at the Metrodome, 6-0. In 1967, Dean Chance no-hit the Indians, but the right-hander allowed a run in Minnesota’s 2-1 victory in the nightcap of the twin bill at Cleveland Stadium.
1990 – Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Orel Hershiser will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on his pitching shoulder. He had not missed a start since joining the club’s rotation in 1984.
1988 – Nolan Ryan takes a no-hitter into the ninth inning against Philadelphia but loses it and the lead. Mike Schmidt singles with one out before Lance Parrish doubles to tie the game. Houston wins it in the tenth, 3-2.
Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt’s single breaks up Nolan Ryan’s no-hitter with one out in the ninth at the Astrodome. Philadelphia will knot the score at 2-2 in the frame, but Houston will prevail, scoring a run in the tenth to hold on to the victory.
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