Tuesday, May 20, 2008

More No-Hitter Stuff

CATCHING NO-HITTERS TRIVIA
Of the 260 recognized no hitters tossed there were 189 different catchers involved.
Forty-three no-hitters were tossed in the 19th Century.
58 catchers have caught 2 or more no hitters.
In the 17 perfect games thrown, 16 different catchers were involved.

Ron Hassey is the only catcher to have caught 2 perfect games (Len Barker 1981 and Dennis Martinez 1991).
There were five no-hitters in which 2 or more catchers teamed up.
2 catchers (Sam Agnew & Thomas Pinch) teamed up for Ernie Shore's Perfect Game in 1917.


CATCHING NO-HITTERS IN TWO LEAGUES
Ron Hassey (AL) Cle vs Tor 5/15/1981 - (NL) Mon vs LA 7/28/1991
Ed McFarland (AL) Chi vs Det 9/20/1902 - (AL) Chi vs Det 9/6/1905 - (NL) Phi vs Bos 7/8/1898
Darrell Porter (AL) KV vs Tex 5/14/1977 - (NL) Stl vs Mon 9/26/1983
Wilbert Robinson (AA) Phi vs Cin 7/26/1888 - (NL) Bal vs Was 8/16/1893
Jeff Torborg (AL) Cal vs KC 5/15/1973 - (NL) LA vs Chi 9/9/1965 - (NL) LA vs Phi 7/20/1970
Gus Triandos (AL) Bal vs NY 9/20/1958 - (NL) Phi vs NY 6/21/1964
Art Wilson (FL) Chi vs Pit 5/15/1915 - (NL) Chi vs Cin 5/2/1917

MULTIPLE NO-HITTERS - SAME BATTERY (Catcher & Pitcher)
King Kelly & Larry Corcoran (Chi-NL) 1880, 1884
Jack Rowe & Jim Galvin (Buf-NL) 1880, 1884
Jimmy Peoples & Terry Adonis (Bro-AA) 1886, 1888
Lou Criger & Cy Young (Bos-AL) 1904, 1908
Nig Clarke & Addie Joss (Cle-AL) 1908, 1910
Ernie Lombardi & Johnny Vander Meer (Cin-NL) 1938, 1938
Yogi Berra & Allie Reynolds (NY-AL) 1951, 1951
Roy Campanella & Carl Erskine (Bro-NL) 1952, 1956
John Roseboro & Sandy Koufax (LA-NL) 1962, 1963
Johnny Edwards & Jim Maloney (Cin-NL) 1965, 1965
Gene Tenace & Vida Blue (Oak-AL) 1970, 1975
Fran Healy & Steve Busby (KC-AL) 1973, 1974

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