In Game 1 of the 2010 National League Division Series, Halladay threw the second no-hitter in Major League baseball postseason history, leading the Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds, 4 – 0.

* Guy Hecker, major league baseball pitcher, threw a no-hitter

* Ed Halicki, former professional baseball player who pitched a no-hitter for the San Francisco Giants against the New York Mets on August 24, 1975.

" Darling lost the no-hitter and the game in the 12th, and Wood called it the best baseball game he had ever seen.

One of the most common baseball superstitions is that it is bad luck to mention a no-hitter in progress, especially to the pitcher and in particular by their teammates ( who sometimes even go so far as to not even be near the pitcher ).

Whoever the scorekeeper was absolutely denied major league baseball a nice no-hitter right there.

Following the 1967 season, Charles Finley moved the Athletics from Kansas City to Oakland, and on May 8,, against the Minnesota Twins, Hunter pitched the ninth perfect game in baseball history, the first in the American League since Charlie Robertson's in, as well as the first no-hitter for the franchise since Bill McCahan's in with what were then the Philadelphia Athletics.

It then cuts to the set to show the various crew members and co-anchor Kenny Mayne refusing to speak or even make eye-contact with Patrick during commercial breaks, similar to how in baseball it is considered bad luck to talk in the dugout to a pitcher who takes a no-hitter or perfect game into the late innings.

Barker's perfect outing, one of only twenty-three in the history of Major League baseball, is also the last no-hitter thrown by an Indian and remains one of the fondest memories in Cleveland sports history.

Pennock threw a no-hitter against a traveling Negro league baseball team, and Mack promoted him to the Athletics.

His bar mitzvah had a baseball theme, as his parents surprised him with a replica scoreboard, 15 or 20 feet wide by 15 feet tall, of the game line from his Little League World Series no-hitter against Canada.

He is most remembered for his career in Cuban baseball during five seasons, and especially for being the only pitcher ever to hurl a no-hitter game in Caribbean World Series history.

* How to throw a no-hitter on acid, and other lessons from the career of baseball legend Dock Ellis.

Darling's performance remains the longest no-hitter in NCAA history, and the game is considered by some to be the best in college baseball history.

He pitched the first no-hitter in Japanese pro baseball, on September 25, 1936, as well as two others ( May 1, 1937 and July 6, 1940 ).

Rusch played baseball and basketball in high school at Shorecrest High School in Seattle, Washington, where he pitched a no-hitter his senior year.

* Brad Lesley ( born 1958 ), American baseball player and television personality also nicknamed " The Animal "

Spalding also founded the Baseball Guide, which at the time was the most widely-read baseball publication.

Sanders was also famous for playing on major league baseball teams ( the New York Yankees and the Atlanta Braves ) while simultaneously playing in the NFL.

Autumn also has strong ties to post-season baseball, with the autumnal equinox occurring with about a week left in the regular season, depending on scheduling.

In baseball statistics, a hit ( denoted by H ), also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice.

The sacrifice fly is one of two instances in baseball where a batter is not charged with a time at bat after putting a ball in play ; the other is the sacrifice hit ( also known as a sacrifice bunt ).

In baseball, the statistic applies also to players who, prior to a game, are included on a starting lineup card or are announced as ex ante substitutes, whether they actually play or not, although, in Major League Baseball, the application of this statistic does not extend to consecutive games played streaks.

The term also accurately describes the condition of the baseball itself.

Unlike many power hitters, Ruth also hit for a high batting average: his. 342 lifetime average is the tenth highest in baseball history, and in one season ( 1923 ) he batted. 393, a Yankee record.

Unfortunately, Richards also had the tendency to recklessly spend money on individuals with dubious baseball skills.

Bud Selig also did not attend the San Francisco Giants ' baseball game on August 7 when Barry Bonds hit his record-breaking 756th home run ; after the event, Selig released a statement congratulating Bonds.

However, many major league baseball and NFL teams in the United States also promote 24 ounce cans marked with team logos.

It also has a fair amount of baseball jargon that can pose challenges for the uninitiated.

Unfortunately, Charboneau was out of baseball by 1983 after falling victim to back injuries and Barker, who was also hampered by injuries, never became a consistently dominant starting pitcher.

An attempt was made to revive the old Northwestern League in 1891, but it also collapsed in mid-season, and Detroit professional baseball took a short hiatus.

Runyon frequently contributed sports poems to the American on boxing and baseball themes, and also wrote numerous short stories and essays.

At around the same time a league from Glassboro State College also formed a similar baseball league and had its first draft in 1976.

Hank had two brothers, Ben, four years older, and Joe, five years younger, who also played baseball, and a sister, Lillian, two years older.

There is also the " inside-the-park " home run, increasingly rare in modern baseball, where the batter reaches home safely while the baseball is in play on the field.

In 1857 he focused his attention as a journalist and writer on baseball after joining the New York Clipper, and was also soon hired on to provide coverage for other New York papers including the Sunday Mecury.

He also served on baseball rules committees and influenced the game itself.

Robinson was also known for his pursuits outside the baseball diamond.

He gratefully accepted a plaque honoring the twenty-fifth anniversary of his MLB debut, but also commented, " I'm going to be tremendously more pleased and more proud when I look at that third base coaching line one day and see a black face managing in baseball.

Robinson has also been recognized outside of baseball.

Now Richards, of course, is known as a deep thinker as baseball managers go.

The earliest known mention of baseball in the United States was a 1791 Pittsfield, Massachusetts, ordinance banning the playing of the game within of the town meeting house.

Nevertheless, the Knickerbocker Rules were rapidly adopted by teams in the New York area and their version of baseball became known as the " New York Game " ( as opposed to the " Massachusetts Game ", played by clubs in the Boston area ).

In the very early part of the 20th century, known as the " dead-ball era ", baseball rules and equipment favored the " inside game " and the game was played more violently and aggressively than it is today.

George Herman Ruth, Jr. ( February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948 ), best known as " Babe " Ruth and nicknamed " the Bambino " and " the Sultan of Swat ", was an American baseball player who spent 22 seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) playing for three teams ( 1914 – 1935 ).

John Adams, known by baseball fans as " The Drummer ", has played a bass drum at nearly every home game since 1973.

The ' 38 club saw Dizzy Dean lead the team's pitching staff and provided a historic moment when they won a crucial late-season game at Wrigley Field over the Pittsburgh Pirates with a walk-off home run by Gabby Hartnett, which became known in baseball lore as " The Homer in the Gloamin '".

Katharine's son from her first marriage, Roger Angell, has spent decades as a fiction editor for The New Yorker and is well known as the magazine's baseball writer.

In other words, rather than using statistics for seasons whose outcomes were already known, the owners would have to make similar predictions about players ' playing time, health, and expected performance that real baseball managers must make.

This style of baseball, known as Whiteyball, took advantage of stadiums with deep fences and artificial turf, both of which were characteristics of the Astrodome.

Harwich is known for its excellent boys basketball, girls basketball, girls field hockey, softball and baseball teams.

Robinson's major league debut brought an end to approximately sixty years of segregation in professional baseball, known as the baseball color line.

In what has come to be known as " the Pine Tar Incident ," umpires discovered illegal placement of pine tar ( more than 18 inches up the handle ) on third baseman George Brett's bat after he had hit a two-run home run off Gossage that put the Royals up 5 – 4 in the top of the 9th. The baseball bat used by Kansas City Royals third baseman George Brett ( baseball ) | George Brett in the Pine Tar Incident on July 24, 1983.

* Eddie Taubensee, baseball player who was known as " The Model " during his playing days

One known Panamanian of the Jewish faith was baseball player Rod Carew.

More than 6, 000 Greenwood residents were arrested and detained at three local facilities: Convention Hall, now known as the Brady Theater, the Fairgrounds ( then located about a mile northeast of Greenwood ), and McNulty Park ( a baseball stadium at Tenth Street and Elgin Avenue ).

Among the many baseball players ( including well known stars ) who served during World War II were Moe Berg, Joe DiMaggio, Bob Feller, Hank Greenberg, Stan Musial ( in 1945 ), Warren Spahn, and Ted Williams.

* An ordinance is written barring the game of baseball within 80 yards of the Meeting House in Pittsfield, Massachusetts ( first known reference to the game of baseball in North America ).

The first known baseball game between two named black teams was held on September 28, 1860, at Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey.

The first known professional black baseball player was Bud Fowler, who appeared in a handful of games with a Chelsea, Massachusetts club in April 1878 and then pitched for the Lynn, Massachusetts team in the International Association.