The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw threw a no-hitter against the Colorado Rockies, six years ago today.
The accomplishment came less than a month after the Dodgers’ Josh Beckett threw a no-hitter against the Phillies in Philadelphia. “Beckett told me he’s going to teach me how to do that,” Kershaw said after the game. “So I have Josh to thank.” The Texas-born southpaw struck out 15 and walked none.
Kershaw had a perfect game going in the seventh when shortstop Hanley Ramirez committed a throwing error on a ball hit to him by Corey Dickerson. Kershaw nearly lost the no-hitter soon after when Troy Tulowitzki hit a hard grounder to third, but Miguel Rojas fielded the ball behind the bag and made a long, accurate throw to first, which was aptly scooped by Adrian Gonzalez.
Also throwing no-hitters on this date are:
| Ewell Blackwell | |
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| Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
| Wednesday, June 18, 1947 Cincinnati Reds 6, Boston Braves 0 Crosley Field (Cincinnati) (Blackwell, Vander Meer’s teammate, just misses duplicating his back-to-back no-nos in his next start.) |
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| Don Wilson | |
| Houston Astros (NL) | |
| Sunday, June 18, 1967 Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 0 Astrodome (Houston) (His first of two no-hitters) |
