36 Years Ago Today
Blue Jays starter Dave Stieb had carried no-hitters into the ninth inning three times before. So, when Stieb took the mound in Cleveland on September 2, 1990, he must have wondered what would happen this time. Here’s what happened those previous three times:
On September 24, 1988, in Cleveland, Julio Franco broke up the no-hitter with a ground ball that took an unexpectedly high hop, sailing over second baseman Manny Lee’s head.
In Stieb’s very next start, this time in Toronto against the Orioles , Jim Traber ended the bid with a soft two-out fly ball that dropped between the infielders and outfielders.
Then, on August 4, 1989…
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