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The World Series have been played 118 times, and only two no-hitters have been thrown. The first came 24,131 days ago, in Game 5 of the 1956 Fall Classic between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers.
To consider the Houston Astros combined no-hitter Wednesday against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of the 2022 World Series to be among the rarest of history would be appropriate.
Sixty-six years ago, Yankees right-hander Don Larsen delivered a perfect game in a 2-0 victory that took two hours and six minutes. After Larsen struck out the 27th batter of the game, Dale Mitchell, for the final out, Yankees catcher Yogi Berra leaped into Larsen’s arms in front of 64,519 at Yankee Stadium in what became an iconic baseball image.
There was no Kodak moment for the Astros foursome – starter Cristian Javier, brilliant over six innings and fortified by relievers Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressly. But it was enough to put their names in the record books.
WORLD SERIES NO-HITTER: Astros combine for Fall Classic’s first no-no since 1956
GAME 4: After combined no-hitter vs.
