THIS DATE IN BASEBALL

JUNE 16

1916: Tom Hughes of the Boston Braves pitched a nohitter in a 2-0 win over Pittsburgh Pirates.

1938: Jimmie Foxx didn’t get a chance to hit when the St. Louis Browns walked him six straight times. The Boston Red Sox won anyway, 12-8.

1953: The St. Louis Browns beat New York 3-1 to break the Yankees’ 18-game winning streak and end their 14-game losing streak.

1957: Relief pitcher Dixie Howell hit two home runs in the 3 2-3 innings he pitched to lead the Chicago White Sox to an 8-6 victory in the second game of a doubleheader against the Washington Senators.

1971: The Oakland Athletics hit five solo home runs in a 5-1 win over the Washington Senators. Mike Epstein and Joe Rudi had a pair homers and Dave Duncan one. Epstein’s home runes came in his first two at-bats to give him homers in four straight at-bats over two games.

1978: After three ninth-inning near misses, Tom Seaver threw the first no-hitter of his 12-year career, sending the Cincinnati Reds past the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0. Seaver struck out three and walked three.

1991: Otis Nixon of Atlanta stole six bases against Montreal to set a modern National League record and tie the major league record set by Eddie Collins of the Philadelphia A’s in 1912. Montreal won the game 7-6.

1992: Boston’s Mark Reardon became baseball’s career saves leader when he closed out a 1-0 win over the New York Yankees. Reardon passed Rollie Fingers with his 342nd save.