Box Score of Juan Nieves No Hitter

The undefeated Milwaukee Brewers were playing on the road when they happened upon the Baltimore Orioles who were determined not to be a no-hitter victim. Juan Nieves had different plans and blanked the birds through nine to record his second win of the season and first career no-hitter.

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"Centerfielder Robin Yount made a dramatic diving catch for the last out. Many baseball observers had anticipated such a feat by (Juan) Nieves." - Researcher Jane Charnin-Aker

Juan Nieves

Juan Nieves on 1988 Fleer #170
Name Pos AB R H RBI
Paul Molitor 3b 4 0 1 1
Robin Yount cf 5 0 1 0
Glenn Braggs rf 5 1 1 1
Cecil Cooper dh 5 1 1 0
Dale Sveum ss 4 2 2 1
Greg Brock 1b 3 1 1 3
Jim Paciorek lf 3 1 1 0
Bill Schroeder c 4 1 2 0
Jim Gantner 2b 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 6
Name Pos AB R H RBI
Ken Gerhart lf 3 0 0 0
Rick Burleson 2b 4 0 0 0
Cap Ripken, Jr. ss 3 0 0 0
Eddie Murray 1b 3 0 0 0
Fred Lynn cf 3 0 0 0
Ray Knight 3b 2 0 0 0
Lee Lacy dh 2 0 0 0
John Shelby rf 3 0 0 0
Floyd Rayford c 3 0 0 0
Totals 26 0 0 0

Hitting & Fielding Notes

Doubles: Paciorek, Molitor, Sveum, Schroeder.
Double Plays: Milwaukee 1, Baltimore 1.
Error: Gerhart.
Game Winning RBI: Sveum.
Home Runs: Sveum, Brock, Braggs.
Left On Base: Milwaukee 7, Baltimore 4.

Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 7 10 0
Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Name IP H R ER BB SO
Juan Nieves 9.0 0 0 0 5 7
Name IP H R ER BB SO
Mike Flanagan 6.1 5 3 3 4 5
Dave Schmidt 2.2 5 4 4 1 1

Pitching Notes

Losing Pitcher: Flanagan.
Passed Ball: Rayford.
Winning Pitcher: Nieves.

Game Notes

Attendance: 11,407.
Length of Game: 2:36.
Umpires: Not Yet Determined.

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Famous firsts? Juan Nieves became the first pitcher from Puerto Rico with a no-hitter, the eighteen season Milwaukee Brewers had their first franchise no-hitter, and it was also the first no-hitter tossed against the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium!

Did you know that twenty-two year old Juan Nieves threw one-hundred twenty-eight pitches during this gem?

Ninth inning play-by-play: Ken Gerhart led off and swung at the first pitch which was sharply hit to Paul Molitor at third who recorded the first out. Rick Burleson came to the plate next and also hit the first pitch to Paul Molitor who recorded the second out of the inning. The no-hitter was official when Eddie Murray cracked a hard-sinking liner to left center which was caught a few inches above the field by Robin Yount after a fifteen-yard sprint followed by a spectacular diving catch!