Thursday marks the 19th anniversary of what has to be considered one of the most unlikely no-hitters in Major League history.
Though no-hitters are already one of the most difficult accomplishments in baseball, Hideo Nomo faced some additional obstacles on Sept. 17, 1996, when he tossed the first of his two career no-nos. Nomo's historic achievement that night came against the Rockies at Coors Field in Denver -- one of the most hitter-friendly ballparks of all time.
Nomo not only defied basic probability by the ballpark in which he recorded the no-hitter, but he also did so by the season in which he did it.