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John Candelaria's No-Hitter

DateAug 9, 1976
ScoreDodgers 0, Pirates 2
TypeNo hitter

John Candelaria threw a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 9, 1976. The final score was 2–0.

The game was played at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. John Candelaria struck out 7. The announced attendance was 9,860. The game took 1h 45m. It was a night game.

It was the only one of John Candelaria's career. It was one of four no-hitters thrown across the major leagues in 1976. Doug Rau took the loss for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers used two pitchers of their own. Nick Colosi umpired behind the plate.

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Sources

  1. Retrosheet, PIT197608090
  2. Retrosheet event files — event:PIT197608090
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