Poster
Object number2016.141.2
Date1997
MediumPaper; Ink
Credit LineGift of Jim O'Brien
DescriptionRectangular paper Pittsburgh Pirates poster.DimensionsHeight x Width: 17.125 × 22 in. (43.5 × 55.9 cm)InscriptionsFront has white text at top "JULY 12, 1997 / "O" WHAT A NIGHT! / PITTSBURGH PIRATES VS HOUSTON ASTROS".
Front has white text at bottom "Francisco Cordova (9 innings) and Ricardo Rincon (1 inning) team up to hurl the first combined (more than one pitcher), extra-inning no-hitter in major league history. / Mark Smith's pinch-hit, three-run homer in the bottom of the tenth makes it only the second no-hitter in major league history to end on a home run."
Pittsburgh Pirates logo in each of the bottom corners has yellow text "PIRATES".
Historical NotesFrancisco Córdova and Ricardo Rincón poster commemorating their combined no-hitter pitched on July 12, 1997.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
Related person
Francisco Córdova
Related person
Ricardo Rincón
Related person
Mark Edward Smith
Related institution
Houston Astros
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