It was on a Saturday night on this date five years ago that Tim Lincecum threw the first no-hitter of his career. It was the 15th in Giants’ history and 7th of the San Francisco era, but most importantly, it was the only accomplishment The Freak still needed to cross off his career performance list.
He’d always had the stuff to blank teams every fifth day. Not only did Lincecum pitch 7 shutouts in 270 regular season starts, he also pitched at least 6 innings and allowed 2 runs or fewer 120 other times.