"The Candy Man" Candelaria threw his no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 9, 1976, winning 2-0. Candelaria got out of a bases-loaded jam in the 3rd inning to preserve his no-hit shut out. It was the first no-hitter thrown in Pittsburgh by a Pirate since Nick Maddox in 1907. July 12, was Pittsburgh's first non-Opening Day sellout since ; the crowd of 44,119 saw Francisco Córdova and Ricardo Rincón pitch 10 innings of no-hit, shut out baseball against the Houston Astros. The Pirates were held scoreless through nine innings, meaning the game would need extra innings. Rincon came in to relieve Córdova, who had thrown 121 pitches, in the 10th inning, and Rincón completed the performance by pitching a single inning of no-hit baseball. Rincon got the win when Mark Smith hit a three-run, pinch hit home run in the bottom of the 10th. Three seasons later, in , Córdova was on his way to recording his 2nd no-hitter with the Pirates until he gave up a hit with one out in the 8th inning. League leaders Batting Champions Ed Swartwood (1883) Honus Wagner (1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911) Ginger Beaumont (1902) Paul Waner (1927, 1934, 1936) Arky Vaughan (1935) Debs Garms (1940) Dick Groat (1960) Roberto Clemente (1961, 1964, 1965, 1967) Matty Alou (1966) Dave Parker (1977, 1978) Bill Madlock (1981, 1983) Freddy Sanchez (2006) Home Run Champions Tommy Leach (1902) Ralph Kiner (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952) Willie Stargell (1971, 1973) Pedro Álvarez (2013) See also Chuck Tanner Baseball Manager of the Year Award Baseball awards List of MLB awards References Awa Pittsburgh Pirates