Originally posted on Baseball Essential | By Tom Gibbons | Last updated 4/19/21 San Diego Padres fans had to wait 52 years for the franchise’s first no-hitter — about 39 years too long, the way I see it. On June 2, 1982, Juan Eichelberger was credited with throwing a one-hitter in a 3-1 victory — with neither team scoring an earned run — over the Chicago Cubs on a windy Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Officially, the Cubs’ only hit was a single in the second inning. Scot Thompson hit a ground ball between second and first that second baseman Tim Flannery was unable to field cleanly. The official scorer, Dave Nightingale, scored it a hit.