On July 14, 1995, Ramón Martinez threw a no-hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 7-0 win at Dodger Stadium over the then-Florida Marlins. The no-no was the only such game of his 14-year career.

Although Martinez is most known for being the older brother of Pedro Martinez, once a Dodgers farmhand, he enjoyed a successful 11-year career with the organization. The 1995 season was Martinez’s eighth with the team.

While the year was a rather successful one for the right-hander, he was booed in a home start prior to making history. As Martinez worked on authoring a 22nd no-hitter in franchise history, the Dodger Stadium faithful voiced their support as the moment drew closer.

Martinez nearly saw a hit fall when Terry Pendleton drove a ball deep into the gap in right-center field. However, rookie Todd Hollandsworth, in what was his first career start, made a running catch on the warning track.

Hollandsworth added three hits and two RBI, and Jose Offerman and Mike each contributed an RBI single in the win. The Dodgers staked Martinez a 2-0 lead in the second inning, extended it in the third, and created more separation with a four-run sixth.

Then-Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda later shared he sensed in the second inning that Martinez would author a special game. He struck out eight and issued just one walk.

Lasorda conveyed his sentiment to coach Bill Russell, but stopped short of explicitly sharing he knew a no-hitter was on the horizon. Lasorda only told Russell that he would share something with him after the game.

Martinez went on to finish 17-7 with a 3.66 ERA that season. It was the second-highest win total of his career, bested only by the 20 victories he posted during a 1990 All-Star campaign. Martinez placed fifth in voting for the 1995 National League Cy Young Award.

In his 14 seasons with the Dodgers, Martinez went 123-77 with a 3.45 ERA in 266 games (262 starts).