August 6, 1892: Boston’s Jack Stivetts no-hits the Bridegrooms
The day after Jack Stivetts beat Brooklyn, 2-0, with a two-run…
July 15, 1901: Christy Mathewson pitches no-hitter as Giants avoid sweep in St. Louis
For many baseball fans, 1901 marks the beginning of the “modern”…
September 23, 1893: Chamberlain ices Beaneaters in darkness-shortened no-hitter
“He used a slow ball during the entire game and was a puzzle…
September 5, 1908: Brooklyn’s Nap Rucker no-hits Boston Doves, striking out 14
Nap Rucker spent his entire major-league career pitching for…
August 29, 1906: Athletics settle for no-hitter and win in rain-shortened game
The White Sox players were fighting mad. They had just gotten…
September 24, 1906: ‘Iron Man’ Stoney McGlynn tosses 7-inning no-hitter for Cardinals
Ulysses Simpson Grant “Stoney” McGlynn was a legendary pitcher…
September 20, 1908: Frank Smith no-hits the A’s as White Sox win 1-0 in bottom of the ninth
On September 20, 1908, during one of baseball’s tightest pennant…
August 23, 1907: Pirates’ Howie Camnitz walks his way to a 5-inning no-hitter shortened by darkness
While the Chicago Cubs were cruising to their second straight…
September 26, 1906: Honus Wagner’s hitting, fielding overshadow Lefty Leifield’s darkness-shortened no-hitter
Pitching on a staff with three established 30-something stars…
August 6, 1908: Cardinals’ Johnny Lush twirls rain-shortened no-hitter in 6 innings
The highlights for the St. Louis Cardinals had thus far in 1908…
July 4, 1908: Giants’ Hooks Wiltse denied 10-inning perfect game by umpire error, settles for no-hitter
Many baseball fans are familiar with the story of Armando Galarraga’s…
October 15, 1892: Boston’s Jack Stivetts finishes season with abbreviated no-hitter
The final day of the 1892 baseball season in the nation’s capital…
June 30, 1901: Cleveland’s Pete Dowling tosses the American League’s first no-hitter — or does he?
Baseball records, like other forms of knowledge, are not chiseled…
August 15, 1905: Rube Waddell tosses rain-shortened no-hitter – or does he?
“With Rube] Waddell hurling the game of his life, the Browns…
August 24, 1906: Tornado Jake Weimer tosses abbreviated no-hitter for Reds
A torrential rainfall postponed the second game of a three-game…
May 26, 1907: Big Ed Walsh tosses rain-shortened no-hitter in farcical game
“Rain, hail, thunder, lightning, and flood were summoned to…
August 11, 1907: Ed Karger Tosses Seven-Inning Perfect Game
It was scorching hot, with temperatures approaching 100 degrees…
September 20, 1907: Nick Maddox tosses first no-hitter in Pirates’ history
From Pittsburgh’s inaugural season in the National League,…
October 2, 1908: Addie Joss outduels Ed Walsh, throws perfect game
There was no lack of fan interest in the pennant races in 1908.…
September 20, 1902: Nixey Callahan throws first no-hitter in White Sox history
When seventh-place teams visit fourth-place teams in the third…
May 5, 1904: Cy Young pitches a perfect game
Old Cy Young was on the verge of history as he stood on the mound…
April 19, 1900: A “Basket of Fresh Goose Eggs”
On April 19, 1900, hundreds of baseball fans gathered outside…
August 16, 1893: Bill Hawke’s no-hitter
In the early days of baseball, a multitude of changes occurred…
October 15, 1892: Bumpus Jones, the no-hit phenom
Bumpus Jones was the talk of the baseball world at 22, a pitcher…