Happy birthday to Boston Americans’ pitcher Bill Dinneen, who threw a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox more than a century ago.
Dinneen no-hit the White Sox at Boston’s Huntington Avenue Grounds on during the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday, September 27, 1905. Boston topped Chicago 2-0, and Dinneen struck out six.
Dinneen retired in 1909 after pitching 12 season and compiling a 170-177 record with a 3.01 ERA. He transitioned into the role of a major league umpire, and was behind the plate for five no-hitters.
Here are those games:
| 1 | Charles "Chief" Bender |
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| Philadelphia Athletics (AL) | |
| Thursday, May 12, 1910 Philadelphia Athletics 4, Cleveland Naps 0 Shibe Park (Philadelphia) |
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| 2 | George Mullin |
| Detroit Tigers (AL) | |
| Thursday, July 4, 1912 (Second game of doubleheader) Detroit Tigers 7, St. Louis Browns 0 Navin Field (Detroit) |
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| 3 | Hubert "Dutch" Leonard |
| Boston Red Sox (AL) | |
| Monday, June 3, 1918 Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 0 Navin Field (Detroit) (Leonard’s second of two no-hitters) |
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| 4 | "Sad" Sam Jones |
| New York Yankees (AL) | |
| Tuesday, September 4, 1923 New York Yankees 2, Philadelphia Athletics 0 Shibe Park (Philadelphia) (Jones becomes the first MLB pitcher to throw a no hitter without a single strikeout.) |
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| 5 | Howard Ehmke |
| Boston Red Sox (AL) | |
| Friday, September 7, 1923 Boston Red Sox 4, Philadelphia Athletics 0 Shibe Park (Philadelphia) |
