Baró and Smith, who threw Negro Leagues no-hitters, were born on this date

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Hilton Smith and Bernardo Baró, two Negro League pitchers who threw no-hitters, were both born on this date.

Baró, born on this date in 1896 in Cárdenas, Cuba, tossed a no-no for the Cuban Stars of Havana during the first game of a Sunday doubleheader on July 21, 1918. Baró held the Indianapolis ABCs hitless for an 11-0 win.

Smith, born on this date in 1907 in Giddings, Texas, threw the first Negro American League no-hitter as a member of the Kansas City Monarchs. During the first game of a Sunday doubleheader on May 16, 1937, Smith no-hit the Chicago American Giants for a 4-0 win.

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Author: Dirk Lammers

https://www.nonohitters.com/about-the-author/

Dirk Lammers is a veteran journalist who began rooting for the New York Mets in the early-1970s when the team’s no no-hitter count was barely 2,000 games old. Lammers has since turned his research into Baseball’s No-Hit Wonders: More Than a Century of Pitching’s Greatest Feats (Unbridled Books) and NoNoHitters.com, where he maintains the Internet's largest archive of no-hitter information.

Baró and Smith, who threw Negro Leagues no-hitters, were born on this date

Author: Dirk Lammers

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