Crosley Field, the Cincinnati Reds’ home from 1912-1970, hosted eight no-hitters during its tenure.
The ball park was known as Redland Field from 1912–1933 before being renamed for local businessman Powel Crosley Jr., who bought the team in 1934.
Here are the no-hitters thrown at Crosley Field:
1 | Horace "Hod" Eller |
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Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
Sunday, May 11, 1919 Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0 Redland Field (Cincinnati) |
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2 | Johnny Vander Meer |
Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
Saturday, June 11, 1938 Cincinnati Reds 3, Boston Bees 0 Crosley Field (Cincinnati) (His first of two no-hitters; with his subsequent no-hitter against the Brooklyn Dodgers, Vander Meer is the only pitcher to have thrown no-hitters in consecutive starts.) |
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3 | James "Tex" Carleton |
Brooklyn Dodgers (NL) | |
Tuesday, April 30, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 0 Crosley Field (Cincinnati) |
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4 | Lon Warneke |
St. Louis Cardinals (NL) | |
Saturday, August 30, 1941 St. Louis Cardinals 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 Crosley Field (Cincinnati) |
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5 | Clyde Shoun |
Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
Monday, May 15, 1944 Cincinnati Reds 1, Boston Braves 0 Crosley Field (Cincinnati) |
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6 | Ewell Blackwell |
Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
Wednesday, June 18, 1947 Cincinnati Reds 6, Boston Braves 0 Crosley Field (Cincinnati) (Blackwell, Vander Meer’s teammate, just misses duplicating his back-to-back no-nos in his next start.) |
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7 | Jim Maloney |
Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
Wednesday, April 30, 1969 Cincinnati Reds 10, Houston Astros 0 Crosley Field (Cincinnati) (His second of two no-hitters) |
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8 | Don Wilson |
Houston Astros (NL) | |
Thursday, May 1, 1969 Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 0 Crosley Field (Cincinnati) (His second of two no-hitters) |