Hilldale’s Phil Cockrell threw his 2nd Negro Leagues no-no, 96 years ago today
Phil Cockrell threw the second of his no-hitters for Hilldale, 96 years ago today.
Chicago American Giants’ Johnson tosses no-no, 99 years ago today
The Chicago American Giants’ Tom Johnson threw a Negro Leagues no-hitter, 99 years ago today.
Smith tosses first Negro American League no-no, 81 years ago today
The Kansas City Monarchs’ Hilton Smith threw the first Negro American League no-hitter, 81 years ago today.
Happy birthday Claude ‘Red’ Grier, threw baseball’s first World Series no-hitter
Today would be the 114th birthday of Claude “Red” Grier, who threw baseball’s first World Series no-hitter in 1926.
Grier throws baseball’s first World Series no-hitter, 91 years ago today
Claude “Red” Grier threw baseball’s first World Series no-hitter, 91 years ago today. On Sunday, October 3, 1926, in the Game 3 of 1926 Colored World Series between Grier’s Atlantic City Bacharach Giants and the opposing Chicago American Giants, Grier no-hit the American Giants for a 10-0 win in front of just 2,857 fans at…
Chicago American Giants’ Wickware no-hits ABCs, 103 years ago today
Frank Wickware threw a Negro Leagues no-hitter for the Chicago American Giants, 103 years ago today. On Wednesday, August 26, 1914, Wickware no-hit the Indianapolis ABCs for a 1-0 win. According to Wickware’s SABR bio written by Stephen V. Rice, Wickware allowed just one base runner. The ABCs’ George Shively led off the game by…