The Chicago American Giants’ Rube Curry threw a Negro National League no-hitter, 91 years ago today. On Tuesday, July 13, 1926, Curry no-hit the Dayton Marcos for a crushing 16-0 victory. The curveball specialist didn’t walk a single Dayton batter, but he missed out on the perfecto due to an error.
Charles “Pat” Dougherty threw a Negro Leagues no-hitter for the Chicago American Giants a day after a teammate threw one, 103 years ago today. On Monday, June 9, 1913, Dougherty no-hit Paterson Smart Set for an 8-0 win. Dougherty struck out seven and walked one. The previous day, Louis Decatur “Dicta” Johnson no-hit the same…
“Dicta” Johnson threw a Negro Leagues no-hitter for the Chicago American Giants, 104 years ago today. On Sunday, June 8, 1913, Louis Decatur “Dicta” Johnson no-hit Paterson Smart Set for a 9-0 win. Johnson struck out seven and walked four. The next day, teammate Charles Dougherty threw a no-no against the same team. Johnson, a…
Claude “Red” Grier threw baseball’s first World Series no-hitter, 90 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…
Frank Wickware threw a Negro Leagues no-hitter for the Chicago American Giants, 102 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…
Phil Cockrell threw the second of his no-hitters for Hilldale, 94 years ago today. On Saturday, August 19, 1922, Cockrell no-hit the Chicago American Giants for a 5-0 win. His first no-hitter came during on September 5, 1921, during the second game of a Monday doubleheader against the Detroit Stars. Hilldale won 3-0.