Happy birthday to Jesse “Nip” Winters, who threw two Negro Leagues no-hitters. Winters, born on this day in 1899 in Washington D.C., tossed his no-nos while pitching for the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants and Hilldale.
Today would be the 122nd birthday of Andy Cooper, who threw a Negro National League no-hitter for the Detroit Stars in 1925.
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…
Happy birthday to Jesse “Nip” Winters, who threw two Negro Leagues no-hitters. Winters, born on this day in 1899 in Washington D.C., tossed his no-nos while pitching for the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants and Hilldale. Winters spent the final 30 years of his life until his death in 1971 in Hockessin, Delaware. The town honored…
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…
Bernardo Baró threw a no-hitter for the Cuban Stars of Havana, 98 years ago today. The Negro Leagues star, born in 1896 in Cárdenas, Cuba, no-hit the Indianapolis ABCs for an 11-0 win on July 21, 1918, during the first game of a Sunday doubleheader.