James ‘Nixey’ Callahan
The Chicago White Sox have thrown 20 no-hitters during the franchise’s American League history beginning in 1901.
During its first few seasons, the ball club went by the name Chicago White Stockings, a nickname first used by the National League’s Cubs. The American League club eventually adopted the shortened White Sox moniker used by local newspapers.
Jimmy “Nixey” Callahan threw the team’s first no-no, and that Sept. 20, 1902, 3-0 blanking of the Detroit Tigers is also the American League’s inaugural no-hitter. That honor had originally gone to the Cleveland Blues’ Earl Moore, who tossed nine innings of no-hit ball a year earlier against the White Stockings but gave up leadoff single in 10th and one more hit in a losing effort. Baseball’s 1991 ruling knocked Moore’s effort off the record books.
Frank Smith and Mark Buehrle each threw two no-hitters for the Sox, an White Sox pitchers have tossed three perfect games, putting the franchise second in the majors just shy of the New York Yankees (4).
Here is the full list of the Chicago White Sox no-hitters:
| 1 | James “Nixey” Callahan |
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| Saturday, September 20, 1902 (First game of doubleheader) Chicago White Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 0 South Side Park (Chicago) (First American League no hitter) |
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| 2 | Frank Smith |
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
| Wednesday, September 6, 1905 (Second game of doubleheader) Chicago White Sox 15, Detroit Tigers 0 Bennett Park (Detroit) (His first of two no-hitters) |
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| 3 | Frank Smith |
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
| Sunday, September 20, 1908 Chicago White Sox 1, Philadelphia Athletics 0 South Side Park (Chicago) (His second of two no-hitters) |
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| 4 | Ed Walsh |
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
| Sunday, August 27, 1911 Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 0 Comiskey Park (Chicago) |
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| 5 | Joe Benz |
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
| Sunday, May 31, 1914 Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Naps 1 Comiskey Park (Chicago) |
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| 6 | Eddie Cicotte |
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
| Saturday, April 14, 1917 Chicago White Sox 11, St. Louis Browns 0 Sportsman’s Park (St. Louis) |
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| 7 | Charlie Robertson |
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
 Sunday, April 30, 1922Chicago White Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 0 Navin Field (Detroit) (Perfect game) |
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| 8 | Ted Lyons |
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
| Saturday, August 21, 1926 Chicago White Sox 6, Boston Red Sox 0 Fenway Park (Boston) |
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| 9 | Vern Kennedy |
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
| Saturday, August 31, 1935 Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 0 Comiskey Park (Chicago) |
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| 10 | Bill Dietrich |
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
| Tuesday, June 1, 1937 Chicago White Sox 8, St. Louis Browns 0 Comiskey Park (Chicago) |
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| 11 | Bob Keegan |
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
| Tuesday, August 20, 1957 (Second game of doubleheader) Chicago White Sox 6, Washington Senators 0 Comiskey Park (Chicago) |
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| 12 | Joel “Joe” Horlen |
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
| Sunday, September 10, 1967 (First game of doubleheader) Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 0 Comiskey Park (Chicago) |
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| 13 | John “Blue Moon” Odom (5 inn.) Francisco Barrios (4 inn.) |
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
| Wednesday, July 28, 1976 Chicago White Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland) |
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| 14 | Joe Cowley |
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
| Friday, September 19, 1986 Chicago White Sox 7, California Angels 1 Anaheim Stadium (Anaheim) |
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| 15 | Wilson Alvarez |
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
| Sunday, August 11, 1991 Chicago White Sox 7, Baltimore Orioles 0 Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) (Wilson throws a no-no in his second major league start.) |
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| 16 | Mark Buehrle |
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
| Wednesday, April 18, 2007 Chicago White Sox 6, Texas Rangers 0 U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago) (His first of two no-hitters) |
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| 17 | Mark Buehrle |
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
| Thursday, July 23, 2009 Chicago White Sox 5, Tampa Bay Rays 0 U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago) (Perfect game, Buehrle’s second no-no, and the third time he’s faced the minimum 27 batters.) |
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| 18 | Philip Humber |
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
| Saturday, April 21, 2012 Chicago White Sox 4, Seattle Mariners 0 Safeco Field (Seattle) (Perfect game) |
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| 19 | Lucas Giolito |
| Chicago White Sox (AL team in IL game) | |
| Tuesday, August 25, 2020 Chicago White Sox 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Guaranteed Rate Field (Chicago) |
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| 20 | Carlos Rodón |
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
| Wednesday, April 14, 2021 Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 0 Guaranteed Rate Field (Chicago) Rodón had a perfecto through 8 1/3 but hit Roberto Perez on the toe. |
Giolito, Lucas on 08/25/2020