List of Negro league baseball no-hitters
Due to lack of record-keeping for Negro league baseball games, the exact number of no-hitters thrown is unknown. However, ongoing research by baseball historians has revealed that at least 34 no-hitters were thrown in the Negro leagues. Researchers have had to clarify differences between play from teams and barnstorming, and one of the no-hitters was thrown at a benefit All-Star Game. There are also at least six games that were called before nine innings were completed, due to weather or darkness.
In 2020, Major League Baseball (MLB) announced the addition of seven "Negro Major Leagues" that played from 1920 to 1948 as major leagues, which recognized statistics from over 3,400 players that played in those seasons.[1] Under MLB rules, at least 25 no-hitters from between 1920 and 1948 could be recognized and eventually be incorporated into official no-hitter records.[2]
Of the 25 no-hitters, four pitchers threw two: Phil Cockrell, Nip Winters, Satchel Paige, and Porter Moss. Four no-hitters were combined efforts. Leon Day threw a no-hitter on May 5, 1946, to open the season for the Newark Eagles against the Philadelphia Stars, which would be considered the second no-hitter thrown by on Opening Day after Bob Feller did so on April 16, 1940, against the Chicago White Sox. Claude Grier threw a no-hitter in Game 3 of the 1926 Colored World Series against the Chicago American Giants; it was the first no-hitter thrown in a major league postseason game, 30 years before Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series.[3]
Regulation no-hitters
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See also
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edit- ^ Anderson, R.J. (December 16, 2020). "MLB Elevates Negro Leagues to 'Major League' Status, Giving 'Overdue Recognition' to 3,400 Players". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ Lammers, Dirk (2020-12-18). "An analysis of each Negro Leagues no-hitter's likeliness of earning a spot on the MLB list". NoNoHitters.com.
- ^ Alpert, Justin. "Negro Leagues No-No's". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
- ^ "Detroit Stars (DT1) 4 Cincinnati Cubans (CNN) 0". Retrosheet.
- ^ "June 6, 1921: Bill Gatewood of Detroit Stars throws Negro National League's first no-hitter". Society for American Baseball Research.
- ^ "Hilldale Club (HIL) 4 Detroit Stars (DT1) 0". Retrosheet.
- ^ "September 5, 1921: Hilldale's Phil Cockrell tosses no-hitter against Detroit Stars". Society for American Baseball Research.
- ^ "Detroit Stars (DT1) 3 St. Louis Stars (SSN) 0". Retrosheet.
- ^ "June 27, 1922: Bill Force tosses no-hitter for Detroit Stars". Society for American Baseball Research.
- ^ "New York Bacharach Giants (NBG) 7 Indianapolis ABCs (IN4) 1". Retrosheet.
- ^ a b "July 26, 1922: Nip Winters tosses no-hitter as Bacharach Giants teach Indianapolis ABCs a lesson". Society for American Baseball Research.
- ^ "Hilldale Club (HIL) 5 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 0". Retrosheet.
- ^ Dirk Lammers. "Hilldale's Phil Cockrell threw his 2nd Negro Leagues no-no, 98 years ago today". NoNoHitters.com.
- ^ Dirk Lammers (September 11, 2020). "Black Sox's 'Doc' Sykes tosses no-no, 98 years ago today". nonohitters.com. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ "Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 7 Milwaukee Bears (ML4) 0". Retrosheet.
- ^ Dirk Lammers. "Monarchs' Méndez, Rogan combine for no-hitter, 97 years ago today". NoNoHitters.com.
- ^ "Chicago American Giants (CAG) 16 Dayton Marcos (DAY) 0". Retrosheet.
- ^ Dirk Lammers. "Curry throws NNL no-no, 90 years ago today". NoNoHitters.com.
- ^ "Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (ACY) 10 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 0". Retrosheet.
- ^ Overmyer, James. "October 3, 1926: Red Grier throws a no-hitter in Negro League World Series". Society for American Baseball Research.
- ^ "Baltimore Black Sox (BLS) 8 Cuban Stars (East) (CUE) 0". Retrosheet.
- ^ Dirk Lammers. "Black Sox's Yokely no-hits Stars, 93 years ago today". NoNoHitters.com.
- ^ "Baltimore Black Sox (BLS) 2 Hilldale Giants (HIL) 1". Retrosheet.
- ^ Dirk Lammers. "Black Sox's Strong tosses 11-inning one-hitter vs. Hilldale, 93 years ago today". NoNoHitters.com.
- ^ "Chicago American Giants (CAG) 3 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 0". Retrosheet.
- ^ Dirk Lammers. "Powell tosses no-no for Chicago American Giants, 93 years ago today". NoNoHitters.com.
- ^ Eberle, Mark E. (2022). "Alfred "Army" Cooper: A Baseball Career with the 25th Infantry, Negro Leagues, and Tournament Teams". Fort Hays State University. p. 8.
- ^ "Paul Carter (SABR BioProject)". Society for American Baseball Research.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 6 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 0". Retrosheet.
- ^ "July 8, 1932: Satchel Paige throws first recorded no-hitter of his professional career". Society for American Baseball Research.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 4 Homestead Grays (HOM) 0". Retrosheet.
- ^ "New York Cubans (NY6) 12 Newark Eagles (NW2) 1". Retrosheet.
- ^ "Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 4 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 0". Retrosheet.
- ^ "St. Louis - New Orleans Stars (SNO) 6 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 1". Retrosheet.
- ^ "Homestead Grays (HOM) 19 New York Cubans (NY6) 0". Retrosheet.
- ^ "Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 5 Cincinnati Clowns (CI2) 0". Retrosheet.
- ^ "Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 6 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 0". Retrosheet.
- ^ "Newark Eagles (NW2) 2 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 0". Retrosheet.
- ^ "May 5, 1946: Leon Day throws Opening Day no-hitter for Newark Eagles". Society for American Baseball Research.
- ^ "New York Black Yankees (NY5) 4 Newark Eagles (NW2) 1". Retrosheet.
External links
edit- Negro Leagues no-hitters at NoNoHitters.com
- Boxscores of Negro League No-Hitters at Retrosheet