Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-15

with the Boston Americans.
Detroit has never had a pitcher able 10
pitch no-hit game
The no-hit trick has been turned sixty
one times in the major leagues OF inc
past and the present, the National League
records revealing thirty-two ho-ni.
games. the American League recoruS
estarting in 190D twelve. the ola Amer
lean Association records sixteen ana 'iie
Players League records one.
ONLY four of the fifty gunners who have
let their adversaries down without MT
have added to the glory OF the accom-
plishment by preventing any one from
reaching first base. The first game OF
this sort had for its hero J. Lee Hicn-
mond who now is a professor In the 10
ledo Central High School. Richmond was
a left-hander.
Richmond broke into the glory circle
June II, 1880, then being a member or the
Worcester club of the National League.
The Worcester team. on the GATE mem
TONED. defeated Cleveland by score OF
/ 10 o, only twenty-seven men racing
Richmond. who had perfect command anu
received alright support.
Five DAYS after Richmond kept any or
the Cleveland batters from reaching first
base, John Montgomery Ward, then with
Providence, turned the same trick at the
expense of the Buffalos. That was the
last time in the National League that q
pitcher kept his opponents away from the
getaway sack in a game nine innings
long George " iltse of the Giants almost
equaled the red-letter performances OF
Richmond. the schoolmester. and Ward.
the barrister, in the morning game play
Independence day. 1908, on the Polo
Grounds.
The frail port-sider of the Giants re-
tired twenty-six of the PhiHies in order,
81. 1trHD tn
box rival, McQuillan. the twenty-seventh
man at bat, on the arm. Wiltse did not
get into the Richmond Ward set. but ne
did have the satisfaction of plotting the
Giants to a ten-inning 1-to-O win over
the Quakers. then commanded by Billy
Murray, and of allowing only thirty-one
hitters TO face him.
A Pair Of Stars.
In the American League two artiller-
lists have been able to keep any one
from reaching first base in nine-inning
game Denton j. Young. the Grand OLD
Man of the Slab. equaled the great per-
formance Of Richmond and Ward May
5. 1904, claiming the hard-hitting Ath-
letics as his victims. Cy then wore the
livery of the Boston club. The next
simon-pure blown-in-the bottle no-nit
game in which no one reached first base
October =, 1908, against the Chicago
White Stockings.
Men who have twirled three htless
games in the big leagues are Cy Young
and Larry Corcoran. The pride OF Peoh'
Tuscarawas county, Ohio, pitched one
no-hit game in the National League and
two In the American League. The last
time Cy the Crafty was the central ng-
ure i'm a game In which his opponents
failed to get safety he came near ou-
plicating the feat he performed against
the AthIetics-that OF retiring all twenty
seven men who faced nlm without ally
one reaching the paths.
Cy filled the Highlanders' hit-and-run
columns with ciphers in the game played
June 20, 1898, but. unfortunately, IN the
first inning dead-headed Harry Niles.
who was New Yorks first batsman.
Harry was Immediately nailed trying to
steal second by Lou Criger. Thereafter
no member Of the Highland combination
reached the paths. Young moving the
batters down in one-two-three order
Larry Corcoran. the only other MAJOR
league pitcher credited with three no-hit
games. twirled all these contests while
he was a member Of the Chicago Ma
tionaf League club. Larry joined the
Giants I'm 1881, but never could get BACK
ino his old Chicago form. Corcoran died
several years ago. -
No Hits in Two Games.
Major Ieaguers who kept their oppo.
nents from making any bingles in two
games were Jimmy Calvin, who, hkt
Corcoran, has passed over the Grea
Divide: The" Breitenstein. the veteran
left-hander. who is to manage the New
Orleans team next season; Christy Math
cwson of the Giants. Frank Paderewsk
Smith Of the Boston Americans, Addi
joss of the Maps. "Adonis" Terry o
Brooklyn and Atkisson OF the Athletics
The last two mentioned athletes lon
since quit the national pastime. Terr.
cid gallant service on the slab Tor BROOK
lyn for many years and later went .
Chicago. 1t was while Terry was pitcn
ing for the Windy city team that =
De,ahanty, one of the greatest hitter
ever In the big leagues, accomplished tn
feat of making four home runs and
single In a game. The teams Terry le
down without safety were St. Loui
and Louisville, the Brooklyns then bein
in the American Association.
Mathewson pitched his FIRST no-hit gam
on July Is. 1901. against the st. Lout
Cardinals. and his second and last con
test of this kind on June 13. 1905. tn
Cubs being New York's opponents o.
tina, afternoon. Mordecai Brown was o.
the rubber for the Peerless Leader
troupe and was bested only 1 to o. Ney
York fans never saw Matty twirl a nc
hit game.
Both Of Addie Joss no-hit games wer
twirled against the Chicago White Stock
tngs. The human hatpin was one OF tn
two major leaguers Of 1910 who kept hi
opponents base-hit column empty
Chief" Bender Of the Athletics bein
the other individual There was som
doubt in the minds of fans who saw Jos
battle the htless wonders on April 3
whether or not Addie really deserved I
be credited with a no-hit game. Fredd
Parent reached first in the second innin
On a tumble by Bill Bradley. the tall In
fielder miscueing after racing half wa
to the plate for the sphere. Some scribe
thought this was a hit and not an error
and 1t might have been recorded as
safety had Parent not come to the for
and ayerred that he had not tried I
bunt the ball.
Bradley's testimony was that he Ia
booted the ball. and that You coulon
call II anything except an error. II
had handled the ball cleanly would hay
napscfaIent 1t hrst."
:. Had Perfect Support.
When Bender let the Clevelands dow
without hit May II. 1910. he receive
perfect support and had perfect contr'
in all the innings except the fourtl
when, with two down. he deadheade
Terry Turner. That gift kept the "Chief
from entering the Ward-Richmond-Yo unl
Joss set. The day after Mack's good Ii
dian had the Maps at his mercy Cy Mo
gan kept the Clevelands from getting an
hits until the eighth inning.
There were several near no-hit game
pitched In the big leagues last seaso