Evening star., 1933-12-17
4 H|TLESS GAMES
ACHIEVED IN 1888
All Feats Are Performed in
Minors-BIanton, Pirate
M Recruit, Shines. f
A THOUGH not a single no
Y hit game was recorded dur
\ ing the past season in the

A LTHOUGH not a single no.
~ hit game was recorded dur
n ing the past season in the
major leagues, there were
no fewer than IA hitless perform
ances turned In by pitchers in the
minor leagues. These were scat
tered through 10 minor loops, with
the New York-Pennsylvanla cir
cult contributing three.
Thirteen hitless games were also run
less affairs. But there was one very
unusual encounter in the Texas League
in which two Beaumont hurlers. joe
Sullivan and Ray Fritz, kept Dallas
from hitting safely, yet their wildness
enabled the Steers to score three runs
The outstanding no-hit effort OF the
year was that hurled by Darrell (Cy)
Blanton of St. Joseph, Western League
star, who Is slated to receive q trial
with the Pittsburgh Pirates next Spring
Also Strikes Out 20.
DITCHING against Joplin, Blanton
not only held his opponents hitless
but struck out 20 to set new West.
ern League record. On top OF that ne
completed the game without one OF Ms
teammates receiving an assist. which Is
also q record.
Nobody turned In perfect game
during the season, but two hurlers were
deprived Of that honor through no faul'
of their own.
Billy Bayne Of Memphis and Harry
Gumbert of Williamsport each allowed
a man to reach first base through q
teammates error In their respective hit
less performances.
The records Of the 1898 no-hit games
follow:
American Association - Floyd Newkirk
three-fngered St. Paul right t-hanosr, nsic
fouT si men R resehed hrst, one on a pass. three
cram ASsns s.d rs.:s
hitless and runless on June cs. Two
reached hIst on passes; o..,.,s ,,.,,
handsr. neid San Franeiseo hiti.ss and run; run;
less on Ausust I one man 1ss shsd 5It bS mrs,
Southern Learus-Billy Bayne, veteran
iess aesehed edd nrss nn en . n .nlo Fred
veteran New. Orleans fi9h. .hsnder,. hsiaa
Birmingham hitless and runiess on Aususs
.:s ana rans.s on jun. fse sas
passes, three OF these coming in the ninth:
Joe Sullivan and Ray Fritz, Beaumont
southpavs. held Dallas hitlsss on May p,
but Sullivan, who passed out in the fifth,
walked six men; and Fritz passed three.
%satsnn Y9n sne msfi siantoS st. Joseph
right t-hander, held Joplin hitless and run
less on July ~, although seven men
reached FIRST base, three on passes, four
New York-Pennsylvania League-Harry
Gumbert. Wllliamsport right-hsnder, held
York hitless and runless on June 13. being
prevented pitching. o perfect game be-
cause Of an error BY his third baseman:
Jack la Roeca, young Birmingham risht-
handler, held Reading httiess and funless on
AUGUST 81. Three men reached hrst. tive
on passes, one On an error,
Lew Krsuse. Harrisburg right -hander, held
York hitless and Tunless on September 8
New England LeaEue-Lirry Bishop
Lowell. right held Broekton hItles.
and runless in seven-innins game or
Disie Leasue-P.ui sullivan. shrevepor,
Isft-hander. held Jackson hitless and run
Northern League-Ronan Bertrand, Bran.
don, left t-hinder. Leld Yarso- -Moofshtad bit,
less and Iunless on August 2s, two men
reaching hrst base. one on pass, the