List of Negro league baseball no-hitters explained

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

NNL I
Negro National League I
ECLEastern Colored League
EWLEast–West League
NNL IINegro National League II
NALNegro American League
Ind.Independent
WSColored/Negro World Series
Key
RSRuns scored
RARuns allowed
IPInnings pitched
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
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DatePitcherTeamOpponentLeaguePark
1Detroit Stars4Cincinnati Cuban Stars0NNL IMack Park[4] [5]
2 (1)Hilldale Club3Detroit Stars0Ind.Hilldale Park[6] [7]
3Detroit Stars3St. Louis Giants0NNL IMack Park[8] [9]
4 (1)Atlantic City
Bacharach Giants		7Indianapolis ABCs1NNL IAthletic Park
(Kokomo, IN)		[10] [11]
5 (2)Hilldale Club3Chicago American Giants0Ind.Schorling Park[12] [13]
6Baltimore Black Sox2Atlantic City
Bacharach Giants		0NNL IMaryland Park
(Baltimore, MA)		[14]
7Kansas City Monarchs7Milwaukee Bears0NNL IMuehlebach Field[15] [16]
8 (2)Hilldale Club2Harrisburg Giants0ECLWest End Grounds
(Harrisburg, PA)
9Chicago American Giants16Dayton Marcos0NNL ISchorling Park[17] [18]
10§Atlantic City
Bacharach Giants		10Chicago American Giants0WSMaryland Park
(Baltimore, MA)		[19] [20]
11Baltimore Black Sox8Cuban Stars0NNL IMaryland Park
(Baltimore, MA)		[21] [22]
12Baltimore Black Sox2Hilldale Club1ECLMaryland Park
(Baltimore, MA)		[23] [24]
13Chicago American Giants3Memphis Red Sox0NNL ISchorling Park[25] [26]
14Kansas City Monarchs4Chicago American Giants0NNL ISchorling Park[27]
15Hilldale Club6Baltimore Black Sox0Ind.Hilldale Park[28]
16 (1)Pittsburgh Crawfords6New York Black Yankees0Ind.Greenlee Field[29] [30]
17 (2)Pittsburgh Crawfords4Homestead Grays0NNL IIGreenlee Field[31]
18New York Cubans12Newark Eagles1NNL IIDelano-Hitch
Recreational Park		[32]
19Kansas City Monarchs4Chicago American Giants0NALMuehlebach Field[33]
20St. Louis–New Orleans Stars6New York Black Yankees1NALBelleville Athletic Field
(Belleville, IL)		[34]
21Homestead Grays19New York Cubans0NNL IIIdora Park[35]
22 (1)Memphis Red Sox5Cincinnati Clowns0NALRusswood Park[36]
23 (2)Memphis Red Sox6New York Black Yankees0NALMartin Park
(Memphis, TN)		[37]
24Newark Eagles2Philadelphia Stars0NNL IIRuppert Stadium[38] [39]
25New York Black Yankees4Newark Eagles1NNL IIRed Wing Stadium[40]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anderson . R.J. . December 16, 2020 . MLB Elevates Negro Leagues to 'Major League' Status, Giving 'Overdue Recognition' to 3,400 Players . December 18, 2020 . CBS Sports.
  2. Web site: 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 . en-US.
  3. Web site: Alpert . Justin . Negro Leagues No-No's . National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
  4. Web site: Detroit Stars (DT1) 4 Cincinnati Cubans (CNN) 0 . Retrosheet.
  5. Web site: June 6, 1921: Bill Gatewood of Detroit Stars throws Negro National League's first no-hitter . Society for American Baseball Research.
  6. Web site: Hilldale Club (HIL) 4 Detroit Stars (DT1) 0 . Retrosheet.
  7. Web site: September 5, 1921: Hilldale's Phil Cockrell tosses no-hitter against Detroit Stars . Society for American Baseball Research.
  8. Web site: Detroit Stars (DT1) 3 St. Louis Stars (SSN) 0 . Retrosheet.
  9. Web site: June 27, 1922: Bill Force tosses no-hitter for Detroit Stars . Society for American Baseball Research.
  10. Web site: New York Bacharach Giants (NBG) 7 Indianapolis ABCs (IN4) 1 . Retrosheet.
  11. Web site: July 26, 1922: Nip Winters tosses no-hitter as Bacharach Giants teach Indianapolis ABCs a lesson . Society for American Baseball Research.
  12. Web site: Hilldale Club (HIL) 5 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 0 . Retrosheet.
  13. Web site: Dirk Lammers . Hilldale's Phil Cockrell threw his 2nd Negro Leagues no-no, 98 years ago today . NoNoHitters.com.
  14. Web site: Dirk Lammers . September 11, 2020 . Black Sox's 'Doc' Sykes tosses no-no, 98 years ago today . September 20, 2020 . nonohitters.com.
  15. Web site: Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 7 Milwaukee Bears (ML4) 0 . Retrosheet.
  16. Web site: Dirk Lammers . Monarchs' Méndez, Rogan combine for no-hitter, 97 years ago today . NoNoHitters.com.
  17. Web site: Chicago American Giants (CAG) 16 Dayton Marcos (DAY) 0 . Retrosheet.
  18. Web site: Dirk Lammers . Curry throws NNL no-no, 90 years ago today . NoNoHitters.com.
  19. Web site: Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (ACY) 10 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 0 . Retrosheet.
  20. Web site: Overmyer . James . October 3, 1926: Red Grier throws a no-hitter in Negro League World Series . Society for American Baseball Research.
  21. Web site: Baltimore Black Sox (BLS) 8 Cuban Stars (East) (CUE) 0 . Retrosheet.
  22. Web site: Dirk Lammers . Black Sox's Yokely no-hits Stars, 93 years ago today . NoNoHitters.com.
  23. Web site: Baltimore Black Sox (BLS) 2 Hilldale Giants (HIL) 1 . Retrosheet.
  24. Web site: Dirk Lammers . Black Sox's Strong tosses 11-inning one-hitter vs. Hilldale, 93 years ago today . NoNoHitters.com.
  25. Web site: Chicago American Giants (CAG) 3 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 0 . Retrosheet.
  26. Web site: Dirk Lammers . Powell tosses no-no for Chicago American Giants, 93 years ago today . NoNoHitters.com.
  27. Web site: Eberle . Mark E. . 2022 . Alfred "Army" Cooper: A Baseball Career with the 25th Infantry, Negro Leagues, and Tournament Teams . Fort Hays State University . 8.
  28. Web site: Paul Carter (SABR BioProject) . Society for American Baseball Research.
  29. Web site: Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 6 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 0 . Retrosheet.
  30. Web site: July 8, 1932: Satchel Paige throws first recorded no-hitter of his professional career . Society for American Baseball Research.
  31. Web site: Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 4 Homestead Grays (HOM) 0 . Retrosheet.
  32. Web site: New York Cubans (NY6) 12 Newark Eagles (NW2) 1 . Retrosheet.
  33. Web site: Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 4 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 0 . Retrosheet.
  34. Web site: St. Louis - New Orleans Stars (SNO) 6 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 1 . Retrosheet.
  35. Web site: Homestead Grays (HOM) 19 New York Cubans (NY6) 0 . Retrosheet.
  36. Web site: Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 5 Cincinnati Clowns (CI2) 0 . Retrosheet.
  37. Web site: Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 6 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 0 . Retrosheet.
  38. Web site: Newark Eagles (NW2) 2 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 0 . Retrosheet.
  39. Web site: May 5, 1946: Leon Day throws Opening Day no-hitter for Newark Eagles . Society for American Baseball Research.
  40. Web site: New York Black Yankees (NY5) 4 Newark Eagles (NW2) 1 . Retrosheet.

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