League Park III
aka National League Park

1891 - 1909

Cleveland, OH
Historic Aerials
What Was There

Team Years Games
Indians
(1901 - 1909)
671
Spiders
(1891 - 1899)
549
No-Hitters

9/18/1897: Cy Young

Cleveland Spiders (6) vs Cincinnati Reds (0)
Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HBP BR BF AB IBB GDP ROE GSc
Cy Young
9.0
0
0
0
1
3
0
1
89

Starter Age: 41.094
Rank among 327: 322
Opposing Starter: Billy Rhines
Catcher: Chief Zimmer
Plate Umpire: Kick Kelly
Attendance: 2,500
Time of Game: 1:35
Did You Know?
  • This was the first of three career no-hitters thrown by Cy Young (vs. Athletics on May 5, 1904 at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds in Boston; vs. Highlanders on June 30, 1908 at Hilltop Park in New York).
  • This was the first of two no-hitters caught by Chief Zimmer (Chick Fraser vs. Cubs on September 18, 1903 at West Side Grounds in Chicago).

9/18/1908: Bob Rhoads, W (16-12)

Cleveland Naps (2) vs Boston Red Sox (1)
Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HBP BR BF AB IBB GDP ROE GSc
Bob Rhoads
9.0
0
1
0
2
2
1
5
33
26
1
2
85

Starter Age: 28.350
Rank among 327: 208
Opposing Starter: Frank Arellanes
Catcher: Harry Bemis
Plate Umpire: Tommy Connolly
Attendance: 6,950
Time of Game: 1:39
Did You Know?
  • The Red Sox led the game 1-0 when they scored in the second inning on a Doc Gessler walk, Jack Thoney sacrifice bunt, Nap Lajoie error and wild pitch, but Cleveland scored runs in the fourth and eighth for a 2-1 win.
  • The Red Sox loaded the bases with one out in the fourth inning when Tris Speaker, Gessler, and Heinie Wagner reached base on Bill Bradley's error, a sacrifice bunt that found both Speaker and Gessler safe, and an intentional walk. Rhoads then threw three straight balls to Jake Stahl and almost walked in a run, but he recovered and retired Stahl and Pat Donahue to escape the jam.
  • Rhoads claimed he didn't know he'd thrown a no-hitter because he thought Tris Speaker's grounder to third baseman Bill Bradley in the fourth inning had been ruled a hit rather than an error.

10/2/1908: Addie Joss, W (24-11) (Perfect Game)

Cleveland Naps (1) vs Chicago White Sox (0)
Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HBP BR BF AB IBB GDP ROE GSc
Addie Joss
9.0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
27
27
0
90

Starter Age: 28.174
Rank among 327: 193
Opposing Starter: Ed Walsh
Catcher: Nig Clarke
Plate Umpire: Tommy Connolly
Attendance: 10,598
Time of Game: 1:40
Did You Know?
  • This was the first of two no-hitters thrown by Addie Joss (vs. White Sox on April 20, 1910 at South Side Park III in Chicago), and both were against the White Sox, making him the first pitcher to throw multiple no-hitters against the same team and one of three. Tim Lincecum threw no-hitters against the San Diego Padres on July 13, 2013 at Petco Park in San Diego and June 25, 2014 at AT&T Park in San Francisco; Justin Verlander tossed no-hitters against the Toronto Blue Jays on May 7, 2011 and September 1, 2019, both at Rogers Centre in Toronto.
  • This was the first of two no-hitters caught by Nig Clarke (Addie Joss vs. White Sox on April 20, 1910 at South Side Park III).
  • Ed Walsh was attempting to become only the second 40-game winner of the modern era, but lost and had to wait until October 5 to achieve the feat.
  • Walsh's 15 strikeouts are the most by a losing pitcher in a modern-era no-hitter.
  • Joe Birmingham had two of Cleveland's four hits and scored the game's only run in the third when he singled, went to third on a throwing error by Frank Isbell after being picked off first, and went home when Walsh unleashed a wild pitch.
  • White Sox catcher Ossee Schrecongost was also on the losing end of Cy Young's perfect game (vs. Athletics on May 5, 1904 at Huntington Avenue Grounds in Boston).
  • The forefinger on Schrecongost's throwing hand was broken by a Walsh spitball and Schrek never played another major league game.
  • Walsh almost broke up Joss' perfect game with a liner to right but Wilbur Good caught it, and Fielder Jones had what looked like a hit to center but Nap Lajoie snared the ball behind second and threw Jones out.
  • Among no-hit pitchers who made at least 10 starts in their no-hit season, Joss' 1.16 ERA in 1908 is the lowest.
  • Joss' .806 WHIP was the best among modern era no-hit pitchers until Justin Verlander posted an .803 in 2019, but his .968 career WHIP still ranks first.