A LOOK AT EACH SOX NO-HITTER

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WHITE SOX NO-HITTERS

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April 18, 2007—Mark Buehrle vs. Texas, 6-0

Notes: Mark Buehrle faced the minimum in plowing through the Rangers. He allowed just one baserunner when he walked Sammy Sosa. Buehrle quickly erased the careless Sosa when he picked him off first base. Defensive gems were fashioned by third baseman Joe Crede, second baseman Tadahito Iguchi, right fielder Jermaine Dye and shortstop Juan Uribe. It took Buehrle 2:03 and 106 pitches to throw the first no-hitter at US Cellular Field.

 

Aug. 11, 1991—Wilson Alvarez at Baltimore, 7-0

Notes: Wilson Alvarez became the eighth-youngest pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the White Sox 7-0 win vs. the Orioles in Baltimore. Alvarez became the first Sox left-hander and the first Venezuelan to toss a no-no. Alvarez struck out the side in the first inning and recorded his seventh strikeout against Randy Milligan to end the game. The defensive gem of the game was turned in by Lance Johnson, who made a diving catch in center to keep the no-no alive. The win jacked the Sox record to 65-45 and moved them to within a game of first place.

 

Sept. 19, 1986—Joe Cowley at California, 7-1

Notes: Joe Cowley threw the 14th no-hitter franchise history in a 7-1 win at California. Cowley walked seven and gave up a run on a Reggie Jackson sacrifice fly in the sixth. The burly right-hander escaped disaster in the ninth when he induced Doug DeCinces to bounce into a game-ending double play. The win improved Cowley’s record to 11-9 but was the last of his big league career. After the no-hitter, Cowley dropped his last two decisions of 1986. Following the season, Cowley was dealt to the Philadelphia Phillies for outfielder Gary Redus. Cowley struggled mightily in Philadelphia in 1987, losing all four of his decisions with a 15.43 ERA before leaving the game.

 

July 28, 1976—John Odom and Francisco Barrios at Oakland, 2-1

Notes: Francisco Barrios and John "Blue Moon" Odom combined to no-hit the A's 2-1 at Oakland. They issued 11 walks in the club's only combined no-hitter. Odom started and went five innings. He gave up an unearned run and nine walks while striking out three. Barrios went the final four frames with two walks and two strikeouts. Jim Spencer broke a 1-1 tie with a homer in the sixth off Paul Linblad.

 

Sept. 10, 1967—Joel Horlen vs. Detroit, 6-0

Notes: Joel Horlen no-hit the Detroit Tigers in a 6-0 White Sox win in the first game of a doubleheader before 23,625 at Comiskey Park. Eddie Mathews reached on a Ken Boyer error but was erased on a double play and Bill Freehan was hit by a pitch for the only Tigers to get on against Horlen. Wayne Causey saved the “no-no” with a lunging grab of Jerry Lumpe’s ninth-inning grounder. The no-hitter was the last by a Sox pitcher at Old Comiskey Park. Cisco Carlos pitched a 4-0 shutout in Game 2, making this the last doubleheader shutout in club history. The sweep got the third-place Sox to within 1.5-games of first-place.

 

Aug. 20, 1957—Robert Keegen vs. Washington, 6-0

Notes: Bob Keegan fired the first nocturnal no-hitter in the history of Comiskey Park in the White Sox 6-0 win over the Washington Senators. The game was the nightcap of a scheduled doubleheader and was the franchise's first no-hitter in 20 years. Keegan walked two and fanned one and got help from one double play as well as great defensive play from outfielder Larry Doby and infielder Nellie Fox.

 

June 1, 1937—William Dietrich vs. St. Louis, 8-0

Notes: Bill Dietrich tossed the first no-hitter by a White Sox pitcher in two seasons by whitewashing the St. Louis Browns 8-0 before an estimated crowd of 1,500 at Comiskey Park. Dietrich walked two and struck out five in the 10th "no-no" in club history. The Sox offense made things easy on Dietrich by scoring three times in the first.

 

Aug. 31, 1935—Vernon Kennedy vs. Cleveland, 5-0

Notes: Vern Kennedy registered the first no-hitter by a White Sox pitcher at Comiskey Park in 43 years in a 5-0 win over the Cleveland Indians. Kennedy walked four and fanned five as the White Sox turned two double plays behind him. He was also the hitting star with a bases-loaded triple.

 

Aug. 21, 1926—Ted Lyons at Boston, 6-0

Notes: Hall of Famer -to-be Ted Lyons fired the only no-hitter in his illustrious career. Lyons defeated the Red Sox 6-0 at Fenway Park. Lyons fanned two and walked three in facing the minimum. The no-no was one of Lyons' Sox-record 260 wins and 27 shutouts in his21-year career.

 

April 30, 1922—Charles Robertson at Detroit, 2-0 (perfect game)

Notes: Rookie Charlie Robertson pitched the only perfect game in White Sox history by shutting down the Tigers 2-0 in Detroit. Making his second start of the season, Robertson mesmerized the sellout crowd of 25,000 at Navin Field with his fastball and slider. So frustrated by Robertson were the Tigers, they insisted he was doctoring the ball. The great Ty Cobb personally inspected every inch of Robertson's uniform but could not find any foreign substances. The Tigers managed just one hard ball off Robertson, who struck out six, but Johnny Mostil ran it down in left field while fighting off spectators and mounted police. The spectators were on the field -- a common practice during this era -- and the police were there to keep the crowd in check. The Sox scored twice in the second inning on Earl Sheely's single, which scored Harry Hooper and Mostil. When Robertson retired pinch-hitter Johnny Basler to end it, he had the sixth perfect game in big league history and even earned a standing ovation from the normally harsh Detroit faithful. The "perfecto" was the highlight of the Texan's big league career. Robertson played for the Sox in 1919 and from 1922 to 1925. He pitched for the Browns in 1926 before finishing his career with the Boston Braves in 1927 and 1928. Robertson won 14 games for the 1922 Sox and then 13 for the Sox the next season. After that, Robertson never won more than eight games in a season. (Source: Rich Lindberg's White Sox Encyclopedia).

 

April 14, 1917—Eddie Cicotte at St. Louis, 11-0

Notes: Ed Cicotte no-hit St. Louis in an 11-0 Sox win at St. Louis. It was the fifth no-hitter in club history. Cicotte gave up three walks, hit a batter and struck out five in the only no-no of his career. The Sox gave Cicotte a lead right away with one in the first and added seven more in the second inning.

 

May 31, 1914—Joseph Benz vs. Cleveland, 6-1

Notes: Joe Benz fired the second no-hitter in Comiskey Park history by besting the Cleveland Indians 6-1. The gem marked the only time a losing team scored a run in a no-hitter at Comiskey Park. Three fourth-inning White Sox errors prevented the shutout. Benz walked two and fanned three in a game that took only one hour and 45 minutes to play.

 

Aug. 27, 1911—Ed Walsh vs. Boston, 5-0

Notes: Future Hall of Famer Ed Walsh tossed the first no-hitter at Comiskey Park in the White Sox 5-0 win over the BostonRed Sox. Walsh walked one and fanned eight in facing the minimum. The no-hitter was the only one of Walsh’s career and the first of eight at Old Comiskey Park.

 

Sept. 20, 1908—Frank Smith vs. Philadelphia, 1-0

Notes: On the sixth anniversary of the first no-hitter in White Sox history, Frank Smith tossed the second "no-no" of his career in a 1-0 win over Philadelphia in Chicago. The White Sox pushed a run across in the ninth to make a winner out of Smith, who fanned two and walked one. Smith’s gem came six years after Nixey Callahan no-hit Detroit for the first no-hitter in White Sox history. Smith’s first no-hitter came Sept. 6, 1905 against Detroit.

 

Sept. 6, 1905—Frank Smith at Detroit, 15-0

Notes: Frank Smith tossed the first of his two club-record no-hitters in the White Sox 15-0 win at Detroit. The White Sox made things easy on Smith by scoring eight in the first inning. Smith fanned eight and walked three. The “no-no” was the second in White Sox history and part of the first doubleheader sweep in franchise history (the White Sox won the opener 2-0 behind Doc White). Smith's other no-hitter would come Sept. 20, 1908 at the 39th Street Grounds.

 

Sept. 20, 1902—James Callahan vs. Detroit, 3-0

Notes: James “Nixey” Callahan fired the first no-hitter in the White Sox 3-0 win over Detroit in the first game of a doubleheader in Chicago. The White Sox gave Callahan, who walked two and fanned two, three in the first and he did the rest.

 

Editor's Note: Information for these entries is gleaned from the author's files, retrosheet.org, various Internet sources, press reports of the day, White Sox media guides and the many White Sox books written by the great Rich Lindberg.

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WHITE SOX NO-HITTERS

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April 18, 2007—Mark Buehrle vs. Texas, 6-0

Notes: Mark Buehrle faced the minimum in plowing through the Rangers. He allowed just one baserunner when he walked Sammy Sosa. Buehrle quickly erased the careless Sosa when he picked him off first base. Defensive gems were fashioned by third baseman Joe Crede, second baseman Tadahito Iguchi, right fielder Jermaine Dye and shortstop Juan Uribe. It took Buehrle 2:03 and 106 pitches to throw the first no-hitter at US Cellular Field.

 

Aug. 11, 1991—Wilson Alvarez at Baltimore, 7-0

Notes: Wilson Alvarez became the eighth-youngest pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the White Sox 7-0 win vs. the Orioles in Baltimore. Alvarez became the first Sox left-hander and the first Venezuelan to toss a no-no. Alvarez struck out the side in the first inning and recorded his seventh strikeout against Randy Milligan to end the game. The defensive gem of the game was turned in by Lance Johnson, who made a diving catch in center to keep the no-no alive. The win jacked the Sox record to 65-45 and moved them to within a game of first place.

 

Sept. 19, 1986—Joe Cowley at California, 7-1

Notes: Joe Cowley threw the 14th no-hitter franchise history in a 7-1 win at California. Cowley walked seven and gave up a run on a Reggie Jackson sacrifice fly in the sixth. The burly right-hander escaped disaster in the ninth when he induced Doug DeCinces to bounce into a game-ending double play. The win improved Cowley’s record to 11-9 but was the last of his big league career. After the no-hitter, Cowley dropped his last two decisions of 1986. Following the season, Cowley was dealt to the Philadelphia Phillies for outfielder Gary Redus. Cowley struggled mightily in Philadelphia in 1987, losing all four of his decisions with a 15.43 ERA before leaving the game.

 

July 28, 1976—John Odom and Francisco Barrios at Oakland, 2-1

Notes: Francisco Barrios and John "Blue Moon" Odom combined to no-hit the A's 2-1 at Oakland. They issued 11 walks in the club's only combined no-hitter. Odom started and went five innings. He gave up an unearned run and nine walks while striking out three. Barrios went the final four frames with two walks and two strikeouts. Jim Spencer broke a 1-1 tie with a homer in the sixth off Paul Linblad.

 

Sept. 10, 1967—Joel Horlen vs. Detroit, 6-0

Notes: Joel Horlen no-hit the Detroit Tigers in a 6-0 White Sox win in the first game of a doubleheader before 23,625 at Comiskey Park. Eddie Mathews reached on a Ken Boyer error but was erased on a double play and Bill Freehan was hit by a pitch for the only Tigers to get on against Horlen. Wayne Causey saved the “no-no” with a lunging grab of Jerry Lumpe’s ninth-inning grounder. The no-hitter was the last by a Sox pitcher at Old Comiskey Park. Cisco Carlos pitched a 4-0 shutout in Game 2, making this the last doubleheader shutout in club history. The sweep got the third-place Sox to within 1.5-games of first-place.

 

Aug. 20, 1957—Robert Keegen vs. Washington, 6-0

Notes: Bob Keegan fired the first nocturnal no-hitter in the history of Comiskey Park in the White Sox 6-0 win over the Washington Senators. The game was the nightcap of a scheduled doubleheader and was the franchise's first no-hitter in 20 years. Keegan walked two and fanned one and got help from one double play as well as great defensive play from outfielder Larry Doby and infielder Nellie Fox.

 

June 1, 1937—William Dietrich vs. St. Louis, 8-0

Notes: Bill Dietrich tossed the first no-hitter by a White Sox pitcher in two seasons by whitewashing the St. Louis Browns 8-0 before an estimated crowd of 1,500 at Comiskey Park. Dietrich walked two and struck out five in the 10th "no-no" in club history. The Sox offense made things easy on Dietrich by scoring three times in the first.

 

Aug. 31, 1935—Vernon Kennedy vs. Cleveland, 5-0

Notes: Vern Kennedy registered the first no-hitter by a White Sox pitcher at Comiskey Park in 43 years in a 5-0 win over the Cleveland Indians. Kennedy walked four and fanned five as the White Sox turned two double plays behind him. He was also the hitting star with a bases-loaded triple.

 

Aug. 21, 1926—Ted Lyons at Boston, 6-0

Notes: Hall of Famer -to-be Ted Lyons fired the only no-hitter in his illustrious career. Lyons defeated the Red Sox 6-0 at Fenway Park. Lyons fanned two and walked three in facing the minimum. The no-no was one of Lyons' Sox-record 260 wins and 27 shutouts in his21-year career.

 

April 30, 1922—Charles Robertson at Detroit, 2-0 (perfect game)

Notes: Rookie Charlie Robertson pitched the only perfect game in White Sox history by shutting down the Tigers 2-0 in Detroit. Making his second start of the season, Robertson mesmerized the sellout crowd of 25,000 at Navin Field with his fastball and slider. So frustrated by Robertson were the Tigers, they insisted he was doctoring the ball. The great Ty Cobb personally inspected every inch of Robertson's uniform but could not find any foreign substances. The Tigers managed just one hard ball off Robertson, who struck out six, but Johnny Mostil ran it down in left field while fighting off spectators and mounted police. The spectators were on the field -- a common practice during this era -- and the police were there to keep the crowd in check. The Sox scored twice in the second inning on Earl Sheely's single, which scored Harry Hooper and Mostil. When Robertson retired pinch-hitter Johnny Basler to end it, he had the sixth perfect game in big league history and even earned a standing ovation from the normally harsh Detroit faithful. The "perfecto" was the highlight of the Texan's big league career. Robertson played for the Sox in 1919 and from 1922 to 1925. He pitched for the Browns in 1926 before finishing his career with the Boston Braves in 1927 and 1928. Robertson won 14 games for the 1922 Sox and then 13 for the Sox the next season. After that, Robertson never won more than eight games in a season. (Source: Rich Lindberg's White Sox Encyclopedia).

 

April 14, 1917—Eddie Cicotte at St. Louis, 11-0

Notes: Ed Cicotte no-hit St. Louis in an 11-0 Sox win at St. Louis. It was the fifth no-hitter in club history. Cicotte gave up three walks, hit a batter and struck out five in the only no-no of his career. The Sox gave Cicotte a lead right away with one in the first and added seven more in the second inning.

 

May 31, 1914—Joseph Benz vs. Cleveland, 6-1

Notes: Joe Benz fired the second no-hitter in Comiskey Park history by besting the Cleveland Indians 6-1. The gem marked the only time a losing team scored a run in a no-hitter at Comiskey Park. Three fourth-inning White Sox errors prevented the shutout. Benz walked two and fanned three in a game that took only one hour and 45 minutes to play.

 

Aug. 27, 1911—Ed Walsh vs. Boston, 5-0

Notes: Future Hall of Famer Ed Walsh tossed the first no-hitter at Comiskey Park in the White Sox 5-0 win over the BostonRed Sox. Walsh walked one and fanned eight in facing the minimum. The no-hitter was the only one of Walsh’s career and the first of eight at Old Comiskey Park.

 

Sept. 20, 1908—Frank Smith vs. Philadelphia, 1-0

Notes: On the sixth anniversary of the first no-hitter in White Sox history, Frank Smith tossed the second "no-no" of his career in a 1-0 win over Philadelphia in Chicago. The White Sox pushed a run across in the ninth to make a winner out of Smith, who fanned two and walked one. Smith’s gem came six years after Nixey Callahan no-hit Detroit for the first no-hitter in White Sox history. Smith’s first no-hitter came Sept. 6, 1905 against Detroit.

 

Sept. 6, 1905—Frank Smith at Detroit, 15-0

Notes: Frank Smith tossed the first of his two club-record no-hitters in the White Sox 15-0 win at Detroit. The White Sox made things easy on Smith by scoring eight in the first inning. Smith fanned eight and walked three. The “no-no” was the second in White Sox history and part of the first doubleheader sweep in franchise history (the White Sox won the opener 2-0 behind Doc White). Smith's other no-hitter would come Sept. 20, 1908 at the 39th Street Grounds.

 

Sept. 20, 1902—James Callahan vs. Detroit, 3-0

Notes: James “Nixey” Callahan fired the first no-hitter in the White Sox 3-0 win over Detroit in the first game of a doubleheader in Chicago. The White Sox gave Callahan, who walked two and fanned two, three in the first and he did the rest.

 

Editor's Note: Information for these entries is gleaned from the author's files, retrosheet.org, various Internet sources, press reports of the day, White Sox media guides and the many White Sox books written by the great Rich Lindberg.

 

Don't they count Melido Perez's abbreviated no-hitter?

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Don't they count Melido Perez's abbreviated no-hitter?

 

Not that I know of, as he's got 16 recaps right there, and everyone is recognizing this as the 16th White Sox no-hitter. We're not tied for 2nd with the Red Sox, for the most no-hitters. The Dodgers have the most with 20, IIRC.

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Not that I know of, as he's got 16 recaps right there, and everyone is recognizing this as the 16th White Sox no-hitter. We're not tied for 2nd with the Red Sox, for the most no-hitters. The Dodgers have the most with 20, IIRC.

 

 

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July 12, 1990 in History

 

Event:

Chicago White Sox Melido Perez no-hits Yankees 8-0 in a rain shortened 6 inning game at Yankee Stadium (7th no-hitter of 1990)

Edited April 19, 2007 by caulfield12

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July 12, 1990 in History

 

Event:

Chicago White Sox Melido Perez no-hits Yankees 8-0 in a rain shortened 6 inning game at Yankee Stadium (7th no-hitter of 1990)

 

MLB changed their rules a few years back, and a no hitter must be for at least a full regulation game.