Rube Waddell pitched five innings of no-hit, shutout baseball on August 15, 1905 at Columbia Park in Philadelphia. His effort led the A’s to victory over the St. Louis Browns, 2-0, as he struck out nine of the fifteen batters he faced. A sudden, wet downpour shortened the performance, however, and Waddell was not credited with a no-hitter.
I think they used to be considered no hitters?
I wasn’t sure so I looked, and found this in Wikipedia, “Prior to 1991, a performance in which no hits were surrendered through nine innings or in a shortened game was considered an official no-hit game.” But today, they no longer are. So good call! And thanks for the heads up.
Must be some sort of a philosophical shift, but I woulda figured the reverse, that in the old days, 5 innings woulda been laughed at when discussing no hitters. So many complete games back then. Oh well.
Good point. It does make one wonder.