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This day in baseball: Nixey’s no-hitter

Posted: September 20, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: , , , , , , , |Leave a comment

Jim ‘Nixey’ Callahan threw the White Sox’s first no-hitter in franchise history on September 20, 1902, defeating the Tigers, 2-0.  In addition to pitching in eight out of his thirteen Major League seasons, Callahan was a utility player who also played left field.

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Nixey Callahan (Library of Congress)

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