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Thefirst major league no-hitter from 60 feet, 6 inches, was thrown byright-hander Bill Hawkeof theBaltimore OriolesonAugust 16, 1893, against theWashington Senatorsin D.C.
The National League game was played at Boundary Park, later the site of what became Griffith Stadium. The Orioles won, 5-0, on typical muggy D.C. afternoon with the temperature in the upper 80s.
On April 24, 2026, in Chicago, the Nationals and White Sox began the game with neither team having a traditional starting pitcher on the mound. It was the first time for both teams to have its “opener” match up with an opponent’s “opener.”
Relief pitchers PJ Poulin for Washington and Bryan Hudson for Chicago knew that their outings would be limited, regardless of t...
The “Year of the Pitcher,” 1968, was a forgettable one for the expansion Senators, other than homer champ Frank Howard. After climbing to sixth place in the 10-team American League during Gil Hodges’ last season as manager, the Nats had fallen into the cellar. The team would become the last ever in the A.L. to finish 10th.
Yet circumstances combined to ma...