Jimmy Callahan Marquee

b. March 18, 1874 · Philadelphia Phillies 1894, Chicago Colts 1897, Chicago Orphans 1898–1900, Chicago White Sox 1901–1905, 1911–1913

Jimmy Callahan threw the first no-hitter in American League history, against Detroit on September 20, 1902, and by then he had already stopped being a full-time pitcher. He won twenty games three times in the National League and then converted to the outfield when his arm went.

He managed the White Sox in 1903 and 1904 and again from 1912 to 1914, left the majors entirely to run a semi-professional club in Chicago for five years, and came back. He also managed Pittsburgh for two seasons.

Born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts in 1874, Callahan won 99 games with 169 complete games and batted .273 with 186 stolen bases. He died on October 4, 1934, at sixty.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1894	PHI	9	21	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	.238
1897	CHC	94	360	60	105	18	6	3	47	10	25	12	.292
1898	CHC	43	164	27	43	7	5	0	22	4	18	3	.262
1899	CHC	47	150	21	39	4	3	0	18	8	9	9	.260
1900	CHC	32	115	16	27	3	2	0	9	6	13	5	.235
1901	CHW	45	118	15	39	7	3	1	19	10	9	10	.331
1902	CHW	70	218	27	51	7	2	0	13	6	13	4	.234
1903	CHW	118	439	47	128	26	5	2	56	20	36	24	.292
1904	CHW	132	482	66	126	23	2	0	54	39	50	29	.261
1905	CHW	96	345	50	94	18	6	1	43	29	42	26	.272
1911	CHW	120	466	64	131	13	5	3	60	15	33	45	.281
1912	CHW	111	408	45	111	9	7	1	52	12	28	19	.272
1913	CHW	6	9	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	.222
Career	—	923	3295	442	901	135	46	11	394	159	285	186	.273

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1894	PHI	1	2	9	2	2	33.2	64	37	17	9	9.89
1897	CHC	12	9	23	22	0	189.2	221	85	55	52	4.03
1898	CHC	20	10	31	31	0	274.1	267	75	71	73	2.46
1899	CHC	21	12	35	34	0	294.1	327	100	76	77	3.06
1900	CHC	13	16	32	32	0	285.1	347	121	74	77	3.82
1901	CHW	15	8	27	22	0	215.1	195	58	50	70	2.42
1902	CHW	16	14	35	31	0	282.1	287	113	89	75	3.60
1903	CHW	1	2	3	3	0	28.0	40	14	5	12	4.50
Career	—	99	73	195	177	2	1603.0	1748	603	437	445	3.39

On this day & linked events

1874

Born March 18, 1874

Fitchburg, MA, USA

1934

Died October 4, 1934

1894

Major-league debut: Jimmy Callahan

Jimmy Callahan made a major-league debut on May 12, 1894.

1902

Nixey Callahan's No-Hitter

Nixey Callahan started as the Chicago White Sox held the Detroit Tigers without a hit on September 20, 1902, winning 3–0.

1913

Final major-league game: Jimmy Callahan

Jimmy Callahan played a final major-league game on August 9, 1913.

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