On May 15, 1944, Clyde Shoun made his first start of the season after opening the year in the Reds' bullpen and responded with a 1-0 no-hitter over the Boston Braves, Cincinnati's first since Johnny Vander Meer's legendary back-to-back no-hitters in 1938. The victory came with a remarkable collection of ironies involving the opposing pitcher, the game's only run, and an almost-forgotten near no-hitter from just one day earlier.
🕵️ Inside The Original Newspaper Coverage you’ll learn:
Why perfection slipped away on an unexpected plate appearance.
The opposing pitcher brought remarkable no-hit credentials himself.
Cincinnati nearly celebrated back-to-back no-hit masterpieces.
🕵️ Replay Today: August 2, 1986
Travel back 40 years ago to the day, and experience baseball as fans saw it that day with one original newspaper page featuring:
baseball welcomes the 10th member of the 3,000 strikeouts club
largest attendance ever for a twi-night double header
legendary knuckleballer now undefeated as a reliever
Relive Baseball One Newspaper Page At A Time
Original sports pages preserve the sights, stories, and baseball writing that fans remember most.
See Today's Vintage Newspaper PagesInside you'll find:
- Daily original newspaper pages
- Baseball history exactly as fans saw it then