The majors’ first same-day no-nos, 121 years ago today

The Cincinnati Reds’ Ted Breitenstein and the Baltimore Orioles’ Jim Jay Hughes threw no-hitters on the same day, 121 years ago today.

Ted Breitenstein, who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds, no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati’s League Park on Friday, April 22, 1898, for an 11-0 win. That same day, Jim Jay Hughes, of the National League Orioles, no-hit the Boston Beaneaters at Baltimore’s Union Park for an 8-0 victory.

Their combined feat wasn’t duplicated until June 29, 1990, when the Oakland Athletics’ Dave Stewart and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Fernando Valenzuela threw same-day no-nos.