Is there a website that tells whether a no-hitter was a night game, or whether it was the first or second game of a doubleheader?
The Official Encyclopedia of Baseball (Turkin & Thompson) so indicates, but my copy was published in 1968. The Baseball Encyclopedia (Macmillan) which I have (published in 1988) gives names and dates of no-hit games, and whether the pitcher was with the home team or the visitors; but it tells me nothing about whether it was a night game or a game in a doubhleheader.
So any Internet site about this?
I’m not aware of any straight off. But the best resource for such things is www.retrosheet.com. One of the things they’re trying to do is get complete scoring record for every major league game ever. This would, presumably, include start times.
Until Johnny Vander Meer’s second no-hitter, you can safely say all no-hitters were day games.
After that, I don’t know of a source that easily lists that info. Even Retrosheet doesn’t have complete info on day/night games.
Minor nitpick: The URL for Retrosheet is http://www.retrosheet.org not .com.
Zev Steinhardt
Oh, man, oh, man. Nothing feels better than reading questions about baseball. That’s sure my Jones. Today’s weather forecast is for another winter storm warning- another 6" to 12" of snow, drifting, temps in the single digits. Come on, ask another one!
All right…Here are a few, still on the subject of no-hitters:
Name
–The oldest and youngest no-hit pitchers.
–The Hall of Fame pitcher with the best record who never got a no-hitter.
–The worst lifetime record of a pitcher who DID get a no-hitter.
–The defunct ballpark where a no-hitter was never pitched.
–The current ballpark which has gone the longest time without a no-hit game.
–The no-hit pitcher whose opponent, in his next start, no-hit HIS team.
–Which pitcher(s) lost a nine-inning game in which they no-hit the opponents.