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Nixey Callahan

Pitcher / Left fielder
Born: (1874-03-18)March 18, 1874 Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Died: October 4, 1934(1934-10-04) (aged 60) Boston, Massachusetts
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 12, 1894 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
July 29, 1913 for the Chicago White Sox
Career statistics
Batting average	.273
Home runs	11
Runs batted in	394
Win-loss record	99-73
Teams
As Player Philadelphia Phillies (1894) Chicago Colts/Orphans (1897-1900) Chicago White Sox (1901-1905, 1911-1913) As Manager Chicago White Sox (1903-1904, 1912-1914) Pittsburgh Pirates (1916-1917)
Career highlights and awards

James Joseph "Nixey" Callahan (March 18, 1874 – October 4, 1934) was an American pitcher and left fielder in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Colts/Orphans, and Chicago White Sox.

He also managed the White Sox, as well as the Pittsburgh Pirates. Born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, he died at age 60 in Boston.

On September 20, 1902, Callahan pitched the first no-hitter in American League history. ^[1] Also, he is the only pitcher to have collected five hits in a game three times. (June 29, 1897; May 18, 1902; and May 18, 1903). ^[2]

Only two years earlier, in the other extreme of his career, he gave up 48 hits in two consecutive starts in 1900, yielding 23 on September 11 and 25 in the game before. ^[3]

References [edit]

^ "American League No Hitters", Baseball-Almanac.com
^ "Charlton's Baseball Chronology"
^ Baseball Digest (February 1998), p34

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Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Christy Mathewson	No-hitter pitcher September 20, 1902	Succeeded by Chick Fraser
Sporting positions
Preceded by Clark Griffith	Chicago White Sox Manager 1903-1904	Succeeded by Fielder Jones
Preceded by Hugh Duffy	Chicago White Sox Manager 1912-1914	Succeeded by Pants Rowland
Preceded by Fred Clarke	Pittsburgh Pirates Managers 1916-1917	Succeeded by Honus Wagner

v t e Chicago White Stockings 1901 American League Champion Inaugural Roster

Jimmy Burke Nixey Callahan Clark Griffith Fred Hartman Zaza Harvey Dummy Hoy Frank Isbell Fielder Jones Jack Katoll Herm McFarland Sam Mertes Wiley Piatt Roy Patterson Frank Shugart John Skopec Joe Sugden Billy Sullivan Manager Clark Griffith

Regular season

Chicago White Sox managers

Clark Griffith (1901–1902)
Nixey Callahan (1903–1904)
Fielder Jones (1904–1908)
Billy Sullivan (1909)
Hugh Duffy (1910–1911)
Nixey Callahan (1912–1914)
Pants Rowland (1915–1918)
Kid Gleason (1919–1923)
Johnny Evers (1924)
Ed Walsh (1924)
Eddie Collins (1924)
Johnny Evers (1924)
Eddie Collins (1925–1926)
Ray Schalk (1927–1928)
Lena Blackburne (1928–1929)
Donie Bush (1930–1931)
Lew Fonseca (1932–1934)
Jimmy Dykes (1934–1946)
Ted Lyons (1946–1948)
Jack Onslow (1949–1950)
Red Corriden (1950)
Paul Richards (1951–1954)
Marty Marion (1954–1956)
Al Lopez (1957–1965)
Eddie Stanky (1966–1968)
Les Moss (1968)
Al Lopez (1968)
Les Moss (1968)
Al Lopez (1968–1969)
Don Gutteridge (1969–1970)
Bill Adair (1970)
Chuck Tanner (1970–1975)
Paul Richards (1976)
Bob Lemon (1977–1978)
Larry Doby (1978)
Don Kessinger (1979)
Tony La Russa (1979–1986)
Doug Rader (1986)
Jim Fregosi (1986–1988)
Jeff Torborg (1989–1991)
Gene Lamont (1992–1995)
Terry Bevington (1995–1997)
Jerry Manuel (1998–2003)
Ozzie Guillén (2004–2011)
Don Cooper (2011)
Robin Ventura (2012–)

Pittsburgh Pirates managers

Al Pratt (1882–1883)
Ormond Butler (1883)
Joe Battin (1883–1884)
Denny McKnight (1884)
Bob Ferguson (1884)
George Creamer (1884)
Horace Phillips (1885–1889)
Fred Dunlap (1889)
Ned Hanlon (1889)
Guy Hecker (1890)
Bill McGunnigle (1891)
Ned Hanlon (1891)
Tom Burns (1892)
Al Buckenberger (1892–1894)
Connie Mack (1894–1896)
Patsy Donovan (1897)
Bill Watkins (1898–1899)
Patsy Donovan (1899)
Fred Clarke (1900–1915)
Nixey Callahan (1916–1917)
Honus Wagner (1917)
Hugo Bezdek (1917–1919)
George Gibson (1920–1922)
Bill McKechnie (1922–1926)
Donie Bush (1927–1929)
Jewel Ens (1929–1931)
George Gibson (1932–1934)
Pie Traynor (1934–1939)
Frankie Frisch (1940–1946)
Spud Davis (1946)
Billy Herman (1947)
Bill Burwell (1947)
Billy Meyer (1948–1952)
Fred Haney (1953–1955)
Bobby Bragan (1956–1957)
Danny Murtaugh (1957–1964)
Harry Walker (1965–1967)
Danny Murtaugh (1967)
Larry Shepard (1968–1969)
Alex Grammas (1969)
Danny Murtaugh (1970–1971)
Bill Virdon (1972–1973)
Danny Murtaugh (1973–1976)
Chuck Tanner (1977–1985)
Jim Leyland (1986–1996)
Gene Lamont (1997–2000)
Lloyd McClendon (2001–2005)
Pete Mackanin (2005)
Jim Tracy (2006–2007)
John Russell (2008–2010)
Clint Hurdle (2011–)

Chicago White Sox Opening Day starting pitchers

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