Earl Andrew Hamilton was an American left-handed pitcher for the St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers (1916), Pittsburgh Pirates (1918–23), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1924) of Major League Baseball (MLB). He pitched a no-hitter against Detroit on August 30, 1912, becoming the first player to pitch a no-hitter without recording a strikeout. The Tigers did get a run on a Ty Cobb walk and an error, making the final score 5-1 Browns. Hamilton also batted left-handed and ended his career with an average pitcher's batting average of .153 in 733 at bats.
Earl Hamilton, American baseball player
On July 19, in the year 1891, Earl Hamilton, American baseball player. This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of July 19, one of 438 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on July 19, 1891 (AD era).
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