Charles James Parsons (July 18, 1863 – March 24, 1936) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Boston Beaneaters, New York Metropolitans and Cleveland Spiders. He also played for a number of minor league teams between 1884 and 1889. On May 29, 1885, he pitched the first no hitter for the Birmingham Barons of Alabama in the Southern League. References *Information from Allen Barra's book "Rickwood Field - A century in America's Oldest Ballpark" 1863 births 1936 deaths 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Pennsylvania Boston Beaneaters players New York Metropolitans players Cleveland Spiders players Newark Domestics players Oswego Sweegs players Rochester Flour Cities players Rochester Maroons players Jackson Jaxons players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Oneida Indians players People from Tioga County, Pennsylvania