▁first ▁south p aw ▁to ▁catch ▁for ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁ML B ▁games . ▁April ▁ 2 1 ▁– ▁Philadelphia ▁Phill ies ▁pitch er ▁Bill ▁D ug gle by ▁hits ▁a ▁grand ▁sl am ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁major ▁league ▁at - bat . ▁No ▁one ▁else ▁will ▁accomplish ▁that ▁fe at ▁until ▁Jer emy ▁Herm ida ▁in ▁. ▁April ▁ 2 2 ▁– ▁This ▁day ▁in ▁baseball ▁would ▁see ▁two ▁no - hit ters . ▁First , ▁Ted ▁Bre iten stein ▁would ▁throw ▁the ▁second ▁no - h itter ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁as ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Red s ▁would ▁defeat ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates , ▁ 1 1 – 0 . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁Jay ▁Hugh es ▁would ▁toss ▁a ▁no - h itter ▁for ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Ori oles ▁in ▁a ▁ 5 – 0 ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Boston ▁Be ane aters . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁Major ▁League ▁history ▁that ▁two ▁no - hit ters ▁would ▁be ▁thrown ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁ ▁It ▁would ▁not ▁happen ▁again ▁until ▁Dave ▁Stewart ▁and ▁Fernando ▁Val enz uela ▁turned ▁the ▁trick ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁. ▁July ▁ 5 ▁– ▁L iz zie ▁Ar ling ton ▁becomes ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁organized ▁baseball ▁as ▁she ▁pitch es ▁for ▁the ▁Reading ▁Co al ▁He a vers ▁of ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁League . ▁She ▁hur led ▁the ▁final ▁in ning ▁of ▁that ▁game ▁and ▁gave ▁up ▁two ▁hits ▁and ▁a ▁walk ▁but ▁did