 New York Giant Christy Mathewson throws his first no-hitter on this day in 1901. Mathewson would then throw a one-hitter in a doubleheader to follow. Both games ended 5-0 as the Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals on this day in 1901, back in the time when Mathewson, one of the real iron men of baseball, could pitch tripleheaders and doubleheaders and not even flinch about going those innings.