Baseball's Iconic 1-0 Games

In Baseball’s Iconic 1-0 Games Warren Wilbert chronicles the most compelling and tense 1-0 nail-biters in the history of the game. Organized thematically, this book covers Opening Day 1-0 games; the best regular season 1-0 games, pitched by greats such as John "Jocko" Flynn and Randy Johnson; 1-0 games in championship play, from the first inning of playoffs to the final out of the World Series; perfect 1-0 games, of which only eight have been pitched since 1871—and only seven with a single pitcher; and pitching titans such as Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, and Cy Young. Appendixes include a full list of pitchers to have thrown a no-hit 1-0 game, pitching greats who have amassed ten or more career 1-0 victories, and 1-0 games in both the Negro Leagues and the Japanese Major Leagues. Featuring more than 30 photographs, Baseball’s Iconic 1-0 Games is sure to fascinate all baseball fans, players, and historians.

Warren N. Wilbert, a veteran baseball historian and SABR member, is the author of numerous books about baseball. He lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

List of Abbreviations Acknowledgments To Begin With . . . 1 Opening Day 2 1-0: The Great Ones during Regular Season Play 3 1-0 Games at the Summit 4 No-Hit Wonders 5 The Titans 6 1-0 Marathons 7 Strange Bedfellows 8 In These Latter Days Appendix A: 1-0 No-Hit Pitchers Appendix B: Greatest at 1-0 Appendix C: Brooklyn 1, Chicago 0: 1890 Appendix D: The Perfect 1-0 Loss Appendix E: Other Venues, Other 1-0 Stars Selected Bibliography Name Index About the Author