Doc White of the White Sox hurled a one-hitter in beating Cleveland, 1-0, in 10 innings in Chicago. It would be the first of five one-hitters thrown by White between 1903 and 1908 without ever throwing a no-hitter. Cleveland’s only hit was by third baseman Bill Bradley, a double.
White also threw one-hitters against the Browns in 1904, the Athletics and Browns in 1906, and the Senators in 1908. In addition to being a great pitcher, Whitegraduated from Georgetown University and was a dentist and evangelist.
And in what had to have been a baseball rarity then and certainly now, while being an active player in 1902 with the Philadelphia Phillies and in 1903 with the White Sox, White worked as a major league umpire!