On April 20,1908, pitcher Bugs Raymond had a performance that the Post-Dispatch and almost everyone in the stands called a no-hitter. Except it wasn't. Here is the original story.
Arthur Raymond pitched a no-hit game for the Cardinals, against the league champion Cubs at League Park, yesterday. Raymond was also beaten, 2 to 0. From two such premises the conclusions are too obvious; also too painful to be a matter of detailed narrative or invective.
The opinion that Raymond pitched a hltless game is not concurred by the official scorer, Mr. Frank Parker, who gave Steinfeldt a hit on his drive to O'Rourke in the second inning.