Total Control: Newark No-Hit by Upchurch

CHICAGO, IL. May 29, 1914 - Whitey Upchurch was pretty calm about his no-hitter -- until the last three outs. "You really become conscious of every pitch then. The adrenaline level kicks up even higher. And everybody in the ballpark knows a no-hitter is on the line. The crowd is on its feet. One mistake and it's all over."

But on this day at Weeghman Park Upchurch of the Chicago Whales was in complete command, not allowing the Newark Peppers a single base hit in the 2-0 victory.

"Obviously, you never think this will happen," he said. "I don't know if it's really sunk in yet." Upchurch faced 31 batters, had 8 strikeouts and 3 walks in a dominating effort. "To do this you have to have a good defense behind you, too."

"He was on from the get-go," one of the Peppers said. "He throws quite a few pitches. He was hitting his spots and keeping us off balance. It was a great game by him."

So far this season Upchurch has a 7-2 record, 9 starts, 74 innings, 50 strikeouts and a 2.19 ERA.