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GANT DELIVERS FIRST NO-HITTER IN FIVE YEARS
SUSQUEHANNA #2 ACCOMPLISHES MEMORABLE FEAT IN FRONT OF RAUCOUS HOME CROWD

WILKES-BARRE, PENN. (July 11, 1872) – 1,739 showed up to River View Field in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday afternoon and had the good fortune to witness something not seen in the sport of baseball in just over five years:

The author of the No-Hitter: Susquehanna #2 Joseph Gant, an extremely unlikely source of such a feat given that he entered the day with a 6-12 record and a 4.55 ERA over roughly 145 innings so far in 1872.

It was an excellent team performance by Susquehanna. While Gant was responsible for one Base on Balls and one Strikeout, the defense behind him committed only two errors (NBBO Avg.: 5.7 E/G) and did fine fundamental work on the ball against a Merrimack Mills team whose offense is in the upper third of the Northeastern League.

Gant’s performance marked the fifth No-Hitter in baseball history:

• May 23, 1858: Henry Gibson (EMP) vs Eckford
• May 10, 1862: Arthur Smith (ATL) vs Nassau Co.
• Aug 3, 1862: Harry Nettles (EMP) vs Bedford
• June 22, 1867: Harry Nettles (SotO) vs Quinnipiac
• July 11, 1872: Joseph Gant (SUS) vs Merrimack

Not only was this the first No-Hitter seen in five years, but it was just the second in nearly a decade of play.

It was a day to remember for Joseph Gant and his Susquehanna teammates, one that also kept them four games clear at the top of the Inland Championship standings.