George Washington Bradley (July 13, 1852 – October 2, 1931), nicknamed "Grin", was an American Major League Baseball player who was a pitcher and infielder. He was 5'10.5" and weighed 175 lbs. Bradley was born in Reading, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Bradley threw the first official no-hit, no-run game in major league history.^[2] He pitched for St. Louis in the club's victory over the Hartford Dark Blues on July 15, 1876]. The score ended 2-0 without a hit being allowed by Bradley. That same year he threw 16 shutouts over the course of the season, setting a record that has not been broken.^[2] Bradley was involved in professional baseball for thirty years, nineteen of them with the Philadelphia Athletics. He helped the A's win the championship of 1883.

He served as a player-manager in 1887 for the minor league Nashville Blues of the Southern League.^[3]

He became a Philadelphia police officer following his baseball career. He died in Philadelphia^[1] at his home. At the time of his death he was retired on a pension from the police department which he had received beginning in September 1931. Bradley was interred at the Northwood Cemetery in Philadelphia.^[1]

[edit] See also

• List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
• List of Major League Baseball ERA champions
• List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "George Bradley Stats". Baseball-Almanac.com. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=bradlge01. Retrieved 2006-11-20. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Ivor-Campbell, Fred. "George Bradley". BaseballLibrary.com. http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/B/Bradley_George.stm. Retrieved 2006-11-20. 
3. ^ Traughber, Bill. "Looking Back: Nashville Blues." Nashville Sounds. April 26, 2004. Retrieved on March 22, 2008.

• Philadelphia Public Ledger, Sunday Morning, Oct. 4, 1931, P.6
• MacMillan Baseball Encyclopedia Digital Edition (1996)

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs