Letters to the Editor
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"...a chance to see the first no-hitter thrown in a major league debut since Bumpus Jones -- also of the Cincinnati Reds! -- dazzled the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1892.
From a mound 50 feet away, not 60 feet, 6 inches. Which I mention just to show off that I know it."
Close, but almost certainly not quite right. Most ballparks didn't have mounds back then. They were just starting to develop, originally more for drainage than to give the pitcher an advantage (apart from not having to stand in a puddle while pitching). It wasn't until well into the 20th century that mounds became the norm, and for a long time they varied greatly. Supposedly the Washington groundskeeper would level the mound when Walter Johnson was pitching, as they believed his sidearm delivery to be more effective from level ground.