Malcolm Wayne (Mal) Eason (March 13, 1879 – April 16, 1970) was an American

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who played for the Chicago Orphans (1900–1902), Boston Beaneaters (1902),

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(1903) and

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(1905–1906). Eason batted and threw right-handed. He was born in

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Playing career

In 1901 and 1902, Eason finished with marks of 8–17 and 10–12, while pitching for second-division teams. Despite these losing records, he registered 3.59 and 2.61

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s respectively. His most productive season came in 1906, when he posted a 10–17 mark with a 3.25 ERA. It was Eason's last season as an active player. That July 20, Eason no-hit the

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2–0. Earlier in the season, he had been the losing pitcher in the previous no-hitter to this one, by the

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' Johnny Lush on May 1. Not until Bill McCahan in 1947 would another pitcher hurl a no-hitter after being on the losing end of the last no-hitter before the one he posted. In a six-season career, Eason posted a 36–73 record with 274

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s and a 3.42 ERA in

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. He completed 90 of 114 starts, including ten

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Umpiring career

Eason is recorded as having umpired three games in 1902. After his retirement as a player, he worked as a

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umpire from to .

Death

Eason died in a house fire in

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, at the age of 91.

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Playing career

Umpiring career

Death

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