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George Washington Bradley ( July 13 1852 - October 2 1931 ), nicknamed "Grin", was an American Pitcher and Infielder in Major League Baseball who batted and threw right-handed. He was 5'10.5" and weighed 175 lbs. Bradley was the first man to pitch an official No-hit , no-run game in major league history. He pitched for St. Louis in the club's victory over Hartford on July 13 , 1876 . The score ended 2-0 without a hit being allowed. 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 became a Philadelphia policeman following baseball. At the time of his death he was retired on a pension from the police department which he had received beginning in September 1931. He died at his home, 2524 W. Hagert Street, Philadelphia. Funeral services were conducted from the Stringfield Building, 1937 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, and he was buried in Northwood Cemetery. Bradley was married to Charlotte H. Bradley (nee Hevener). The former policeman and baseball pitcher was a member of F. and A.M. Lodge No. 9, Lambskin Club, Police Ben. Assoc., and the Veterans Athletic Assoc. EXTERNAL LINK REFERENCES
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