1) Charlie Robertson vs. the Detroit Tigers, April 30, 1922. Two features really set this one apart from all the other contenders. First, the Tigers had a team batting average of .306, the highest ever in the history of no-hitter-dom.

Second, and more importantly, this wasn't just a no-hitter. It was a perfect game. Baseball wouldn't have another for 34 more years. Nearly a half-century would pass before another AL lineup went 27 up, 27 down. That's worth a little extra. And this Tigers team was also second in walks, for the best OBP in the AL that year.

That day's starting lineup: Blue, 1B 0.300; Cutshaw, 2B 0.267; Cobb, CF 0.401; Veach, LF 0.327; Heilmann, RF 0.356; Jones, 3B 0.257; Rigney, SS 0.300; Manoin, C 0.275; Pillette, P 0.172

Ty Cobb was there. Perfect. And he hit .400 that year. Perfecter.

In was only Robertson's fourth start ever, but it was not a harbinger of things to come. A lackluster career followed this day. But at least he had this day.