“Pfeffer, of the Doves, has pitched the only no-hit game in big league circles. Several one-hit contests have been pulled off, but the no-hitters are scarce.” The Indianapolis News, July 26. 1907, p14
Previous earliest use (Dickson Baseball Dictionary, 3rd edition, 2009):
1ST USE. 1911 (Lincoln [Neb.] Evening News, Aug. 31; Benjamin Zimmer).
