Behind Parker, Chicago Blanks Pittsburgh, 7-0 Saturday, April 14th , 1917 Magic was in the air and on the mound at Thorvald Park, as Butts Parker held the Pittsburgh Mechanics spellbound in his 7-0 shutout victory. The Chicago Blues pitcher went the distance, rang up 4 strikeouts, walked 1, and held the Mechanics to 6 hits.
"He just had us in his thrall," Pittsburgh manager Jim Clement said. "We couldn't put anything together against him."