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No-hitter

In baseball, a no-hitter is a game in which a team was not able to record a hit. Major League Baseball (MLB) officially defines a no-hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in at least nine complete innings recorded no hits. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter". In most cases, no-hitters are recorded by a single pitcher who throws a complete game; one thrown by two or more pitchers is a combined no-hitter.

Nolan Ryan holds the record for no-hitters in the major leagues with seven.

A no-hitter is a rare accomplishment for a pitcher or pitching staff—only 322 have been thrown in MLB history since 1876, an average of about two per year. The most recent major league no-hitter by a single pitcher was thrown on August 9, 2023, by Michael Lorenzen of the Philadelphia Phillies against the Washington Nationals. The most recent combined no-hitter was thrown on July 8, 2023, by starter Matt Manning and relief pitchers Jason Foley, and Alex Lange of the Detroit Tigers against the Toronto Blue Jays.

The MLB season with the most no-hit games is the 2021 season, in which nine official no-hitters were pitched.[1] Additionally, there were two other games pitched without giving up a hit, but were not official no-hitters because they were less than nine innings.

It is possible to reach base without a hit, most commonly by a walk, error, or being hit by a pitch. Other possibilities include the batter reaching first after an uncaught third strike or catcher's interference. (One other possibility is a fielder's choice, but this requires that there already is a runner on base.) A no-hitter in which no batters reach base at all is a perfect game, a much rarer feat. Because batters can reach base by means other than a hit, a pitcher can throw a no-hitter (though not a perfect game) and still give up runs, and even lose the game, although this is extremely uncommon, and most no-hitters are also shutouts. One or more runs were given up in 25 recorded no-hitters in MLB history, most recently by Ervin Santana of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in a 3–1 win against the Cleveland Indians on July 27, 2011. On two occasions, a team has thrown a nine-inning no-hitter and still lost the game. It is theoretically possible for opposing pitchers to throw no-hitters in the same game, although this has never happened in the major leagues. Two pitchers, Fred Toney and Hippo Vaughn, completed nine innings of a game on May 2, 1917, without either giving up a hit or a run; Vaughn gave up two hits and a run in the 10th inning, losing the game to Toney, who completed the extra-inning no-hitter.

MLB no-hitters Edit

Definition Edit

A no-hitter is defined by MLB: "An official no-hit game occurs when a pitcher (or pitchers) allows no hits during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings."[2] This 1991 definition by MLB's Committee for Statistical Accuracy caused previously recognized no-hitters of fewer than nine innings or where the first hit had been allowed in extra innings to be stricken from the official record books. Games lost by the visiting team in 8+12 innings but without allowing any hits do not qualify as no-hitters, as the visiting team has only pitched eight innings.[3][4]

Frequency Edit

MLB has recognized 322 no-hitters thrown since 1876, 24 of which were perfect games. Two no-hitters have been thrown on the same day twice: Ted Breitenstein and Jim Hughes on April 22, 1898; and Dave Stewart and Fernando Valenzuela on June 29, 1990.

Nine no-hitters were thrown in the 2021 season.[a] The previous record was eight, set in 1884. The previous modern era record (since 1901) was seven, accomplished in 1990, 1991, 2012, and 2015.

The longest period between two no-hitters in the modern era is three years and 44 days, between Bobby Burke on August 8, 1931, and Paul "Daffy" Dean on September 21, 1934. There was a drought of three years and 11 months without a no-hitter after the first National League no-hitter on July 15, 1876, pitched by George Bradley. The most recent year without any no-hitters is 2005.

The greatest span of games without a no-hitter in the major leagues is 6,364, between Randy Johnson's perfect game on May 18, 2004, for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Aníbal Sánchez's no-hitter on September 6, 2006, for the Florida Marlins. The previous record was a 4,015-game streak without a no-hitter from September 30, 1984, to September 19, 1986.

Individual Edit

 
Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax threw four no-hitters, including one perfect game, during his MLB career.

The pitcher who holds the record for the most no-hitters is Nolan Ryan, who threw seven in his 27-year career. His first two came exactly two months apart with the California Angels: the first on May 15, 1973, and the second on July 15. He had two more with the Angels on September 28, 1974, and June 1, 1975. Ryan's fifth no-hitter with the Houston Astros on September 26, 1981, broke Sandy Koufax's previous record. His sixth and seventh no-hitters came with the Texas Rangers on June 1, 1990, and May 1, 1991. When he tossed number seven at age 44, he became the oldest pitcher to throw a no-hitter.

Only Ryan, Koufax (four), Cy Young (three), Bob Feller (three), Larry Corcoran (three), and Justin Verlander (three) have pitched more than two no-hitters.[6] Corcoran was the first pitcher to throw a second no-hitter in a career (in 1882), as well as the first to throw a third (in 1884).

Thirty-six pitchers have thrown more than one no-hitter, combined no-hitters not counting. Nolan Ryan has the longest gap between no-hitters: he threw his first as a member of the Los Angeles Angels on May 15, 1973, and his last as a Texas Ranger on May 1, 1991.

The pitcher who holds the record for the shortest time between no-hitters is Johnny Vander Meer, the only pitcher in history to throw no-hitters in consecutive starts, while playing for the Cincinnati Reds in 1938.[7] Besides Vander Meer, Allie Reynolds (in 1951), Virgil Trucks (in 1952), Ryan (in 1973), and Max Scherzer (in 2015) were the only major leaguers to throw two no-hitters during the same regular season.

Jim Maloney also had two no-hitters under the old rules in the 1965 season, both of them taking extra innings. In the first one on June 14, he gave up a home run to Johnny Lewis to open the top of the 11th inning, turning 10 innings of no-hit ball into a 1–0 loss to the New York Mets. According to the rules at the time, this was considered a no-hitter.[8] On August 19, a home run by Leo Cárdenas in the tenth inning allowed Maloney to earn a 1–0 10-inning no-hit win over the Chicago Cubs.[9]

Roy Halladay threw two no-hitters in 2010 – a perfect game during the regular season and a no-hitter in the 2010 National League Division Series. He is the only major leaguer to have thrown no-hitters in regular season and postseason play.

 
Jason Varitek caught four no-hitters during his MLB career.

Two pitchers missing their non-pitching hand have thrown no-hitters; Hugh Daily, of the Cleveland Blues, defeated the Philadelphia Quakers 1–0 on September 13, 1883, and Jim Abbott, of the New York Yankees, defeated the Cleveland Indians 4–0 on September 4, 1993. Daily lost his left hand in a gun accident as a child, and Abbott was born without a right hand.

The record for most no-hitters caught by a catcher is four, a record shared by Boston Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek and Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz. Varitek caught no-hitters for Hideo Nomo, Derek Lowe, Clay Buchholz, and Jon Lester.[10] Varitek also caught a rain-shortened, five-inning unofficial no-hitter for Devern Hansack on October 1, 2006.[11] Ruiz caught two no-hitters for Roy Halladay, including a perfect game, as well as one for Cole Hamels, and a combined no-hitter for Cole Hamels, Jake Diekman, Ken Giles, and Jonathan Papelbon.[12] Before MLB redefined "no-hitter", Ray Schalk had long held the record of catching four no-hitters, but his first nine-inning no-hitter had ended with a hit in the tenth inning.[11][13] Victor Caratini is the only player to catch consecutive no-hitters with two different teams, and the tenth to catch consecutive no-hitters at all. the first came on September 13, 2020, with the Chicago Cubs, and the second on April 9, 2021, with the San Diego Padres.[14]

Five pitchers have thrown a no-hitter in both the American League and the National League: Cy Young, Ryan, Jim Bunning, Nomo, and Randy Johnson. Only five catchers have caught a no-hitter in each league: Gus Triandos, Jeff Torborg, Darrell Porter, Ron Hassey, and most recently, Drew Butera.[15] Triandos caught Hoyt Wilhelm's 1958 no-hitter and Jim Bunning's perfect game, Torborg caught Koufax's perfect game and Ryan's first no-hitter, Porter caught Jim Colborn's 1977 no-hitter and Bob Forsch's second no-hitter in 1983, and Hassey caught Len Barker's and Dennis Martínez's perfect games. Butera caught a 2011 no-hitter by Francisco Liriano and a 2014 no-hitter by Josh Beckett.[15]

Team Edit

No team has thrown no-hitters in consecutive games, although it has happened once on consecutive days: On May 5, 1917, Ernie Koob of the St. Louis Browns no-hit the Chicago White Sox, and teammate Bob Groom repeated the feat in the second game of a doubleheader the following day.

On two occasions, there have been back-to-back no-hitters thrown by each team in a series. On September 17, 1968, Gaylord Perry of the San Francisco Giants no-hit the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Cardinals' Ray Washburn no-hit the Giants the following day. On April 30, 1969, Jim Maloney of the Cincinnati Reds no-hit the Houston Astros, and the Astros' Don Wilson no-hit the Reds the following day. Surprisingly, it was both Maloney's and Wilson's second no-hitter in their careers.

Teams have thrown two straight no-hitters, with no other teams pitching one in the interim, 20 times; most recently by the Houston Astros (a combined no-hitter using 4 pitchers during Game 4 of the 2022 World Series and a combined no-hitter using 3 pitchers during the 2022 regular season). The only team to throw three straight no-hitters was the Milwaukee Braves, with Lew Burdette, followed by consecutive no-no's by Warren Spahn, in 1960 and 1961. Individual pitchers have thrown two straight no-hitters seven times: Addie Joss 1908 and 1910; Vander Meer in 1938; Allie Reynolds in 1951; Warren Spahn in 1960 and 1961; Ryan twice, first in 1973, then in 1974 and 1975; and Homer Bailey in 2012 and 2013. All seven instances were with the same team.

The Cleveland Guardians are the only team to be no-hit three times in a single season, doing so in 2021. They were no-hit by Carlos Rodón of the Chicago White Sox on April 14, 2021. They then failed to record a hit against the Cincinnati Reds' Wade Miley on May 7, 2021. Finally, they were held hitless by Corbin Burnes and Josh Hader of the Milwaukee Brewers on September 11, 2021. Remarkably, Zach Plesac was the Guardians' pitcher for all three no-hitters. In addition to these official no-hitters, the Guardians also failed to record a hit against the Tampa Bay Rays[16] in the second game of a doubleheader on July 7, 2021. This is not considered an official no-hitter because the game only lasted seven innings.[17]

Combined no-hitters Edit

The vast majority of no-hit games are finished by the starting pitcher, but 20 MLB no-hitters have been thrown by a combination of the starting and relief pitchers. The first such combined no-hitter occurred on June 23, 1917, when Ernie Shore of the Boston Red Sox relieved starter Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for arguing with the umpire after walking the first batter of the game. The runner was subsequently caught stealing and Shore retired the next 26 batters without allowing any baserunners. This game was long considered a perfect game for Shore, since he recorded 27 outs in succession; current rules classify it only as a combined no-hitter. Another major league combined no-hitter did not occur until April 30, 1967, when Stu Miller of the Baltimore Orioles recorded the final out in relief of Steve Barber in a 2–1 loss to the Detroit Tigers.

The only combined extra inning no-hitter to date occurred on July 12, 1997. Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers Francisco Córdova (9 innings) and Ricardo Rincón (1 inning) combined to no-hit the Houston Astros, 3–0. Victory was secured with a three-run walk-off home run by pinch hitter Mark Smith in the bottom of the tenth inning.

 
Mike Witt pitched in both a complete game no-hitter and a combined no-hitter.

On June 11, 2003, the Houston Astros set a record with six pitchers involved in a combined no-hitter. On that day, Roy Oswalt, Pete Munro, Kirk Saarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel, and Billy Wagner combined to hold the New York Yankees hitless. Oswalt was removed after one inning due to injury. Munro pitched the most innings, 2+23. He also allowed five of the six baserunners, giving up three walks, hitting a batter and seeing another reach on an error by third baseman Geoff Blum. The only other baserunner was allowed by Dotel, who threw a third-strike wild pitch to Alfonso Soriano with one out in the eighth; Dotel went on to record the forty-fifth four-strikeout inning in regular-season play.[18] Lidge, who retired all six hitters he faced over the sixth and seventh innings, earned the victory. On June 8, 2012, the Seattle Mariners tied this record when Kevin Millwood, Charlie Furbush, Stephen Pryor, Lucas Luetge, Brandon League, and Tom Wilhelmsen combined to no-hit the Los Angeles Dodgers. Millwood pitched 6 innings before he was taken out due to a groin injury.

Only one pitcher has thrown a no-hitter as a starter and contributed to a combined no-hitter as a reliever. On September 30, 1984, Mike Witt threw a 1–0 perfect game for the California Angels against the Texas Rangers. On April 11, 1990, pitching the eighth and ninth innings in relief of Mark Langston, Witt earned a save in another 1–0 no-hit victory for the Angels over the Seattle Mariners.

Vida Blue, Kent Mercker, Kevin Millwood, and Cole Hamels are the only pitchers to start both a complete game no-hitter and a combined no-hitter. Vida Blue no-hit the Minnesota Twins on September 21, 1970, while pitching for the Oakland Athletics. He combined with Glenn Abbott, Paul Lindblad, and Rollie Fingers to no-hit the California Angels on September 28, 1975. While with the Atlanta Braves in 1991, Mercker, Mark Wohlers and Alejandro Peña no-hit the San Diego Padres in the National League's first combined no-hitter. Mercker threw a complete game no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 8, 1994. In addition to the game above in which Millwood and the Seattle Mariners tied the record by using six pitchers in a no-hitter, Millwood previously threw a complete game no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants on April 27, 2003, while with the Philadelphia Phillies. Both Mercker and Blue were All-Stars in the seasons of their combined no-hitters, and Blue also won the Cy Young Award and the Most Valuable Player Award during his career.

In 2022, Cristian Javier started in two combined no-hitters that were both successfully closed out by Ryan Pressly. They became the only pitchers to participate in multiple combined no-hitters.[19]

Combined no-hitters are not recognized by Nippon Professional Baseball.

Opening Day, title-clinching, and postseason no-hitters Edit

 
Bob Feller pitched the first Opening Day no-hitter, in 1940.

The Cleveland Indians' Bob Feller left the Chicago White Sox hitless in the 1940 season opener on April 16, the first official Opening Day no-hitter. With the 2020 recognition of certain Negro Leagues as major leagues, Leon Day's no-hitter on May 5, 1946, to open the season for the Newark Eagles against the Philadelphia Stars should also be recognized.

The Houston Astros' Mike Scott no-hit the San Francisco Giants on September 25, 1986, a victory that also clinched the National League West title for the Astros; this is the only such concurrence in Major League history to date. In the first game of a doubleheader on September 28, 1951, Allie Reynolds of the New York Yankees pitched a no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox which clinched a tie for the American League pennant; the pennant was clinched outright in the doubleheader's second game.

There have been three postseason no-hitters in MLB history: two solo and one combined. On October 8, 1956, Don Larsen of the New York Yankees threw a perfect game in Game 5 of that year's World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Nine years earlier, the Yankees' Bill Bevens had come within one out of a no-hitter against the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 4 of the 1947 World Series, only to lose the game on a pinch-hit double by Cookie Lavagetto. (There have been other one-hitters in the World Series, with the lone hit coming earlier in the game than in Bevens' effort.)[citation needed] On October 6, 2010, Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies, in the first postseason appearance of his career, threw the second no-hitter in postseason history, in Game 1 of the Phillies' NLDS against the Cincinnati Reds.[20] On November 2, 2022, Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero, and Ryan Pressly of the Houston Astros combined to no-hit the Phillies in Game 4 of that year's World Series.[21]

Rookie no-hitters Edit

Twenty-five MLB rookies have pitched a no-hitter since 1901. Four pitchers have thrown a no-hitter in their first major league start; two others have done it in their second major league starts.[22]

Bumpus Jones of the Cincinnati Reds threw a no-hitter on October 15, 1892, in his first major league game. Jones pitched only eight games in the big leagues, finishing with a career win–loss record of 2–4 and a career earned run average of 7.99.

Ted Breitenstein pitched a no-hitter in his first major league start on October 4, 1891; however, it was not his first major league game.[23] He later threw a second no-hitter on April 22, 1898.

On May 6, 1953, Bobo Holloman pitched a no-hitter for the St. Louis Browns in his first major league start (although not his first major league game, as he had previously pitched in relief). This game would prove to be one of only three major league wins that Holloman achieved, against seven losses, all in 1953. Bill Veeck, then-owner of the Browns, in his autobiography described the 27 outs of Holloman's no-hitter as consisting of hard-hit ground balls, screaming line drives, and deep fly balls.

On August 14, 2021, Tyler Gilbert of the Arizona Diamondbacks pitched a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres in his first major league start and fourth appearance. His first major league game came just 11 days before his no-hitter.

At the other end of the spectrum, there are nine 300-game winnersGrover Cleveland Alexander, Kid Nichols, Lefty Grove, Early Wynn, Steve Carlton, Don Sutton, Greg Maddux, Roger Clemens and Tom Glavine—who failed to pitch a no-hitter.

On August 11, 1991, Wilson Álvarez of the Chicago White Sox pitched a no-hitter in his second career major league start. During Alvarez's first career start, he had allowed three runs on a pair of home runs and did not retire a single batter. Unlike Jones and Holloman, Alvarez went on to win 102 games over a 16-year career.

Clay Buchholz pitched a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox in his second major league start on September 1, 2007, at Fenway Park. The game ended in a 10–0 victory for the Red Sox over the Baltimore Orioles.

Charlie Robertson of the Chicago White Sox pitched a perfect game against the Detroit Tigers on April 30, 1922, in his fourth career start and fifth career appearance.

Nine-inning no-hitters in a losing effort Edit

 
Ken Johnson pitched a no-hitter in 1964 but was the losing pitcher of the game.

Unlike a perfect game, in which no batters reach base, in regular no-hitters batters can reach base in other ways, such as a walk, an error, or a hit batsman, thus it is possible for the team pitching the no-hitter to lose. On April 23, 1964, Ken Johnson of the Houston Colt .45s became the only pitcher to lose a complete game no-hitter in nine innings when he was beaten, 1–0, by the Cincinnati Reds. The winning run was scored by Pete Rose in the top of the ninth inning via an error, groundout, and another error.[24]

On April 30, 1967, Steve Barber and Stu Miller of the Baltimore Orioles pitched a combined no-hitter, but lost 2–1 to the Detroit Tigers.[25]

On July 1, 1990, Andy Hawkins of the New York Yankees pitched an eight-inning no-hitter (the Yankees were the away team) against the Chicago White Sox and lost the game 4–0 after an eighth inning which saw three errors.[26] The four runs that the White Sox scored are the most by any team in a game in which they had no hits.[27] Because Hawkins only threw eight innings, this game is not recognized as an official no-hitter by Major League Baseball; however, it was considered a no-hitter at the time it was pitched. In the year after the game, the rules regarding no-hitters, (and rules regarding other statistics), were changed and applied retroactively in order to "clean up the record book". The Hawkins "no-hitter" failed on one main provision of the new standards. To be classified a valid no-hitter, the pitcher or pitching staff must hold the opposing team hitless for the entire game and face opposing batters in at least nine full innings, meaning the only way a team can pitch a losing no-hitter on the road is if the game goes to extra innings and the home team manages to win the game on a walk-off without the benefit of a hit.

On April 12, 1992, Matt Young of the Boston Red Sox faced the Cleveland Indians in the first game of a doubleheader. Young allowed no hits but gave up two runs on seven walks and an error by shortstop Luis Rivera, en route to the second unofficial no-hitter by a losing pitcher on the road.

Jered Weaver and José Arredondo of the Los Angeles Angels also combined for eight innings of no-hit baseball in a 1–0 road loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 28, 2008, after Matt Kemp reached on an error, stole second, advanced to third on another error, and scored on a sacrifice fly. However, since the Angels only pitched eight innings, this game is once again not recognized as an official no-hitter.

On May 15, 2022, Cincinnati Reds pitchers Hunter Greene and Art Warren also combined to pitch an eight inning no-hit loss against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The only run of the game was scored when Pirates shortstop Rodolfo Castro scored on a groundout. The game is again not recognized as an official no-hitter, due to only 8 innings of no-hit play.[28]

Shortened no-hitters Edit

 
Matt Young allowed no hits in a 1992 game that is not considered a no-hitter because he only pitched eight innings.

A game shortened by previous agreement or that cannot continue due to weather or darkness may be considered a completed official game, as long as at least five innings have been completed. Until 1991, any such game in which a pitcher held the opposing team without hits was considered an official no-hitter; however under the current rule, a no-hitter must last for at least nine innings to count. There are thirty-seven such shortened no-hitters. As the rule was applied retroactively, there are thirty-five games in which a no-hitter was shortened by previous agreement, weather, or darkness, with lengths ranging from 5 to 8 innings, that are no longer considered no-hitters.

There are four shortened no-hitters that were ended early as part of a previous agreement for travel purposes.[29]

In 2020 and 2021, MLB used seven-inning doubleheaders, and on April 25, 2021, Madison Bumgarner threw the fifth shortened no-hitter in baseball history not shortened by weather or darkness. On July 7, 2021, Collin McHugh, Josh Fleming, Diego Castillo, Matt Wisler, and Pete Fairbanks of the Tampa Bay Rays threw a combined seven-inning no-hitter. No-hitters recorded in seven-inning doubleheaders do not count as official no-hitters unless the game lasts at least nine innings and the no-hitter is preserved through the end of the game.

If the home team leads after the top of the ninth, they do not bat in the bottom of the ninth, thus the visiting team only pitches eight innings. Since it is possible to score runs without getting hits, a visiting team can complete a full game without allowing a hit but not be credited with an official no-hitter. This has happened five times in MLB history. Silver King (1890), Andy Hawkins (1990), and Matt Young (1992) pitched complete games without allowing a hit, but pitched only eight innings as the losing pitcher from the visiting team, and thus are not credited with a no-hitter.[30][31] In 2008, Jered Weaver and José Arredondo combined to throw eight no hit innings, and in 2022, Hunter Greene and Art Warren also combined to throw eight no-hit innings, while losing the game 1–0.[32]

No-hitters broken up in extra innings Edit

A game that is a no-hitter through nine innings may be broken up in extra innings. Under current rules, such a game (whether won or lost) is not considered an official no-hitter because the pitching staff did not keep the opposing team hitless for the entire course of the game.

 
Rich Hill had a potential no-hitter broken up in extra innings in 2017.

On May 2, 1917, a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds reached the end of nine innings in a hitless scoreless tie,[33] the only time in baseball history that neither team has had a hit in regulation. Both Hippo Vaughn of the Cubs and Fred Toney of the Reds continued pitching into the tenth inning. Vaughn lost his no-hitter in the top of the tenth, as the Reds got two hits and scored the winning run. Toney retired the side in the bottom of the tenth and recorded a ten-inning no-hitter. This game was long considered a "double no-hitter", but Vaughn is no longer credited with a no-hitter under the current rules.

Of the thirteen potential no-hitters that have been lost in extra innings, two were perfect games until the inning when the first hit was surrendered. On May 26, 1959, Harvey Haddix of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitched a remarkable twelve perfect innings against the Milwaukee Braves before losing the perfect game on an error and then the no-hitter and the game in the thirteenth inning. On June 3, 1995, Pedro Martínez of the Montreal Expos pitched nine perfect innings against the San Diego Padres before giving up a hit in the tenth and exiting the game, which the Expos then won, 1–0.[34]

On August 23, 2017, in a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill pitched nine no-hit innings, only to lose his no-hit bid (and the game) on a walk-off homer by Josh Harrison in the 10th inning.[35] This was another potential perfect game; the perfect game was broken up by a ninth-inning error, the first time that had happened in MLB history.[36]

On April 23, 2022, the Tampa Bay Rays threw a combined no-hitter against the Red Sox that was broken up in the tenth inning. J. P. Feyereisen, Javy Guerra, Jeffrey Springs, Jason Adam, Ryan Thompson, and Andrew Kittredge threw nine hitless frames before Matt Wisler surrendered a triple to Boston's Bobby Dalbec, which scored the extra-innings runner on second base. The Rays would go on to walk-off the game in the bottom of the inning with a Kevin Kiermaier home run; Wisler was credited with the win.[37]

Time between franchise no-hitters Edit

All 30 active teams in Major League Baseball have pitched a no-hitter. The last active MLB team to throw its first no-hitter was the San Diego Padres, when pitcher Joe Musgrove struck out ten batters and held the Texas Rangers hitless at Globe Life Field on April 9, 2021, 52 years after the team's debut in 1969.[38] The closest attempt by a single pitcher prior to 2021 was against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 18, 1972: Steve Arlin came within one out of a no-hitter before Denny Doyle broke up his bid with a single.[39] On July 9, 2011, five Padres pitchers combined for 8+23 innings of no-hit pitching against the Los Angeles Dodgers before Juan Uribe hit a double, which was followed by a Dioner Navarro single that allowed the Dodgers to score to win the game, 1–0.

The Cleveland Guardians have the longest active no-hitter drought; the last such game thrown by the team was Len Barker's perfect game on May 15, 1981.

The New York Mets, who began play in 1962, went without a no-hitter until Johan Santana pitched one on the night of June 1, 2012, against the St. Louis Cardinals at home at Citi Field. The 8–0 victory closed out their era as the oldest franchise without a no-hitter and ended a drought that lasted 8,019 regular-season and 74 post-season games. As of the start of the 2021 season, Mets pitchers have thrown 39 one-hitters.[40]

The longest no-hitter drought in MLB history was suffered by the Philadelphia Phillies between May 1, 1906, and June 21, 1964, a span of 8,945 games.

The Washington Nationals achieved their first no-hitter on September 28, 2014.[41] The franchise has four previous no-hitters in its history as the Montreal Expos, including a perfect game by Dennis Martínez.

Six current NL teams—the Braves, Dodgers, Giants, Phillies, Cubs and Reds—all pitched their first no-hitters before the advent of the American League in 1901. Among the early National League teams still playing, the last to get their first no-hitter was the St. Louis Cardinals, when Jesse Haines pitched one on July 17, 1924. Of the original American League teams, the last team to get their first no-hitter was the New York Yankees, when George Mogridge pitched one on April 24, 1917. There are a number of short-lived Major League franchises from the nineteenth century that folded without ever recording a no-hitter.

 
Justin Verlander threw his first two no-hitters for the Detroit Tigers, and more recently one for the Houston Astros.
 
Joe Musgrove pitched the most recent, and to date only, no-hitter for the San Diego Padres.
 
Len Barker's perfect game is the most recent no-hitter for the Cleveland Guardians.
Most recent no-hitter for each active MLB franchise
Date of no-hitter Pitcher(s) Franchise Time since no-hitter
August 14, 2021 Tyler Gilbert Arizona Diamondbacks 2 years, 10 days
April 8, 1994 Kent Mercker Atlanta Braves 29 years, 138 days
May 5, 2021 John Means Baltimore Orioles 2 years, 111 days
May 19, 2008 Jon Lester Boston Red Sox 15 years, 97 days
June 24, 2021 Zach Davies (6.2 IP)
Ryan Tepera (1.1 IP)
Andrew Chafin (1 IP)
Craig Kimbrel (1 IP)
Chicago Cubs 2 years, 61 days
April 14, 2021 Carlos Rodón Chicago White Sox 2 years, 132 days
May 7, 2021 Wade Miley Cincinnati Reds 2 years, 109 days
May 15, 1981 Len Barker Cleveland Indians 42 years, 101 days
April 17, 2010 Ubaldo Jiménez Colorado Rockies 13 years, 129 days
July 8, 2023 Matt Manning (6.2 IP)
Jason Foley (1.1 IP)
Alex Lange (1 IP)
Detroit Tigers 47 days
August 1, 2023 Framber Valdez Houston Astros 23 days
August 26, 1991 Bret Saberhagen Kansas City Royals 31 years, 363 days
May 10, 2022 Reid Detmers Los Angeles Angels 1 year, 106 days
May 4, 2018 Walker Buehler (6 IP)
Tony Cingrani (1 IP)
Yimi Garcia (1 IP)
Adam Liberatore (1 IP)
Los Angeles Dodgers 5 years, 112 days
June 3, 2017 Edinson Vólquez Miami Marlins 6 years, 82 days
September 11, 2021 Corbin Burnes (8 IP)
Josh Hader (1 IP)
Milwaukee Brewers 1 year, 347 days
May 3, 2011 Francisco Liriano Minnesota Twins 12 years, 113 days
April 29, 2022 Tylor Megill (5 IP)
Drew Smith (1.1 IP)
Joely Rodríguez (1 IP)
Seth Lugo (0.2 IP)
Edwin Díaz (1 IP)
New York Mets 1 year, 117 days
June 28, 2023 Domingo Germán New York Yankees 57 days
May 7, 2019 Mike Fiers Oakland Athletics 4 years, 109 days
August 9, 2023 Michael Lorenzen Philadelphia Phillies 15 days
July 12, 1997 Francisco Córdova (9 IP)
Ricardo Rincón (1 IP)
Pittsburgh Pirates 26 years, 43 days
April 9, 2021 Joe Musgrove San Diego Padres 2 years, 137 days
June 9, 2015 Chris Heston San Francisco Giants 8 years, 76 days
May 8, 2018 James Paxton Seattle Mariners 5 years, 108 days
September 3, 2001 Bud Smith St. Louis Cardinals 21 years, 355 days
July 26, 2010 Matt Garza Tampa Bay Rays 13 years, 29 days
July 28, 1994 Kenny Rogers Texas Rangers 29 years, 27 days
September 2, 1990 Dave Stieb Toronto Blue Jays 32 years, 356 days
October 3, 2015 Max Scherzer Washington Nationals 7 years, 325 days

Avoiding no-hitters Edit

All modern-era MLB teams have experienced at least two no-hitters pitched against them. The record for the longest period of time without being no-hit is held by the Chicago Cubs, who succeeded in getting at least one hit in every game following Sandy Koufax's perfect game against them on September 9, 1965, until they were no-hit by Cole Hamels of the Philadelphia Phillies on July 25, 2015, a period of 49 years, 318 days (7951 games, including 31 postseason games). Koufax's perfect game, together with Bob Hendley's one-hitter, is the only major league game in which the two teams combined for only one hit.

The second-longest streak without having an official no-hitter pitched against them is held by the New York Yankees, who had a gap of 44 years, 263 days between nine-inning no-hitters from September 21, 1958, to June 10, 2003. However, during this time, the Yankees failed to collect a hit in a rain-shortened official game on July 12, 1990,[42] after 31 years, 294 days.

Including games of less than nine innings, the St. Louis Cardinals have the second-longest streak between games when they did not collect a hit: May 12, 1919, to May 14, 1960, a period of 41 years, 3 days. Among AL teams, the Kansas City Royals hold the longest such streak: May 15, 1973 to May 19, 2008, a period of 35 years, 4 days.

The longest current streak is held by the Los Angeles Angels,[43] last held hitless on September 11, 1999 (23 years, 347 days) ago by Minnesota Twins pitcher Eric Milton.[44]

No-hitters and ballparks Edit

Forbes Field, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates from the middle of the 1909 season until the middle of the 1970 season, is the only long-term major league ballpark where a no-hitter was never thrown during its existence. There are three recently built fields where no-hitters have not yet been thrown, Busch Stadium, Truist Park, and Target Field. Four parks presently in existence for a decade or more have only seen one no-hitter each: Coors Field, the hitter-friendly home of the Colorado Rockies (Hideo Nomo on September 17, 1996); the Orioles' current home, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, known for being hitter friendly (Nomo on April 4, 2001); PNC Park, the current home of the Pirates, which like Forbes Field is known for being hitter-friendly (Homer Bailey on September 28, 2012); and Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres, which initially was known as a pitcher's park but was modified with shorter fences in 2013 (Tim Lincecum on July 13, 2013).

American Family Field, home of the Milwaukee Brewers, has hosted two no-hitters, but only one involved its home team. Both no-hitters were thrown by the Chicago CubsAlec Mills threw a no-hitter on September 13, 2020, against the Brewers;[45] and Carlos Zambrano pitched one on September 14, 2008, against the "home" Houston Astros in a game displaced by Hurricane Ike.[46]

Nippon Professional Baseball Edit

There have been 66 no-hitters in Nippon Professional Baseball history. As noted above, unlike Major League Baseball, the Japanese league does not count combined or not shutout no-hitters.

Negro leagues Edit

Ongoing research by baseball historians has revealed the existence of 34 no-hitters thrown in Negro league baseball; the research has had to clarify differences between play from teams and barnstorming, and one of the no-hitters was done at a Benefit All-Star Game. In 2020, Major League Baseball announced the addition of the seven "Negro Major Leagues" that played from 1920 to 1948 as major leagues, which recognized statistics from over 3,400 players that played in those seasons, which will only increase the need for further research and verification over no-hitters.[47]

This presumes that 22 to 24 no-hitters from that said era (22 regular season, one postseason, one All-Star game) could be recognized by official record books such as Elias in future years. There are also six games that were prematurely cut from the intended length of nine innings that were called due to weather that ranged from 1926 to 1945, one of which includes Luther Farrell and his seven-inning no-hitter in Game 5 of the 1927 Colored World Series.[48][49]

Four pitchers threw two no-hitters: Bill Gatewood, Phil Cockrell, Jesse Winters, and Satchel Paige; Dick Redding, nicknamed "Cannonball", was reported to have thrown as many as 30 no-hitters in his career, but the disparity in finding enough box scores to verify such claim still proves too great for researchers (incidentally, Paige had estimated he threw 55 no-hitters in a long career of league games and barnstorming). At any rate, his no-hitter for the Lincoln Giants against the Cuban Stars is generally considered the first no-hitter documented between two African American teams considered to have played at the highest level. Leon Day threw a no-hitter on May 5, 1946, to open the season for the Newark Eagles against the Philadelphia Stars, which is believed to be the second no-hitter thrown by a pitcher on Opening Day.

Eleven were done in the 1910s, while fourteen were verified to have been done in the 1920s, six in the 1930s, and three in the 1940s. Likely the most famous no-hitter thrown by a player in the Negro leagues was Red Grier, who pitched a no-hitter in Game 3 of the 1926 Colored World Series on October 3, 1926, doing so for the Bacharach Giants against the Chicago American Giants.[50] It was the first no-hitter thrown in a major league postseason game, and no one would throw another in the playoffs until Don Larsen 30 years later.

In December 2020, Major League Baseball announced that it was classifying the seven "Negro Major Leagues" as major leagues, recognizing statistics and approximately 3,400 players who played from 1920 to 1948.[47]

International competition Edit

In the 2006 World Baseball Classic, Shairon Martis pitched a shortened no-hitter for the Netherlands against Panama. The game was ended after seven innings due to the mercy rule.[51] In the 2023 World Baseball Classic, four Puerto Rico pitchers (José De León (5.2 innings), Yacksel Ríos (0.1 inning), Edwin Díaz (1 inning), and Duane Underwood Jr. (1 inning)) combined for a shortened perfect game against Israel. The game was ended after eight innings due to the mercy rule.[52]

Other notable no-hitters Edit

Considered to be one of the greatest amateur pitchers in Ontario in the 1950s and 1960s, southpaw Jack Roberts pitched two consecutive no-hitters for the Campbellville Merchants – a team with a .771 winning percentage – in an Ontario Baseball Association Intermediate C round-robin final in 1966.[53][54]

No-hitter with complete game shutout win Edit

Unlike MLB and the WBSC (global sanctioning body of baseball) definitions, a no-hitter is called a "no hit, no run" game in Eastern Asian professional leagues. The requirements are different from the traditional definition; the game is a shutout victory where the starting pitcher pitches the entire game while allowing no hits, and no runs are scored (a no-hitter by the traditional definition runs may score by walk, hit by pitch, defensive interference, errors, stolen bases, and balks). In those leagues, a no-hitter is not regarded as official record unless the starting pitcher pitches the whole game and the opposing team scores zero runs, and the team either wins or the game ends in a tie, which happens when the innings limit is reached. There is a twelve-inning limit in these leagues.

Superstitions Edit

One of the most common baseball superstitions is that it is bad luck to mention a no-hitter in progress, especially to the pitcher and in particular by their teammates (who sometimes even go so far as to avoid even going near the pitcher).[55] Some sportscasters observe this taboo while others have no reservations about mentioning no-hitters before completion. When Sandy Koufax pitched his no-hitter against the Mets in 1962, one of their 120 losses that season, Mets' coach Solly Hemus, apparently trying to jinx Koufax, kept heckling him through the game about pitching a no-hitter, according to a post-game interview Koufax gave after pitching his third no-hitter in 1964. An early biography of Koufax quoted him as telling his catcher, during that 1964 no-hitter, "Let's just go to the fastball and get this no-hit thing over with."[citation needed] Mickey Mantle, in an interview for Ken Burns' 1994 Baseball documentary series, related that Don Larsen, famed for his 1956 World Series perfect game, tried to talk about his no-hitter throughout the contest but much to his chagrin his Yankee teammates avoided his conversation and maintained the superstition.

When Los Angeles Angels rookie Bo Belinsky entered the final inning of his no-hitter in 1962, Baltimore Orioles outfielder Jackie Brandt passed him on the field as the teams changed sides. According to Belinsky biographer Maury Allen, Brandt told Belinsky, "Nice game, Bo, but it's over. I'm leading off with a bunt single."[citation needed] Belinsky got Brandt out to start the final inning of his no-hitter.

In 2009, when Mark Buehrle was pitching his perfect game, as he exited the field after the eighth inning, White Sox broadcaster Ken Harrelson exclaimed, "Call your sons! Call your daughters! Call your friends! Call your neighbors! Mark Buehrle has a perfect game going into the ninth!"[56] Buehrle retired the side in the ninth to complete the perfect game.

When Jim Bunning was pitching his perfect game in 1964, he deliberately violated this superstition, talking to his teammates about the perfect game's progress in order to dispel the tension in the dugout.[57]

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External links Edit

  • Chronological list of no-hitters at Retrosheet
  • American League no-hitters August 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  • National League no-hitters
  • No-hitters alphabetically by umpire
  • List at MLB.com. Does not include defunct leagues.

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For the Major League Baseball pitchers who have completed this feat see List of Major League Baseball no hitters In baseball a no hitter is a game in which a team was not able to record a hit Major League Baseball MLB officially defines a no hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in at least nine complete innings recorded no hits A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have thrown a no hitter In most cases no hitters are recorded by a single pitcher who throws a complete game one thrown by two or more pitchers is a combined no hitter Nolan Ryan holds the record for no hitters in the major leagues with seven A no hitter is a rare accomplishment for a pitcher or pitching staff only 322 have been thrown in MLB history since 1876 an average of about two per year The most recent major league no hitter by a single pitcher was thrown on August 9 2023 by Michael Lorenzen of the Philadelphia Phillies against the Washington Nationals The most recent combined no hitter was thrown on July 8 2023 by starter Matt Manning and relief pitchers Jason Foley and Alex Lange of the Detroit Tigers against the Toronto Blue Jays The MLB season with the most no hit games is the 2021 season in which nine official no hitters were pitched 1 Additionally there were two other games pitched without giving up a hit but were not official no hitters because they were less than nine innings It is possible to reach base without a hit most commonly by a walk error or being hit by a pitch Other possibilities include the batter reaching first after an uncaught third strike or catcher s interference One other possibility is a fielder s choice but this requires that there already is a runner on base A no hitter in which no batters reach base at all is a perfect game a much rarer feat Because batters can reach base by means other than a hit a pitcher can throw a no hitter though not a perfect game and still give up runs and even lose the game although this is extremely uncommon and most no hitters are also shutouts One or more runs were given up in 25 recorded no hitters in MLB history most recently by Ervin Santana of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in a 3 1 win against the Cleveland Indians on July 27 2011 On two occasions a team has thrown a nine inning no hitter and still lost the game It is theoretically possible for opposing pitchers to throw no hitters in the same game although this has never happened in the major leagues Two pitchers Fred Toney and Hippo Vaughn completed nine innings of a game on May 2 1917 without either giving up a hit or a run Vaughn gave up two hits and a run in the 10th inning losing the game to Toney who completed the extra inning no hitter Contents 1 MLB no hitters 1 1 Definition 1 2 Frequency 1 2 1 Individual 1 2 2 Team 1 3 Combined no hitters 1 4 Opening Day title clinching and postseason no hitters 1 5 Rookie no hitters 1 6 Nine inning no hitters in a losing effort 1 7 Shortened no hitters 1 8 No hitters broken up in extra innings 1 9 Time between franchise no hitters 1 10 Avoiding no hitters 1 11 No hitters and ballparks 2 Nippon Professional Baseball 3 Negro leagues 4 International competition 5 Other notable no hitters 6 No hitter with complete game shutout win 7 Superstitions 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksMLB no hitters EditSee also List of Major League Baseball no hitters Definition Edit A no hitter is defined by MLB An official no hit game occurs when a pitcher or pitchers allows no hits during the entire course of a game which consists of at least nine innings 2 This 1991 definition by MLB s Committee for Statistical Accuracy caused previously recognized no hitters of fewer than nine innings or where the first hit had been allowed in extra innings to be stricken from the official record books Games lost by the visiting team in 8 1 2 innings but without allowing any hits do not qualify as no hitters as the visiting team has only pitched eight innings 3 4 Frequency Edit MLB has recognized 322 no hitters thrown since 1876 24 of which were perfect games Two no hitters have been thrown on the same day twice Ted Breitenstein and Jim Hughes on April 22 1898 and Dave Stewart and Fernando Valenzuela on June 29 1990 Nine no hitters were thrown in the 2021 season a The previous record was eight set in 1884 The previous modern era record since 1901 was seven accomplished in 1990 1991 2012 and 2015 The longest period between two no hitters in the modern era is three years and 44 days between Bobby Burke on August 8 1931 and Paul Daffy Dean on September 21 1934 There was a drought of three years and 11 months without a no hitter after the first National League no hitter on July 15 1876 pitched by George Bradley The most recent year without any no hitters is 2005 The greatest span of games without a no hitter in the major leagues is 6 364 between Randy Johnson s perfect game on May 18 2004 for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Anibal Sanchez s no hitter on September 6 2006 for the Florida Marlins The previous record was a 4 015 game streak without a no hitter from September 30 1984 to September 19 1986 Individual Edit Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax threw four no hitters including one perfect game during his MLB career The pitcher who holds the record for the most no hitters is Nolan Ryan who threw seven in his 27 year career His first two came exactly two months apart with the California Angels the first on May 15 1973 and the second on July 15 He had two more with the Angels on September 28 1974 and June 1 1975 Ryan s fifth no hitter with the Houston Astros on September 26 1981 broke Sandy Koufax s previous record His sixth and seventh no hitters came with the Texas Rangers on June 1 1990 and May 1 1991 When he tossed number seven at age 44 he became the oldest pitcher to throw a no hitter Only Ryan Koufax four Cy Young three Bob Feller three Larry Corcoran three and Justin Verlander three have pitched more than two no hitters 6 Corcoran was the first pitcher to throw a second no hitter in a career in 1882 as well as the first to throw a third in 1884 Thirty six pitchers have thrown more than one no hitter combined no hitters not counting Nolan Ryan has the longest gap between no hitters he threw his first as a member of the Los Angeles Angels on May 15 1973 and his last as a Texas Ranger on May 1 1991 The pitcher who holds the record for the shortest time between no hitters is Johnny Vander Meer the only pitcher in history to throw no hitters in consecutive starts while playing for the Cincinnati Reds in 1938 7 Besides Vander Meer Allie Reynolds in 1951 Virgil Trucks in 1952 Ryan in 1973 and Max Scherzer in 2015 were the only major leaguers to throw two no hitters during the same regular season Jim Maloney also had two no hitters under the old rules in the 1965 season both of them taking extra innings In the first one on June 14 he gave up a home run to Johnny Lewis to open the top of the 11th inning turning 10 innings of no hit ball into a 1 0 loss to the New York Mets According to the rules at the time this was considered a no hitter 8 On August 19 a home run by Leo Cardenas in the tenth inning allowed Maloney to earn a 1 0 10 inning no hit win over the Chicago Cubs 9 Roy Halladay threw two no hitters in 2010 a perfect game during the regular season and a no hitter in the 2010 National League Division Series He is the only major leaguer to have thrown no hitters in regular season and postseason play Jason Varitek caught four no hitters during his MLB career Two pitchers missing their non pitching hand have thrown no hitters Hugh Daily of the Cleveland Blues defeated the Philadelphia Quakers 1 0 on September 13 1883 and Jim Abbott of the New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians 4 0 on September 4 1993 Daily lost his left hand in a gun accident as a child and Abbott was born without a right hand The record for most no hitters caught by a catcher is four a record shared by Boston Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek and Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz Varitek caught no hitters for Hideo Nomo Derek Lowe Clay Buchholz and Jon Lester 10 Varitek also caught a rain shortened five inning unofficial no hitter for Devern Hansack on October 1 2006 11 Ruiz caught two no hitters for Roy Halladay including a perfect game as well as one for Cole Hamels and a combined no hitter for Cole Hamels Jake Diekman Ken Giles and Jonathan Papelbon 12 Before MLB redefined no hitter Ray Schalk had long held the record of catching four no hitters but his first nine inning no hitter had ended with a hit in the tenth inning 11 13 Victor Caratini is the only player to catch consecutive no hitters with two different teams and the tenth to catch consecutive no hitters at all the first came on September 13 2020 with the Chicago Cubs and the second on April 9 2021 with the San Diego Padres 14 Five pitchers have thrown a no hitter in both the American League and the National League Cy Young Ryan Jim Bunning Nomo and Randy Johnson Only five catchers have caught a no hitter in each league Gus Triandos Jeff Torborg Darrell Porter Ron Hassey and most recently Drew Butera 15 Triandos caught Hoyt Wilhelm s 1958 no hitter and Jim Bunning s perfect game Torborg caught Koufax s perfect game and Ryan s first no hitter Porter caught Jim Colborn s 1977 no hitter and Bob Forsch s second no hitter in 1983 and Hassey caught Len Barker s and Dennis Martinez s perfect games Butera caught a 2011 no hitter by Francisco Liriano and a 2014 no hitter by Josh Beckett 15 Team Edit No team has thrown no hitters in consecutive games although it has happened once on consecutive days On May 5 1917 Ernie Koob of the St Louis Browns no hit the Chicago White Sox and teammate Bob Groom repeated the feat in the second game of a doubleheader the following day On two occasions there have been back to back no hitters thrown by each team in a series On September 17 1968 Gaylord Perry of the San Francisco Giants no hit the St Louis Cardinals and the Cardinals Ray Washburn no hit the Giants the following day On April 30 1969 Jim Maloney of the Cincinnati Reds no hit the Houston Astros and the Astros Don Wilson no hit the Reds the following day Surprisingly it was both Maloney s and Wilson s second no hitter in their careers Teams have thrown two straight no hitters with no other teams pitching one in the interim 20 times most recently by the Houston Astros a combined no hitter using 4 pitchers during Game 4 of the 2022 World Series and a combined no hitter using 3 pitchers during the 2022 regular season The only team to throw three straight no hitters was the Milwaukee Braves with Lew Burdette followed by consecutive no no s by Warren Spahn in 1960 and 1961 Individual pitchers have thrown two straight no hitters seven times Addie Joss 1908 and 1910 Vander Meer in 1938 Allie Reynolds in 1951 Warren Spahn in 1960 and 1961 Ryan twice first in 1973 then in 1974 and 1975 and Homer Bailey in 2012 and 2013 All seven instances were with the same team The Cleveland Guardians are the only team to be no hit three times in a single season doing so in 2021 They were no hit by Carlos Rodon of the Chicago White Sox on April 14 2021 They then failed to record a hit against the Cincinnati Reds Wade Miley on May 7 2021 Finally they were held hitless by Corbin Burnes and Josh Hader of the Milwaukee Brewers on September 11 2021 Remarkably Zach Plesac was the Guardians pitcher for all three no hitters In addition to these official no hitters the Guardians also failed to record a hit against the Tampa Bay Rays 16 in the second game of a doubleheader on July 7 2021 This is not considered an official no hitter because the game only lasted seven innings 17 Combined no hitters Edit The vast majority of no hit games are finished by the starting pitcher but 20 MLB no hitters have been thrown by a combination of the starting and relief pitchers The first such combined no hitter occurred on June 23 1917 when Ernie Shore of the Boston Red Sox relieved starter Babe Ruth who had been ejected for arguing with the umpire after walking the first batter of the game The runner was subsequently caught stealing and Shore retired the next 26 batters without allowing any baserunners This game was long considered a perfect game for Shore since he recorded 27 outs in succession current rules classify it only as a combined no hitter Another major league combined no hitter did not occur until April 30 1967 when Stu Miller of the Baltimore Orioles recorded the final out in relief of Steve Barber in a 2 1 loss to the Detroit Tigers The only combined extra inning no hitter to date occurred on July 12 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers Francisco Cordova 9 innings and Ricardo Rincon 1 inning combined to no hit the Houston Astros 3 0 Victory was secured with a three run walk off home run by pinch hitter Mark Smith in the bottom of the tenth inning Mike Witt pitched in both a complete game no hitter and a combined no hitter On June 11 2003 the Houston Astros set a record with six pitchers involved in a combined no hitter On that day Roy Oswalt Pete Munro Kirk Saarloos Brad Lidge Octavio Dotel and Billy Wagner combined to hold the New York Yankees hitless Oswalt was removed after one inning due to injury Munro pitched the most innings 2 2 3 He also allowed five of the six baserunners giving up three walks hitting a batter and seeing another reach on an error by third baseman Geoff Blum The only other baserunner was allowed by Dotel who threw a third strike wild pitch to Alfonso Soriano with one out in the eighth Dotel went on to record the forty fifth four strikeout inning in regular season play 18 Lidge who retired all six hitters he faced over the sixth and seventh innings earned the victory On June 8 2012 the Seattle Mariners tied this record when Kevin Millwood Charlie Furbush Stephen Pryor Lucas Luetge Brandon League and Tom Wilhelmsen combined to no hit the Los Angeles Dodgers Millwood pitched 6 innings before he was taken out due to a groin injury Only one pitcher has thrown a no hitter as a starter and contributed to a combined no hitter as a reliever On September 30 1984 Mike Witt threw a 1 0 perfect game for the California Angels against the Texas Rangers On April 11 1990 pitching the eighth and ninth innings in relief of Mark Langston Witt earned a save in another 1 0 no hit victory for the Angels over the Seattle Mariners Vida Blue Kent Mercker Kevin Millwood and Cole Hamels are the only pitchers to start both a complete game no hitter and a combined no hitter Vida Blue no hit the Minnesota Twins on September 21 1970 while pitching for the Oakland Athletics He combined with Glenn Abbott Paul Lindblad and Rollie Fingers to no hit the California Angels on September 28 1975 While with the Atlanta Braves in 1991 Mercker Mark Wohlers and Alejandro Pena no hit the San Diego Padres in the National League s first combined no hitter Mercker threw a complete game no hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 8 1994 In addition to the game above in which Millwood and the Seattle Mariners tied the record by using six pitchers in a no hitter Millwood previously threw a complete game no hitter against the San Francisco Giants on April 27 2003 while with the Philadelphia Phillies Both Mercker and Blue were All Stars in the seasons of their combined no hitters and Blue also won the Cy Young Award and the Most Valuable Player Award during his career In 2022 Cristian Javier started in two combined no hitters that were both successfully closed out by Ryan Pressly They became the only pitchers to participate in multiple combined no hitters 19 Combined no hitters are not recognized by Nippon Professional Baseball Opening Day title clinching and postseason no hitters Edit Bob Feller pitched the first Opening Day no hitter in 1940 The Cleveland Indians Bob Feller left the Chicago White Sox hitless in the 1940 season opener on April 16 the first official Opening Day no hitter With the 2020 recognition of certain Negro Leagues as major leagues Leon Day s no hitter on May 5 1946 to open the season for the Newark Eagles against the Philadelphia Stars should also be recognized The Houston Astros Mike Scott no hit the San Francisco Giants on September 25 1986 a victory that also clinched the National League West title for the Astros this is the only such concurrence in Major League history to date In the first game of a doubleheader on September 28 1951 Allie Reynolds of the New York Yankees pitched a no hitter against the Boston Red Sox which clinched a tie for the American League pennant the pennant was clinched outright in the doubleheader s second game There have been three postseason no hitters in MLB history two solo and one combined On October 8 1956 Don Larsen of the New York Yankees threw a perfect game in Game 5 of that year s World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers Nine years earlier the Yankees Bill Bevens had come within one out of a no hitter against the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 4 of the 1947 World Series only to lose the game on a pinch hit double by Cookie Lavagetto There have been other one hitters in the World Series with the lone hit coming earlier in the game than in Bevens effort citation needed On October 6 2010 Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies in the first postseason appearance of his career threw the second no hitter in postseason history in Game 1 of the Phillies NLDS against the Cincinnati Reds 20 On November 2 2022 Cristian Javier Bryan Abreu Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressly of the Houston Astros combined to no hit the Phillies in Game 4 of that year s World Series 21 Rookie no hitters Edit Twenty five MLB rookies have pitched a no hitter since 1901 Four pitchers have thrown a no hitter in their first major league start two others have done it in their second major league starts 22 Bumpus Jones of the Cincinnati Reds threw a no hitter on October 15 1892 in his first major league game Jones pitched only eight games in the big leagues finishing with a career win loss record of 2 4 and a career earned run average of 7 99 Ted Breitenstein pitched a no hitter in his first major league start on October 4 1891 however it was not his first major league game 23 He later threw a second no hitter on April 22 1898 On May 6 1953 Bobo Holloman pitched a no hitter for the St Louis Browns in his first major league start although not his first major league game as he had previously pitched in relief This game would prove to be one of only three major league wins that Holloman achieved against seven losses all in 1953 Bill Veeck then owner of the Browns in his autobiography described the 27 outs of Holloman s no hitter as consisting of hard hit ground balls screaming line drives and deep fly balls On August 14 2021 Tyler Gilbert of the Arizona Diamondbacks pitched a no hitter against the San Diego Padres in his first major league start and fourth appearance His first major league game came just 11 days before his no hitter At the other end of the spectrum there are nine 300 game winners Grover Cleveland Alexander Kid Nichols Lefty Grove Early Wynn Steve Carlton Don Sutton Greg Maddux Roger Clemens and Tom Glavine who failed to pitch a no hitter On August 11 1991 Wilson Alvarez of the Chicago White Sox pitched a no hitter in his second career major league start During Alvarez s first career start he had allowed three runs on a pair of home runs and did not retire a single batter Unlike Jones and Holloman Alvarez went on to win 102 games over a 16 year career Clay Buchholz pitched a no hitter for the Boston Red Sox in his second major league start on September 1 2007 at Fenway Park The game ended in a 10 0 victory for the Red Sox over the Baltimore Orioles Charlie Robertson of the Chicago White Sox pitched a perfect game against the Detroit Tigers on April 30 1922 in his fourth career start and fifth career appearance Nine inning no hitters in a losing effort Edit Ken Johnson pitched a no hitter in 1964 but was the losing pitcher of the game Unlike a perfect game in which no batters reach base in regular no hitters batters can reach base in other ways such as a walk an error or a hit batsman thus it is possible for the team pitching the no hitter to lose On April 23 1964 Ken Johnson of the Houston Colt 45s became the only pitcher to lose a complete game no hitter in nine innings when he was beaten 1 0 by the Cincinnati Reds The winning run was scored by Pete Rose in the top of the ninth inning via an error groundout and another error 24 On April 30 1967 Steve Barber and Stu Miller of the Baltimore Orioles pitched a combined no hitter but lost 2 1 to the Detroit Tigers 25 On July 1 1990 Andy Hawkins of the New York Yankees pitched an eight inning no hitter the Yankees were the away team against the Chicago White Sox and lost the game 4 0 after an eighth inning which saw three errors 26 The four runs that the White Sox scored are the most by any team in a game in which they had no hits 27 Because Hawkins only threw eight innings this game is not recognized as an official no hitter by Major League Baseball however it was considered a no hitter at the time it was pitched In the year after the game the rules regarding no hitters and rules regarding other statistics were changed and applied retroactively in order to clean up the record book The Hawkins no hitter failed on one main provision of the new standards To be classified a valid no hitter the pitcher or pitching staff must hold the opposing team hitless for the entire game and face opposing batters in at least nine full innings meaning the only way a team can pitch a losing no hitter on the road is if the game goes to extra innings and the home team manages to win the game on a walk off without the benefit of a hit On April 12 1992 Matt Young of the Boston Red Sox faced the Cleveland Indians in the first game of a doubleheader Young allowed no hits but gave up two runs on seven walks and an error by shortstop Luis Rivera en route to the second unofficial no hitter by a losing pitcher on the road Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo of the Los Angeles Angels also combined for eight innings of no hit baseball in a 1 0 road loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 28 2008 after Matt Kemp reached on an error stole second advanced to third on another error and scored on a sacrifice fly However since the Angels only pitched eight innings this game is once again not recognized as an official no hitter On May 15 2022 Cincinnati Reds pitchers Hunter Greene and Art Warren also combined to pitch an eight inning no hit loss against the Pittsburgh Pirates The only run of the game was scored when Pirates shortstop Rodolfo Castro scored on a groundout The game is again not recognized as an official no hitter due to only 8 innings of no hit play 28 Shortened no hitters Edit Matt Young allowed no hits in a 1992 game that is not considered a no hitter because he only pitched eight innings A game shortened by previous agreement or that cannot continue due to weather or darkness may be considered a completed official game as long as at least five innings have been completed Until 1991 any such game in which a pitcher held the opposing team without hits was considered an official no hitter however under the current rule a no hitter must last for at least nine innings to count There are thirty seven such shortened no hitters As the rule was applied retroactively there are thirty five games in which a no hitter was shortened by previous agreement weather or darkness with lengths ranging from 5 to 8 innings that are no longer considered no hitters There are four shortened no hitters that were ended early as part of a previous agreement for travel purposes 29 In 2020 and 2021 MLB used seven inning doubleheaders and on April 25 2021 Madison Bumgarner threw the fifth shortened no hitter in baseball history not shortened by weather or darkness On July 7 2021 Collin McHugh Josh Fleming Diego Castillo Matt Wisler and Pete Fairbanks of the Tampa Bay Rays threw a combined seven inning no hitter No hitters recorded in seven inning doubleheaders do not count as official no hitters unless the game lasts at least nine innings and the no hitter is preserved through the end of the game If the home team leads after the top of the ninth they do not bat in the bottom of the ninth thus the visiting team only pitches eight innings Since it is possible to score runs without getting hits a visiting team can complete a full game without allowing a hit but not be credited with an official no hitter This has happened five times in MLB history Silver King 1890 Andy Hawkins 1990 and Matt Young 1992 pitched complete games without allowing a hit but pitched only eight innings as the losing pitcher from the visiting team and thus are not credited with a no hitter 30 31 In 2008 Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo combined to throw eight no hit innings and in 2022 Hunter Greene and Art Warren also combined to throw eight no hit innings while losing the game 1 0 32 No hitters broken up in extra innings Edit A game that is a no hitter through nine innings may be broken up in extra innings Under current rules such a game whether won or lost is not considered an official no hitter because the pitching staff did not keep the opposing team hitless for the entire course of the game Rich Hill had a potential no hitter broken up in extra innings in 2017 On May 2 1917 a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds reached the end of nine innings in a hitless scoreless tie 33 the only time in baseball history that neither team has had a hit in regulation Both Hippo Vaughn of the Cubs and Fred Toney of the Reds continued pitching into the tenth inning Vaughn lost his no hitter in the top of the tenth as the Reds got two hits and scored the winning run Toney retired the side in the bottom of the tenth and recorded a ten inning no hitter This game was long considered a double no hitter but Vaughn is no longer credited with a no hitter under the current rules Of the thirteen potential no hitters that have been lost in extra innings two were perfect games until the inning when the first hit was surrendered On May 26 1959 Harvey Haddix of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitched a remarkable twelve perfect innings against the Milwaukee Braves before losing the perfect game on an error and then the no hitter and the game in the thirteenth inning On June 3 1995 Pedro Martinez of the Montreal Expos pitched nine perfect innings against the San Diego Padres before giving up a hit in the tenth and exiting the game which the Expos then won 1 0 34 On August 23 2017 in a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill pitched nine no hit innings only to lose his no hit bid and the game on a walk off homer by Josh Harrison in the 10th inning 35 This was another potential perfect game the perfect game was broken up by a ninth inning error the first time that had happened in MLB history 36 On April 23 2022 the Tampa Bay Rays threw a combined no hitter against the Red Sox that was broken up in the tenth inning J P Feyereisen Javy Guerra Jeffrey Springs Jason Adam Ryan Thompson and Andrew Kittredge threw nine hitless frames before Matt Wisler surrendered a triple to Boston s Bobby Dalbec which scored the extra innings runner on second base The Rays would go on to walk off the game in the bottom of the inning with a Kevin Kiermaier home run Wisler was credited with the win 37 Time between franchise no hitters Edit All 30 active teams in Major League Baseball have pitched a no hitter The last active MLB team to throw its first no hitter was the San Diego Padres when pitcher Joe Musgrove struck out ten batters and held the Texas Rangers hitless at Globe Life Field on April 9 2021 52 years after the team s debut in 1969 38 The closest attempt by a single pitcher prior to 2021 was against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 18 1972 Steve Arlin came within one out of a no hitter before Denny Doyle broke up his bid with a single 39 On July 9 2011 five Padres pitchers combined for 8 2 3 innings of no hit pitching against the Los Angeles Dodgers before Juan Uribe hit a double which was followed by a Dioner Navarro single that allowed the Dodgers to score to win the game 1 0 The Cleveland Guardians have the longest active no hitter drought the last such game thrown by the team was Len Barker s perfect game on May 15 1981 The New York Mets who began play in 1962 went without a no hitter until Johan Santana pitched one on the night of June 1 2012 against the St Louis Cardinals at home at Citi Field The 8 0 victory closed out their era as the oldest franchise without a no hitter and ended a drought that lasted 8 019 regular season and 74 post season games As of the start of the 2021 season Mets pitchers have thrown 39 one hitters 40 The longest no hitter drought in MLB history was suffered by the Philadelphia Phillies between May 1 1906 and June 21 1964 a span of 8 945 games The Washington Nationals achieved their first no hitter on September 28 2014 41 The franchise has four previous no hitters in its history as the Montreal Expos including a perfect game by Dennis Martinez Six current NL teams the Braves Dodgers Giants Phillies Cubs and Reds all pitched their first no hitters before the advent of the American League in 1901 Among the early National League teams still playing the last to get their first no hitter was the St Louis Cardinals when Jesse Haines pitched one on July 17 1924 Of the original American League teams the last team to get their first no hitter was the New York Yankees when George Mogridge pitched one on April 24 1917 There are a number of short lived Major League franchises from the nineteenth century that folded without ever recording a no hitter Justin Verlander threw his first two no hitters for the Detroit Tigers and more recently one for the Houston Astros Joe Musgrove pitched the most recent and to date only no hitter for the San Diego Padres Len Barker s perfect game is the most recent no hitter for the Cleveland Guardians Most recent no hitter for each active MLB franchise Date of no hitter Pitcher s Franchise Time since no hitterAugust 14 2021 Tyler Gilbert Arizona Diamondbacks 2 years 10 daysApril 8 1994 Kent Mercker Atlanta Braves 29 years 138 daysMay 5 2021 John Means Baltimore Orioles 2 years 111 daysMay 19 2008 Jon Lester Boston Red Sox 15 years 97 daysJune 24 2021 Zach Davies 6 2 IP Ryan Tepera 1 1 IP Andrew Chafin 1 IP Craig Kimbrel 1 IP Chicago Cubs 2 years 61 daysApril 14 2021 Carlos Rodon Chicago White Sox 2 years 132 daysMay 7 2021 Wade Miley Cincinnati Reds 2 years 109 daysMay 15 1981 Len Barker Cleveland Indians 42 years 101 daysApril 17 2010 Ubaldo Jimenez Colorado Rockies 13 years 129 daysJuly 8 2023 Matt Manning 6 2 IP Jason Foley 1 1 IP Alex Lange 1 IP Detroit Tigers 47 daysAugust 1 2023 Framber Valdez Houston Astros 23 daysAugust 26 1991 Bret Saberhagen Kansas City Royals 31 years 363 daysMay 10 2022 Reid Detmers Los Angeles Angels 1 year 106 daysMay 4 2018 Walker Buehler 6 IP Tony Cingrani 1 IP Yimi Garcia 1 IP Adam Liberatore 1 IP Los Angeles Dodgers 5 years 112 daysJune 3 2017 Edinson Volquez Miami Marlins 6 years 82 daysSeptember 11 2021 Corbin Burnes 8 IP Josh Hader 1 IP Milwaukee Brewers 1 year 347 daysMay 3 2011 Francisco Liriano Minnesota Twins 12 years 113 daysApril 29 2022 Tylor Megill 5 IP Drew Smith 1 1 IP Joely Rodriguez 1 IP Seth Lugo 0 2 IP Edwin Diaz 1 IP New York Mets 1 year 117 daysJune 28 2023 Domingo German New York Yankees 57 daysMay 7 2019 Mike Fiers Oakland Athletics 4 years 109 daysAugust 9 2023 Michael Lorenzen Philadelphia Phillies 15 daysJuly 12 1997 Francisco Cordova 9 IP Ricardo Rincon 1 IP Pittsburgh Pirates 26 years 43 daysApril 9 2021 Joe Musgrove San Diego Padres 2 years 137 daysJune 9 2015 Chris Heston San Francisco Giants 8 years 76 daysMay 8 2018 James Paxton Seattle Mariners 5 years 108 daysSeptember 3 2001 Bud Smith St Louis Cardinals 21 years 355 daysJuly 26 2010 Matt Garza Tampa Bay Rays 13 years 29 daysJuly 28 1994 Kenny Rogers Texas Rangers 29 years 27 daysSeptember 2 1990 Dave Stieb Toronto Blue Jays 32 years 356 daysOctober 3 2015 Max Scherzer Washington Nationals 7 years 325 daysAvoiding no hitters Edit All modern era MLB teams have experienced at least two no hitters pitched against them The record for the longest period of time without being no hit is held by the Chicago Cubs who succeeded in getting at least one hit in every game following Sandy Koufax s perfect game against them on September 9 1965 until they were no hit by Cole Hamels of the Philadelphia Phillies on July 25 2015 a period of 49 years 318 days 7951 games including 31 postseason games Koufax s perfect game together with Bob Hendley s one hitter is the only major league game in which the two teams combined for only one hit The second longest streak without having an official no hitter pitched against them is held by the New York Yankees who had a gap of 44 years 263 days between nine inning no hitters from September 21 1958 to June 10 2003 However during this time the Yankees failed to collect a hit in a rain shortened official game on July 12 1990 42 after 31 years 294 days Including games of less than nine innings the St Louis Cardinals have the second longest streak between games when they did not collect a hit May 12 1919 to May 14 1960 a period of 41 years 3 days Among AL teams the Kansas City Royals hold the longest such streak May 15 1973 to May 19 2008 a period of 35 years 4 days The longest current streak is held by the Los Angeles Angels 43 last held hitless on September 11 1999 23 years 347 days ago by Minnesota Twins pitcher Eric Milton 44 No hitters and ballparks Edit Forbes Field home of the Pittsburgh Pirates from the middle of the 1909 season until the middle of the 1970 season is the only long term major league ballpark where a no hitter was never thrown during its existence There are three recently built fields where no hitters have not yet been thrown Busch Stadium Truist Park and Target Field Four parks presently in existence for a decade or more have only seen one no hitter each Coors Field the hitter friendly home of the Colorado Rockies Hideo Nomo on September 17 1996 the Orioles current home Oriole Park at Camden Yards known for being hitter friendly Nomo on April 4 2001 PNC Park the current home of the Pirates which like Forbes Field is known for being hitter friendly Homer Bailey on September 28 2012 and Petco Park home of the San Diego Padres which initially was known as a pitcher s park but was modified with shorter fences in 2013 Tim Lincecum on July 13 2013 American Family Field home of the Milwaukee Brewers has hosted two no hitters but only one involved its home team Both no hitters were thrown by the Chicago Cubs Alec Mills threw a no hitter on September 13 2020 against the Brewers 45 and Carlos Zambrano pitched one on September 14 2008 against the home Houston Astros in a game displaced by Hurricane Ike 46 Nippon Professional Baseball EditSee also List of Nippon Professional Baseball no hitters There have been 66 no hitters in Nippon Professional Baseball history As noted above unlike Major League Baseball the Japanese league does not count combined or not shutout no hitters Negro leagues EditOngoing research by baseball historians has revealed the existence of 34 no hitters thrown in Negro league baseball the research has had to clarify differences between play from teams and barnstorming and one of the no hitters was done at a Benefit All Star Game In 2020 Major League Baseball announced the addition of the seven Negro Major Leagues that played from 1920 to 1948 as major leagues which recognized statistics from over 3 400 players that played in those seasons which will only increase the need for further research and verification over no hitters 47 This presumes that 22 to 24 no hitters from that said era 22 regular season one postseason one All Star game could be recognized by official record books such as Elias in future years There are also six games that were prematurely cut from the intended length of nine innings that were called due to weather that ranged from 1926 to 1945 one of which includes Luther Farrell and his seven inning no hitter in Game 5 of the 1927 Colored World Series 48 49 Four pitchers threw two no hitters Bill Gatewood Phil Cockrell Jesse Winters and Satchel Paige Dick Redding nicknamed Cannonball was reported to have thrown as many as 30 no hitters in his career but the disparity in finding enough box scores to verify such claim still proves too great for researchers incidentally Paige had estimated he threw 55 no hitters in a long career of league games and barnstorming At any rate his no hitter for the Lincoln Giants against the Cuban Stars is generally considered the first no hitter documented between two African American teams considered to have played at the highest level Leon Day threw a no hitter on May 5 1946 to open the season for the Newark Eagles against the Philadelphia Stars which is believed to be the second no hitter thrown by a pitcher on Opening Day Eleven were done in the 1910s while fourteen were verified to have been done in the 1920s six in the 1930s and three in the 1940s Likely the most famous no hitter thrown by a player in the Negro leagues was Red Grier who pitched a no hitter in Game 3 of the 1926 Colored World Series on October 3 1926 doing so for the Bacharach Giants against the Chicago American Giants 50 It was the first no hitter thrown in a major league postseason game and no one would throw another in the playoffs until Don Larsen 30 years later In December 2020 Major League Baseball announced that it was classifying the seven Negro Major Leagues as major leagues recognizing statistics and approximately 3 400 players who played from 1920 to 1948 47 International competition EditIn the 2006 World Baseball Classic Shairon Martis pitched a shortened no hitter for the Netherlands against Panama The game was ended after seven innings due to the mercy rule 51 In the 2023 World Baseball Classic four Puerto Rico pitchers Jose De Leon 5 2 innings Yacksel Rios 0 1 inning Edwin Diaz 1 inning and Duane Underwood Jr 1 inning combined for a shortened perfect game against Israel The game was ended after eight innings due to the mercy rule 52 Other notable no hitters EditConsidered to be one of the greatest amateur pitchers in Ontario in the 1950s and 1960s southpaw Jack Roberts pitched two consecutive no hitters for the Campbellville Merchants a team with a 771 winning percentage in an Ontario Baseball Association Intermediate C round robin final in 1966 53 54 No hitter with complete game shutout win EditUnlike MLB and the WBSC global sanctioning body of baseball definitions a no hitter is called a no hit no run game in Eastern Asian professional leagues The requirements are different from the traditional definition the game is a shutout victory where the starting pitcher pitches the entire game while allowing no hits and no runs are scored a no hitter by the traditional definition runs may score by walk hit by pitch defensive interference errors stolen bases and balks In those leagues a no hitter is not regarded as official record unless the starting pitcher pitches the whole game and the opposing team scores zero runs and the team either wins or the game ends in a tie which happens when the innings limit is reached There is a twelve inning limit in these leagues Superstitions EditOne of the most common baseball superstitions is that it is bad luck to mention a no hitter in progress especially to the pitcher and in particular by their teammates who sometimes even go so far as to avoid even going near the pitcher 55 Some sportscasters observe this taboo while others have no reservations about mentioning no hitters before completion When Sandy Koufax pitched his no hitter against the Mets in 1962 one of their 120 losses that season Mets coach Solly Hemus apparently trying to jinx Koufax kept heckling him through the game about pitching a no hitter according to a post game interview Koufax gave after pitching his third no hitter in 1964 An early biography of Koufax quoted him as telling his catcher during that 1964 no hitter Let s just go to the fastball and get this no hit thing over with citation needed Mickey Mantle in an interview for Ken Burns 1994 Baseball documentary series related that Don Larsen famed for his 1956 World Series perfect game tried to talk about his no hitter throughout the contest but much to his chagrin his Yankee teammates avoided his conversation and maintained the superstition When Los Angeles Angels rookie Bo Belinsky entered the final inning of his no hitter in 1962 Baltimore Orioles outfielder Jackie Brandt passed him on the field as the teams changed sides According to Belinsky biographer Maury Allen Brandt told Belinsky Nice game Bo but it s over I m leading off with a bunt single citation needed Belinsky got Brandt out to start the final inning of his no hitter In 2009 when Mark Buehrle was pitching his perfect game as he exited the field after the eighth inning White Sox broadcaster Ken Harrelson exclaimed Call your sons Call your daughters Call your friends Call your neighbors Mark Buehrle has a perfect game going into the ninth 56 Buehrle retired the side in the ninth to complete the perfect game When Jim Bunning was pitching his perfect game in 1964 he deliberately violated this superstition talking to his teammates about the perfect game s progress in order to dispel the tension in the dugout 57 See also EditLists of no hittersReferences Edit Not including Madison Bumgarner s 7 inning hitless performance 5 which is not an official no hitter due to it only being 7 innings He was however credited with a complete game shutout win How many no hitters have been thrown in 2021 D backs rookie sets MLB record with latest www sportingnews com August 12 2021 Retrieved September 12 2021 Rules Regulations and Statistics Major League Baseball Retrieved June 21 2015 Donaghy Jack April 14 1992 Is revised no hitter rule a no no Eugene Register Guard pp 2D Retrieved August 3 2009 Year In Review 1991 National League Baseball Almanac 2009 Retrieved August 2 2009 Arizona Diamondbacks at Atlanta Braves Box Score April 25 2021 Baseball Reference com No Hitter Records by Baseball Almanac Retrieved June 21 2015 Johnny Vander Meer s Two Consecutive No Hitters by Baseball Almanac Retrieved June 21 2015 June 14 1965 New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play Baseball Reference com Retrieved September 30 2014 August 19 1965 Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play Baseball Reference com Retrieved September 30 2014 No hitter a record fourth for Varitek Boston Red Sox Archived from the original on July 8 2017 Retrieved September 30 2014 a b Kaplan Thomas May 21 2008 Red Sox No Hitter Puts Variety in Record Books The New York Times Retrieved May 10 2010 Carlos Ruiz caught his fourth no hitter tying Jason Varitek s record NBC Sports July 25 2015 Retrieved April 30 2022 Grosshandler Stan 2012 Unsung Heroes No Hit Catchers SABR Research Journals Archive Society for American Baseball Research Retrieved March 2 2012 Justice De Los Santos and AJ Cassavell April 10 2021 1 catcher 2 teams back to back no hitters MLB a b Josh Beckett s no hitter is the second that Drew Butera has caught Los Angeles Times May 26 2014 Retrieved September 30 2014 Collin McHugh Josh Fleming Diego Castillo Matt Wisler and Pete Fairbanks were the Rays pitchers Plesac Indians no hit for 3rd time in 2021 MLB com Retrieved September 12 2021 4 Strikeouts In 1 Inning Retrieved June 21 2015 Looking at MLB s 19 combined no hitters MLB com Zolecki Todd October 6 2010 Doctober No no for Halladay in playoff 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Arlin misses no hitter by a strike as ball bounces over Roberts head Eugene Register Guard July 19 1972 A History Lesson One Hitters Mets Rewind March 28 2021 Retrieved June 16 2021 Rare Jordan Zimm tosses first Nats no hitter Washington Nationals Chicago White Sox 8 New York Yankees 0 Retrosheet July 12 1990 Retrieved June 14 2010 Last time each team was no hit nonohitters com Retrieved June 29 2023 Thornley Stew September 11 1999 Eric Milton no hits the Angels SABR Retrieved August 10 2023 Chicago Cubs 12 Milwaukee Brewers 0 Retrosheet September 13 2020 Retrieved April 10 2021 Chicago Cubs 5 Houston Astros 0 Retrosheet September 14 2008 Retrieved April 10 2021 a b Anderson R J December 16 2020 MLB Elevates Negro Leagues to Major League Status Giving Overdue Recognition to 3 400 Players CBS Sports Retrieved December 18 2020 Retrosheet Boxscore Atlantic City Bacharach Giants ACY 3 Chicago American Giants CAG 2 https www nonohitters com 2020 12 18 an analysis of each negro leagues no hitters likeliness of earning a spot on the mlb list bare URL Ahead of Their Time Negro Leagues No Hitters Society for American Baseball Research Dutch Minor Leaguer No Hits Panama AP NEWS Retrieved March 14 2023 World Baseball Classic no hitters nonohitters com Retrieved March 19 2023 Obituary Jack Roberts was one of the greats in Ontario amateur baseball The Hamilton Spectator May 13 2022 Campbellville was the team to beat for two decades September 19 2008 Gmelch George September 2000 Revised version of Superstition and Ritual in American Baseball from Elysian Fields Quarterly Vol 11 No 3 1992 pp 25 36 McGraw Hill Dushkin Archived from the original on September 27 2007 Scott Merkin 29th April 2020 Hawk Harrelson s favorite career call could have been a jinx MLB com Retrieved 23rd January 2023 Buckley Jr James 2002 Perfect The Inside Story of Baseball s Seventeen Perfect Games Triumph Books ISBN 1 57243 454 6 p viExternal links EditChronological list of no hitters at Retrosheet 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