In baseball and softball, a no-hit game (more commonly known as a no-hitter) refers to a contest in which one of the teams has prevented the other from getting an official hit during the entire length of the game, which must be at least 9 innings by the current Major League Baseball definition. Foul balls, foul tips, ground outs, fly outs, walks and errors do not break up a no-hitter. Baseball is a team sport, in which a fist-sized ball is thrown by a defensive player called a pitcher and hit by an offensive player called a batter with a round, smooth stick called a bat. ... Softball is a team sport in which a ball, eleven to twelve inches in circumference, is thrown by a player called a pitcher and hit by an offensive player called a batter with a round, smooth stick called a bat. ... In baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H), sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when he safely reaches first base after batting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielders choice. ... MLB logo Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... In baseball, a foul ball is a batted ball that is not a foul tip, and that. ... In baseball, a foul tip is a batted ball that goes sharp and direct from the bat to the catchers hands and is legally caught. ... In baseball, the rules state that a batted ball is considered in flight when it has not yet touched any object other than a fielder or his equipment. ... In baseball statistics, a base on balls (BB), also called a walk, is used in baseball to track the performance of pitchers and batters. ... In baseball, an error is the act, in the judgment of the official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner that allows a batter or runner to reach one or more additional bases, on a play that would normally be completed successfully with ordinary effort. ...

A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter." The achievement of a no-hitter is rare and considered to be an extraordinary accomplishment for a pitcher or pitching staff. In most cases in the professional game, no-hitters are accomplished by a single pitcher who throws a complete game. A baseball pitcher delivers the ball to home plate In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitchers mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter who attempts to either make contact with it or draw a...

Labeling a game as a no-hitter does not imply that the opposing team has not reached base, since it is quite possible to reach base without a hit. Thus a no-hitter does not imply a shutout, and although it is extremely uncommon, it is possible for a pitcher to throw a no-hitter and yet lose the game. The special case of a no-hitter in which the other team has not reached base at all is called a perfect game. A perfect game is by definition a shutout and a victory. Since 1991, a perfect game has been defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a pitcher pitches a complete game victory that lasts a minimum of nine innings and in which no opposition player reaches first base. ...

It is considered bad luck by many fans and broadcast announcers to mention a team's hitless status while the game is in progress, so often only the most observant fans will realize that there is a possibility of a no-hitter until the game is over - or the no-hitter is broken up.

No-hitters in Major League Baseball

In Major League Baseball, no-hitters are a rare but not unheard-of occurrence, with an average of slightly less than two per season over the history of the game, with slightly more than 250 no-hitters having been thrown. Only 17 of those 250 were perfect games. On June 29, 1990, two no-hitters were thrown on the same day–the first time this had ever occurred. MLB logo Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The pitcher who holds the record for the most no-hitters is Nolan Ryan, who threw seven in his long career and was regarded as the undisputed king of no-hitters. His first two came within exactly two months of each other with the California Angels: one on May 15, 1973 and the other on July 15. He won two more with the Angels: September 28, 1974 and June 1, 1975. He threw his fifth no-hitter with the Houston Astros on September 26, 1981, which broke Sandy Koufax's record. Finally, his sixth and seventh no-hitters came with the Texas Rangers on June 11, 1990 and May 1, 1991. Nolan Ryan Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. ... For the Pacific Coast League franchise see: Los Angeles Angels (PCL). ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years). ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team based in Houston, Texas. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sanford Sandy Koufax (born Sanford Braun on December 30, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966. ... Texas Rangers American League AAA Oklahoma RedHawks AA Frisco RoughRiders A Bakersfield Blaze Clinton LumberKings Spokane Indians R Arizona Rangers The Texas Rangers are a Major League Baseball team based in Arlington, Texas, a suburb in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The pitcher who holds the record for the longest period between no-hitters is Randy Johnson, who threw a no-hitter as a Seattle Mariner on June 2, 1990 and a perfect game as an Arizona Diamondback on May 18, 2004. Johnson tossing out a pitch against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park Randall David Randy Johnson (born September 10, 1963 in Walnut Creek, California) is a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. ... The Seattle Mariners are a Major League Baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. ... 2 June is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Since 1991, a perfect game has been defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a pitcher pitches a complete game victory that lasts a minimum of nine innings and in which no opposition player reaches first base. ... Arizona Diamondbacks National League AAA Tucson Sidewinders AA Tennessee Smokies A Lancaster JetHawks South Bend Silver Hawks Yakima Bears R Missoula Osprey The Arizona Diamondbacks are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

There have been nine combined no-hitters, that is, when multiple pitchers collectively throw a no-hitter during a game. The first was on June 23, 1917, with Babe Ruth as the starting pitcher. Ruth was ejected from the game for arguing with an umpire in the first inning. Ernie Shore relieved Ruth; the runner at first was caught stealing, and Shore then retired the next 26 batters. The Major League record for combined pitchers in a no-hitter is six, set by the Houston Astros against the New York Yankees on June 11, 2003. The pitchers were Roy Oswalt, Pete Munro, Kirk Saarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel, and Billy Wagner. June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Ruth batting for the Yankees George Herman Ruth, (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948), better known as Babe Ruth and also commonly known by the nicknames The Bambino and The Sultan of Swat, was an American baseball player and United States national icon. ... The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team based in Houston, Texas. ... The New York Yankees are a Major League baseball team based in The Bronx, New York City. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Roy Edward Oswalt [OWES-walt] (born August 29, 1977 in Weir, Mississippi) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Houston Astros (since 2001). ... Brad Lidge is an American relief pitcher for the Major League Baseball team, the Houston Astros. ... William Edward Wagner (born July 25, 1971 in Tannersville, Virginia) is an American Major League Baseball closer for the Philadelphia Phillies (2004-present). ...

On April 23, 1964, Ken Johnson of Houston became the only pitcher to lose a complete game no-hitter in nine innings when he was beaten 1-0 by Cincinnati. Andy Hawkins of the New York Yankees lost 4-0, while pitching 8 innings of no-hit ball against the Chicago White Sox in a 1990 game. All of the runs scored as a result of two walks and three consecutive errors on fly balls. In 1992, Matt Young of the Boston Red Sox lost an eight-inning no-hitter by a 2-1 score. The home team did not bat in the 9th, as they already had the lead. Those no-hitters are not recognized by Major League Baseball. The New York Yankees are a Major League baseball team based in The Bronx, New York City. ... The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Boston, Massachusetts. ...

In 1967, Steve Barber and Stu Miller of the Baltimore Orioles pitched a combined no-hitter, but lost 2-1 to the Tigers. 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Baltimore Orioles are a Major League Baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. ...

A game that is a no-hitter through 9 innings may be lost in extra innings. In 1917, Fred Toney of the Cincinnati Reds and Hippo Vaughn of the Chicago Cubs squared off in a pitcher's duel that was a hitless, scoreless tie after 9 innings — the only time in baseball history that neither team has had a hit in regulation. The Reds got two hits in the top of the tenth and scored the winning run. In the bottom of the tenth, Toney retired the side and recorded a 10-inning no-hitter. In 1959, Harvey Haddix of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitched twelve perfect innings before losing the no-hitter and the game to the Milwaukee Braves in the 13th. Pedro Martinez was the last pitcher to lose a no-hitter in the 10th inning after pitching nine perfect innings against the Dodgers in 1995. Extra innings is the procedure by which a tie is broken in the sport of baseball. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Cincinnati Reds National League AAA Louisville Bats AA Chattanooga Lookouts A Sarasota Reds Dayton Dragons R Billings Mustangs GCL Reds The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... The Chicago Cubs are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pitcher Harvey Haddix on a 1963 Topps Baseball Card Harvey Haddix, Jr. ... The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... The Atlanta Braves are a Major League Baseball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Pedro Martinez warming up in right field of Fenway Park before a game, June 22, 2004. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Cleveland Indians' Bob Feller left the Chicago White Sox hitless in the season opener on April 16, 1940. This remains the only Opening Day no-hitter to date. Cleveland Indians American League AAA Buffalo Bisons AA Akron Aeros A Kinston Indians Lake County Captains Mahoning Valley Scrappers R Burlington Indians The Cleveland Indians are a Major League Baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. ... Robert William Andrew Feller, nicknamed Rapid Robert, is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher and Hall of Famer. ... The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

On October 8, 1956, Don Larsen became the only person in Major League history to throw a no-hitter during a World Series game, a feat that has not been repeated. Larsen's no-hitter was also a perfect game. It not only is the only no-hitter in World Series history, but is also the only no-hitter thrown in any postseason game. October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Don James Larsen (born August 7, 1929 in Michigan City, Indiana) was a pitcher for seven different Major League Baseball franchises, but is most remembered for his time with the New York Yankees. ... In baseball, the World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, played in October after the end of the regular season between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League. ...

In June 1938, Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds accomplished what no other pitcher has managed to duplicate. On June 11 of that year, he threw a no-hitter against the Boston Braves. In his very next start, June 15, he threw a no-hitter against the Brooklyn Dodgers, thus becoming the only pitcher in baseball history to throw consecutive no-hitters. He was perhaps aided by the fact that it was also the very first night game at Ebbets Field. Most baseball historians believe that his feat will never be exceeded, since to do so a pitcher would have to throw three consecutive no-hitters. Allie Reynolds (in 1951), Virgil Trucks (in 1952), and Nolan Ryan (in 1973) are the only other major leaguers thus far to throw two no-hitters in the same season. The pitcher who came closest to matching Vander Meer's feat was Dave Stieb, who lost no-hitters with two outs in the bottom of the ninth in consecutive starts in 1988. June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... John Samuel Vander Meer born November 2, 1914 - October 6, 1997 in Prospect Park, New Jersey was a Major League Baseball pitcher. ... Cincinnati Reds National League AAA Louisville Bats AA Chattanooga Lookouts A Sarasota Reds Dayton Dragons R Billings Mustangs GCL Reds The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... Two major American professional sports teams have existed under the name Boston Braves, both of which still exist today but are no longer located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... For the 1930s NFL team, see Brooklyn Dodgers (football). ... Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball park located at in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York. ... Allie Pierce Reynolds (February 10, 1917 _ December 26, 1994) (known as the Superchief) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nolan Ryan Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Dave Stieb was a pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On August 11, 1991, White Sox hurler Wilson Alvarez becomes the first rookie to throw a no-hitter since 1983 when he defeated the Orioles, 7-0, in his 2nd big league start. 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... Rookie is a term for a person who is in their first year of play of their sport and has little or no experience. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Genera Oriolus Sphecotheres Orioles are colourful Old World passerine birds in the family Oriolidae. ...

List of Major League Baseball No-hitters This is a list of No-hitters in Major League Baseball history. ...

External links

• American League No-hitters
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• No Hitters Alphabetically by Umpire
• Major League No-hitters since 1970
• National Baseball Hall of Fame: combined pitchers in a no-hitter
• Doc Ellis Says He Pitched 1970 No-Hitter Under The Influence of LSD