Has a pitcher ever lost a no-hitter?

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.
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Who pitched a no-hitter but lost?

Big Days in Astros History - April 23, 1964 - Ken Johnson throws a no-hitter... and loses! The big, easy-going, 230-pounder was told he had become the first pitcher in the annals of baseball to pitch a nine-inning no-hitter and lose.
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Has there ever been a 27 pitch game?

No, there has never been a 27-strikeout baseball game. The all-time record for strikeouts in a 9-inning game is 20.
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Has a pitcher ever thrown a no-hitter and hit a home run?

Wise, Wes Ferrell (1931), Jim Tobin (1944), and Earl Wilson (1962) are the only pitchers to throw a no-hitter and hit a home run in the same game. On August 28 against the San Francisco Giants, Wise also hit two home runs.
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What is the rarest thing in baseball?

Rarest of all is the unassisted triple play by an outfielder, performed only once in professional baseball history, by Walter Carlisle. It is possible for a team to score on a triple play, but that is also phenomenally rare.
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MLB No Hitters Lost in the 9th



What is a 3 pitch inning called?

One such rarity is the immaculate inning. You've probably heard of it -- an immaculate inning is when a pitcher strikes out all three batters in an inning, on three pitches each. The immaculate inning used to be very rare -- there were none from 1929-52.
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What is the weirdest name in baseball history?

Chicken Wolf. You wouldn't think the name "Chicken" would be the way to go, but that's what William Van Winkle Wolf went by throughout his 11-year playing career in the late 1800s (one year in major leagues).
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Has a pitcher ever had a 0 ERA?

There were 26 pitchers who finished the 2017 season with a 0.00 ERA. Among them were Jon Jay and Mitch Moreland, three different Tylers, and at least four different players with George Lucas-ass names (David Goforth, Jason Gurka, Damien Magnifico, and Thyago Vieira).
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Did Babe Ruth ever throw a no-hitter?

Well, first the obvious: Ruth and Shore are credited for having thrown the first combined no-hitter recorded in baseball history. And Ruth gets his name in there despite having thrown just four pitches and zero innings in the contest.
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Has a pitcher ever hit a walk off hit?

According to the “SABR Baseball List & Record Book,” there have been 32 walk-off home runs hit by pitchers (including one apiece in the American Association and Federal League). Today, we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the most recent occurrence.
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Has there ever been a 2 pitch inning?

It's a pretty rare feat. But ... have you ever seen a two-pitch inning? As in, a pitcher only needs two pitches to record a clean inning of work? If you watched the Rome Braves' win over the West Virginia Power on Friday night, you did.
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What is the fastest pitch ever caught?

Aroldis Chapman: 105.1 MPH

Something tells me it's not the last we see of Chapman.
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What is the fastest pitch in history?

Fastest pitch ever thrown

As a result, Aroldis Chapman is credited with throwing the fastest pitch in MLB history. On Sept. 24, 2010, Chapman made MLB history. Then a rookie relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, the fireballer unleashed a fastball clocked at 105.1 mph by PITCH/fx.
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Can a pitcher throw a no-hitter and lose?

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.
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What is the longest no-hitter by one pitcher?

You've almost certainly never heard of it -- in fact, it very nearly never happened at all. And yet, not a single professional pitcher -- on any field, in any town -- has managed to match Fred Toney's start on May 10, 1909: 17 innings pitched, one walk, 19 strikeouts, no hits.
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Who pitched 3 no-hitters in a row?

Johnny Vander Meer is the only pitcher to throw no-hitters in consecutive starts -- he did it on June 11 and June 15, 1938, exactly 75 years ago. But six times -- four times more than anyone in history -- Ryan had a chance to equal Vander Meer. Ryan's best chance came on July 19, 1973.
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Who threw the first ever no-hitter?

Therefore, Josephs is not considered as the first Major League pitcher to throw a no-hitter. This title belongs to George Bradley, who on July 15, 1876, kept the Hartford Dark Blues hitless through nine innings.
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Who is the youngest no-hitter?

The youngest pitcher to throw no-hitter: Amos Rusie, New York Giants, July 31, 1891 (20 years, 62 days).
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Has any pitcher thrown 2 no-hitters in a row?

More than 9,000 men have taken the mound in a big league game, but what pitcher Johnny Vander Meer accomplished more than three quarters of a century ago by tossing back-to-back no-hitters is considered by many one of the game's most unbreakable records.
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Has anyone pitched an immaculate inning?

How many immaculate innings have there been? There have been 112 immaculate innings in baseball history as of September 27, 2022. Six pitchers threw an immaculate inning during the 2022 season, while a trio of hurlers (Sandy Koufax, Chris Sale, and Max Scherzer) logged three immaculate innings.
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What is the slowest fastball ever thrown?

This 35.1 MPH Frank Schwindel pitch is the slowest (known/measured) MLB pitch to ever get hit for a home run!
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Do any MLB pitchers throw 100 mph?

In the pitch-tracking era (since 2008), there have been 223 MLB pitchers to hit 100 on the radar gun, according to Baseball Savant's Statcast. Almost half of those have happened since 2018. The Twins have had only four pitchers reach triple digits in this era: Duran, Jorge Alcala, Brusdar Graterol and Juan Morillo.
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What is the biggest cheating scandal in baseball?

The 1919 World Series resulted in the most famous scandal in baseball history, often referred to as the Black Sox Scandal. Eight players from the Chicago White Sox (nicknamed the Black Sox) were accused of throwing the series against the Cincinnati Reds.
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Who is the most famous baseball player of all time?

Not only was Ruth the greatest baseball player of all time, but he was the most important one too.
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Who was the 1st million dollar baseball player?

Nolan Ryan becomes baseball's first million dollar man | Baseball Hall of Fame.
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