Has any team lost a no-hitter?

On April 23, 1964, Ken Johnson of the Houston Colt . 45s became the first pitcher to throw a nine-inning no-hitter and lose. In fact, he is still the only individual to throw an official (nine-inning) no-hitter and lose.
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Has a team ever lost with a no-hitter?

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.
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Has any team been no-hit and won?

Interestingly enough, the '73 A's and '81 Dodgers both won the World Series. No team in MLB history has ever been no-hit in back-to-back games, though the St. Louis Browns no-hit the White Sox on back-to-back days May 5-6, 1917.
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How many times has a team lost a no-hitter?

Five times in modern Major League history (since 1900), a team has held its opponent hitless, but lost the game. For the complete list of no-hitters, click here.
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Who has thrown a no-hitter in their first start?

Did you know that four pitchers have thrown a no-hitter during their VERY FIRST START — Ted Breitenstein (October 4, 1891), Bumpus Jones (October 15, 1892), Bobo Holloman (May 6, 1953), and Tyler Gilbert (August 14, 2021).
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MLB No Hitters Lost in the 9th



Who threw a no-hitter and lost the game?

On April 23, 1964, Ken Johnson of the Houston Colt . 45s became the first pitcher to throw a nine-inning no-hitter and lose. In fact, he is still the only individual to throw an official (nine-inning) no-hitter and lose.
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Has there ever been a 27 pitch game?

Necciai is best remembered for the unique feat of striking out 27 batters in a nine-inning game, which he accomplished while playing with the Class-D Appalachian League team, the Bristol Twins, on May 13, 1952. He is the only pitcher ever to do so in a nine-inning, professional-league game.
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What is the rarest baseball play?

Unassisted triple plays

The rarest type of triple play, and one of the rarest events of any kind in baseball, is for a single fielder to complete all three outs. There have only been 15 unassisted triple plays in MLB history, making this feat rarer than a perfect game.
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Can you pitch a perfect game and lose?

Theoretically, a pitcher could lose a perfect game without throwing a pitch in the 10th. The extra-inning runner (EIR) could immediately steal 3rd and home or the pitcher could throw the ball away trying to check the runner.
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Did the Astros no-hit the Yankees?

In what felt like a scene out of Groundhog Day, the Astros held the Yankees hitless for six innings a day after throwing a combined no-hitter against them on Saturday, making it 16 straight no-hit innings dating back to the end of Friday's game for their pitching staff.
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Who pitched no-hitter against Yankees?

(CNN) Major League Baseball's Houston Astros have thrown a combined no-hitter against the New York Yankees on Saturday at Yankee Stadium. Astros starter Cristian Javier pitched the first seven innings, notching 13 strikeouts and one walk on 115 pitches.
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Has there ever been 2 no-hitters in the same game?

There has never been a complete-game double no-hitter in the major leagues. It has occurred 10 times in the minors: Aug. 7, 1886: Oakland's George Van Haltren beat San Francisco's Jim McMullin 4-2 in a California League game that featured a lot of runs when you consider neither team had a hit.
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Why is a baseball strikeout called AK?

A “K” is used to refer to a strikeout in baseball because the letter “S” was already used to score a sacrifice. So Henry Chadwick, the inventor of the box score, began using the letter “K” in the 1860s because it is the last letter of “struck”, which was the common term for a strikeout at the time.
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What is the longest no-hitter in MLB history?

After nearly 70 years, they still talk about that game in Winchester. It was no ordinary no-hitter. It went 17 innings, a feat still unchallenged as the longest no-hit game in professional baseball history.
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Has anyone had an unassisted triple play?

There has only been one unassisted triple play in postseason history, and it came during Game 5 of the 1920 World Series between Cleveland and the Brooklyn Robins (later the Dodgers).
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Has there ever been a quadruple play?

The world of marketing has appropriated the term "quadruple play" to depict a supposed product success that has four desirable features, and their assumption is that a quadruple play is impossible except for their product. However, a quadruple play might someday happen in the world of baseball.
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Has there ever been a 3 pitch inning?

Completely unofficial and no record books have ever been kept. The following pitchers had no problem with their pitch count, at least for one inning, as they started the inning, threw exactly three pitches and recorded three outs.
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What is the longest at-bat ever?

Belt's 21-pitch at-bat is the longest on record since 1988, as far back as the data is available, but his regular-season feat was surpassed in a Spring Training game by the Mets' Luis Guillorme.
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What's the longest HR ever hit?

In 1987, Joey Meyer, playing for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs, launched this ball astonishing 582 feet home run. Joey Meyer's home run is the longest homer ever recorded on video.
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What is 5 strikeouts in a game called?

The "Olympic Rings" or platinum sombrero applies to a player striking out five times in a game. A horn refers to a player striking out six times in a game; the term was coined by pitcher Mike Flanagan after teammate Sam Horn of the Baltimore Orioles accomplished the feat in an extra-inning game in 1991.
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Who pitched a perfect game?

There has been one perfect game in the World Series, thrown by Don Larsen for the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers on October 8, 1956.
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Who has the most no-hitters in baseball?

Here's the list, starting with the pitcher whose no-hitter total stands alone -- Nolan Ryan, who threw seven.
  • Dutch Leonard (2) ...
  • Addie Joss (2) ...
  • Frank Smith (2) ...
  • Christy Mathewson (2) ...
  • Theodore Breitenstein (2) ...
  • Adonis Terry (2) May 27, 1888 BRK vs. ...
  • Al Atkinson (2) May 1, 1886 PHI vs. ...
  • Pud Galvin (2) Aug.
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Has a rookie ever pitched a no-hitter?

Clay Buchholz's no-hitter

Throwing a no-hitter is hard enough for a crafty veteran. But doing it as a rookie? Well, that puts you into some of the most elite company in the game's history. Only 25 big leaguers have accomplished the feat, and it's a wonder that the number is that large.
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