Has anyone 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 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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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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When was the last no-hitter loss?

The most recent major league no-hitter was thrown by Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero, and Ryan Pressly of the Houston Astros against the Philadelphia Phillies during Game 4 of the World Series on November 2, 2022.
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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



Can you throw a perfect game and lose?

Can a pitcher throw a perfect game and lose the game? No. A perfect game means that no opposing player safely reaches any base in any way- so no hits, no walks, no hit batsmen, no reaching base on an error or uncaught third strike.
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Has there ever been a double no-hitter?

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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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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Is a perfect game harder than a no-hitter?

How is a no-hitter different from a perfect game? A perfect game is a no-hitter, where a pitcher completes a game without the other team reaching first base. It is different from a no-hitter because batters can still reach first base from a walk or error, and the game can still be considered a no-hitter.
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What is a 27 strikeout game called?

27 strikeouts, 81 pitches. 9 immaculate innings. The Immaculate Game.
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Who messed up the perfect game?

Facing the Cleveland Indians, Galarraga retired the first 26 batters he faced. His bid for a perfect game was ruined one out short when first-base umpire Jim Joyce incorrectly ruled that Indians batter Jason Donald reached first base safely on a ground ball.
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Who pitched 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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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 dirtiest pitch in baseball?

Top 9 Nastiest Pitches in Baseball History
  • Clayton Kershaw's 12-6 Curveball.
  • R.A. Dickey's Knuckleball.
  • Mariano Rivera's Cutter.
  • Randy Johnson's Slider.
  • Sandy Koufax's Curveball.
  • Trevor Hoffman's Changeup.
  • Greg Maddux's Two-Seamer.
  • Satchel Paige's Hesitation Pitch.
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How rare is a immaculate inning?

An immaculate inning is rarer than a perfect game, according to baseball statistician Ryan Spaeder. In a 2018 research project, Spaeder noted that there were just 23 perfect games – or 0.0106%—out of over 216,000 games in baseball history.
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How rare is a no-hitter?

A no-hitter is a rare accomplishment for a pitcher or pitching staff—only 318 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 May 10, 2022, by Reid Detmers of the Los Angeles Angels against the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Has a team ever been no-hit but won?

If someone told you that a team recorded no hits in a baseball game, you would probably -- and reasonably -- assume that team lost said game. Well, on June 28, 2008, the Dodgers beat that Angels despite not recording a single hit in the game.
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Did Nolan Ryan ever pitch a perfect game?

Ryan also pitched 18 two-hitters. Despite this, he never pitched a perfect game, nor did he ever win a Cy Young Award; both were largely attributed to his high walk rate. Ryan is one of only 29 players in baseball history to have appeared in MLB games in four different decades.
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How many no-hitters with a loss?

These pitchers gave up no hits ... and lost

But, as always, there are exceptions. 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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What is the longest no hit game?

This record is now 118 years old

Cy Young -- yeah, that guy. On this day 118 years ago, Young gave up his first base hit in over two weeks, snapping a streak of 24 consecutive hitless innings that, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, remains unchallenged as the Major League record.
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Did Babe Ruth pitch 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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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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Has a catcher ever won MVP?

Since Ivan Rodriguez was named AL MVP in 1999, only two catchers (Joe Mauer in 2009, Buster Posey in 2012) have won.
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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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What is the hardest skill in baseball?

In baseball, if you get three hits out of every ten at-bats, that means a . 300 average and you'll be one of the best hitters in the game. And for this very reason alone, Popular Science says that hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports.
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