Who pitched 7 no-hitters?

Nolan Ryan holds the record for no-hitters in the major leagues with seven.
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What pitcher pitched 7 no-hitters?

The pitcher who holds the record for the most no-hitters, with seven in his career, is Nolan Ryan. His first two came with the California Angels in 1973, one on May 15th and the other on July 15th. He had two more with the Angels; the third on September 28, 1974 and the fourth June 1, 1975.
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Who caught the most no-hitters?

1-T) Carlos Ruiz: 4

Ruiz played for the Phillies from 2006-16, and caught every no-hitter the team threw in that span.
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Who pitched 6 no-hitters?

The 2003 Houston Astros set a record by using six pitchers in a no-hitter, a mark tied in 2012 by the Seattle Mariners. Babe Ruth (0 inn.)
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Who pitched 2 no-hitters in a row?

Vander Meer is most notable for being the only pitcher in Major League Baseball history to throw two consecutive no-hitters.
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Ryan completes his seventh career no-hitter



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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Has any team lost 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 catcher caught 2 perfect games?

Hassey is notable for being the only catcher in MLB history to have caught more than one perfect game (the first with Len Barker in 1981 and his second with Dennis Martínez in 1991).
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Who caught 2 perfect games?

Ron Hassey is the only catcher to have caught 2 perfect games (Len Barker 1981 and Dennis Martinez 1991).
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Did Nolan Ryan ever pitch a perfect game?

Ryan is the all-time leader in no-hitters with seven, three more than any other pitcher. He is tied with Bob Feller for the most one-hitters, with 12. Ryan also pitched 18 two-hitters. Despite this, he never pitched a perfect game, nor did he ever win a Cy Young Award.
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Has there ever been a 10 inning no-hitter?

The Reds' Fred Toney is credited with a no hitter, completing the accomplishment in 10 innings. Game went 10 innings.
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How many no-hitters does Randy Johnson have?

Johnson, who won 303 games and lost 166 over a 22-year-career, threw two no-hitters. His first was a 1990 no-no for the Seattle Mariners, the first in that franchise's history.
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Did Randy Johnson throw a perfect game?

On Tuesday, May 18, 2004, Randy Johnson, pitching for the Major League Baseball (MLB) Arizona Diamondbacks, threw a perfect game, beating the Atlanta Braves 2–0 at Turner Field in Atlanta before a crowd of 23,381.
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What pitcher has the most career no-hitters?

Here's the list, starting with the pitcher whose no-hitter total stands alone -- Nolan Ryan, who threw seven.
  • Nolan Ryan (7) May 1, 1991 TEX vs. ...
  • Sandy Koufax (4) Sept. ...
  • Justin Verlander (3) Sept. ...
  • Bob Feller (3) July 1, 1951 CLE vs. ...
  • Cy Young (3) June 30, 1908 BOS at NYY. ...
  • Larry Corcoran (3) ...
  • Mike Fiers (2) ...
  • Jake Arrieta (2)
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Has anyone ever pitched an 81 pitch game?

Per STATS, Hendricks' 81 pitches were the fewest in a nine-inning complete-game shutout since Aaron Cook of the Boston Red Sox in 2012. Cook also threw 81 pitches, allowing just two hits with two strikeouts in a 5-0 win over the Seattle Mariners. The Cubs had to be thrilled with Hendricks' performance Friday.
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Who threw the last perfect game in baseball?

King Felix last pitched in 2019, but he still owns MLB's most recent perfect game. On Aug. 15, 2012, Felix Hernandez tossed a perfecto against the Tampa Bay Rays. The 2010 AL Cy Young winner struck out 12, including the final batter, to record the first perfect game in Seattle Mariners history.
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Can a perfect game have an error?

A perfect game, by definition, is also a no-hitter, a win, and a shutout. A fielding error that does not allow a batter to reach base, such as a misplayed foul ball, does not spoil a perfect 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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Why is a baseball strikeout called AK?

Chadwick used S for sacrifice and chose K for strikeout. He did so because K is the prominent letter of the word "strike," which was used more frequently than strikeout. Some scorers use a forward K for a swinging strikeout, a backward K for a batter caught looking.
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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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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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