The new golden age of pitching is upon us... and no hitters (and near no hitters) seem to be a weekly occurrence.
With Matt Garza's no hitter the other evening, the Rays have the most recent no hitter in baseball. Let's take a look at each franchise's most recent no hitter and see who has been waiting the longest.
Of course I am eliminating the Padres and the Mets from the discussion as they have yet to see their first (get on that, Oliver Perez!)
And I am not including the Armando Galaragga perfect game because officially, it wasn't. (F--- you Jim Joyce... yeah I know he was classy afterwards but still.)
THE MOST RECENT NO HITTERS
FOR EACH FRANCHISE
FOR EACH FRANCHISE
TAMPA PAY RAYSMatt Garza - July 26th, 2010
5-0 over Detroit.
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKSEdwin Jackson - June 25, 2010
1-0 over Tampa Bay
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIESRoy Halladay - May 29, 2010
1-0 over Florida. (Perfect Game)
OAKLAND A'SDallas Braden - May 9, 2010
4-0 over Tampa Bay. (Perfect Game.)
COLORADO ROCKIESUbaldo Jimenez - April 17, 2010
4-0 over Atlanta.
CHICAGO WHITE SOXMark Buehrle - July 23, 2009
5-0 over Tampa Bay. (Perfect Game.)
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTSJonathan Sanchez - July 10, 2009.
8-0 over San Diego.
CHICAGO CUBSCarlos Zambrano - September 14, 2008.
5-0 over Houston.
BOSTON RED SOXJon Lester - May 19, 2008.
7-0 over Kansas City.
DETROIT TIGERSJustin Verlander - June 12, 2007.
4-0 over Milwaukee.
FLORIDA MARLINSAnibal Sanchez - September 6, 2006.
2-0 over Arizona.
HOUSTON ASTROSRoy Oswalt, Peter Munro, Kirk Saarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel and Billy Wagner -
June 11, 2003.
8-0 over New York Yankees.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALSBud Smith - September 3, 2001
4-0 over San Diego.
MINNESOTA TWINSEric Milton - September 11, 1999
7-0 over Anaheim.
NEW YORK YANKEESDavid Cone - July 18, 1999.
6-0 over Montreal. (Perfect Game.)
PITTSBURGH PIRATESFrancisco Cordova and Ricardo Rincon - July 12, 1997.
3-0 over Houston. (10 innings.)
LOS ANGELES DODGERSHideo Nomo - September 17, 1996.
9-0 over Colorado.
TEXAS RANGERSKenny Rogers - July 28, 1994.
4-0 over California. (Perfect Game.)
ATLANTA BRAVESKent Mercker - April 8, 1994.
6-0 over Los Angeles.
SEATTLE MARINERSChris Bosio - April 22, 1993.
2-0 over Boston.
KANSAS CITY ROYALSBret Saberhagen - August 26, 1991
7-0 over Chicago White Sox.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS (AS MONTREAL EXPOS)Dennis Martinez - July 28, 1991.
2-0 over Los Angeles. (Perfect Game.)
BALTIMORE ORIOLESBob Milacki, Mike Flanagan, Mark Williamson and Gregg Olson - July 13, 1991.
2-0 over Oakland.
TORONTO BLUE JAYSDave Steib - September 2, 1990.
3-0 over Cleveland.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS OF ANAHEIM (AS CALIFORNIA ANGELS)Mark Langston and Mike Witt - April 11, 1990.
1-0 over Seattle.
CINCINNATI REDSTom Browning - September 16, 1988.
1-0 over Los Angeles. (Perfect Game.)
MILWAUKEE BREWERSJuan Nieves - April 15, 1987.
7-0 over Baltimore.
CLEVELAND INDIANSLen Barker - May 15, 1981.
3-0 over Toronto. (Perfect Game.)
Bonus
WASHINGTON SENATORSBobby Burke - August 8, 1931
5-0 over Boston.
It's been too long for the Reds, Brewers and Indians who went all of the 1990s and 2000s without one.
And the Orioles, Astros and Pirates better get one soon. Those combined no hitters are a mess for a list like this.
And who would have thought with Smoltz, Maddux and Glavine on the Braves all of those years the most recent no hitter would have been Kent Mercker?
I threw in Bobby Burke's no hitter as well... the last one for the city of Washington.
So let's get on it pitchers... I want this list to be obsolete!
(Yeah, I know Sandy Koufax wasn't the most recent no hitter... but I like that picture. It's my blog. Sue me.)
And the Orioles, Astros and Pirates better get one soon. Those combined no hitters are a mess for a list like this.
And who would have thought with Smoltz, Maddux and Glavine on the Braves all of those years the most recent no hitter would have been Kent Mercker?
I threw in Bobby Burke's no hitter as well... the last one for the city of Washington.
So let's get on it pitchers... I want this list to be obsolete!
(Yeah, I know Sandy Koufax wasn't the most recent no hitter... but I like that picture. It's my blog. Sue me.)
Thanks for posting this list... some of these are a blast from the past... Ricardo Rincon (with then Pirates) being involved in a no-hitter is still absurd to me. I'm still pissed at how he screwed up so many games for Oakland.
ReplyDeleteThe Bosio no-hitter was 7-0, not 2-0 as you posted. I remember that because poor Joe Hesketh was pounded.
ReplyDeleteLet's get it right, please ! http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA199304220.shtml
I am really thankful to you for posting this list. Go description given of no hitters.
ReplyDeleteNice post. Thanks for posting such list. Its always good to have such information about no hitters.
ReplyDeleteIt should be noted that Zambrano's no-hitter against the Astros happened at the ***cough, cough*** neutral site of Milwaukee, since Houston's site could not be used due to an impending hurricane headed toward the area.
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