Ervin Santana threw the first no hitter ever for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The last no hitters for the franchise were for the CALIFORNIA Angels.
No hitters always look strange when the losing team scored a run... but not as strange as combined no hitters (which was the last no hitter the team had when Mark Langston and Mike Witt combined in 1990).
Great work Mr. Santana.
Let's update the list.
THE MOST RECENT NO HITTERS
FOR EACH FRANCHISE
FOR EACH FRANCHISE
LOS ANGELES ANGELS OF ANAHEIMErvin Santana - July 27, 2011.
3-1 over Cleveland.
DETROIT TIGERSJustin Verlander - May 7, 2011.
9-0 over Toronto.
MINNESOTA TWINSFrancisco Liriano - May 3, 2011
1-0 over Chicago White Sox
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIESRoy Halladay - October 6, 2010
4-0 over Cincinnati. (Playoff Game)
TAMPA PAY RAYSMatt Garza - July 26th, 2010
5-0 over Detroit.
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKSEdwin Jackson - June 25, 2010
1-0 over Tampa Bay
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.
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.
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.
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.
Padres... Mets... Nationals... get on it!
The weirdest combined no hitter - six Astros vs. the Yankees in 2003. Loved watching it happen to the Yankees (being of Red Sox allegiance) but still just real strange to watch happen.
ReplyDeleteCombination no hitter? Does that even count? Why do you take out pitchers that were throwing no hitters?
ReplyDeleteI remember when Kent Merker threw that no hitter for the Braves. People went nuts thought he was going to be the next Maddux or Glavine. I remember a local store in the mall had his rookie card and they jacked the price up after the no hitter. That store was shady as hell.
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