Here’s the breakdown by franchise of the 274 no-hitters over professional baseball’s 130-plus year history. The page ranks the teams by no-hitters thrown, and it also lists them in order of no-hitters thrown against a franchise.
Every Major League Baseball franchise has been no-hit at least once, but just two are void of having their own hitters: the San Diego Padres and … of course … the New York Mets.
No hitters thrown by franchise
(a franchise’s other historical team names are in parenthesis)
- 22 Los Angeles Dodgers (Brooklyn Atlantics/Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Brooklyn Grooms/Brooklyn Superbas/Brooklyn Robins/Brooklyn Dodgers)
- 18 Boston Red Sox (Boston Americans/Boston Pilgrams)
- 18 Chicago White Sox
- 15 Cleveland Indians (Cleveland Naps)
- 15 Oakland Athletics (Kansas City Athletics/Philadelphia Athletics)
- 14 Cincinnati Reds (Cincinnati Red Stockings/Cincinnati Redlegs)
- 14 San Francisco (New York Gothams/New York Giants)
- 14 Atlanta Braves (Boston Red Caps/Boston Beaneaters/Boston Doves/Boston Rustlers/Boston Bees/Boston Braves/Milwaukee Braves)
- 13 Chicago Cubs (Chicago White Stockings/Chicago Colts/Chicago Orphans)
- 11 New York Yankees (New York Highlanders)
- 11 Philadelphia Phillies (Philadelphia Quakers)
- 11 Baltimore Orioles (Milwaukee Brewers/St. Louis Browns)
- 10 Houston Astros (Houston Colt .45s)
- 10 Los Angeles Angels (California Angels/Anaheim Angels)
- 9 St. Louis Cardinals
- 7 Minnesota Twins (Washington Senators)
- 7 Detroit Tigers
- 6 Pittsburgh Pirates
- 5 Texas Rangers (Washington Senators)
- 4 Kansas City Royals
- 4 Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos)
- 4 Florida Marlins
- 2 Seattle Mariners
- 1 Milwaukee Brewers (Seattle Pilots)
- 1 Toronto Blue Jays
- 1 Arizona Diamondbacks
- 1 Colorado Rockies
- 1 Tampa Bay Rays (Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
- 0 San Diego Padres
- 0 New York Mets
Defunct franchises:
- 4 Louisville Colonels, Louisville Eclipse (AA, NL)
- 3 Baltimore Orioles (AA, NL)
- 2 Buffalo Bisons (NL)
- 2 Columbus Buckeyes (AA)
- 2 Providence Grays (NL)
- 1 Toledo Blue Stockings (AA)
- 1 St. Louis Brown Stockings (NL)
- 1 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds (UA)
- 1 Kansas City Packers (FL)
- 1 Cleveland Spiders (AA, NL)
- 1 Worcester Ruby Legs (NL)
- 1 Brooklyn Tip-Tops (FL)
- 1 Chicago Federals (Chi-Feds), Chicago Whales (FL)
- 1 St. Louis Terriers (FL)
- 1 Kansas City Cowboys (AA)
- 1 Rochester Broncos (AA)
No hitters thrown against a franchise
(a franchise’s other historical team names are in parenthesis)
- 18 Philadelphia Phillies (Philadelphia Quakers)
- 17 Los Angeles Dodgers (Brooklyn Robins, Brooklym Grooms, Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Brooklyn Superbas)
- 17 Baltimore Orioles (St. Louis Browns)
- 17 Atlanta Braves (Boston Braves,Boston Red Caps, Boston Beaneaters, Boston Doves, Boston Bees)
- 15 San Francisco Giants (New York Giants)
- 14 Oakland Athletics (Kansas City Athletics, Philadelphia Athletics)
- 13 Chicago White Sox
- 12 Detroit Tigers
- 11 Boston Red Sox
- 11 Cleveland Indians (Cleveland Naps)
- 11 Minnesota Twins (Washington Senators)
- 10 Cincinnati Reds (Cincinnati Red Stockings)
- 10 Pittsburgh Pirates (Pittsburgh Alleghenys)
- 7 San Diego Padres
- 7 St. Louis Cardinals
- 7 New York Yankees (New York Highlanders)
- 7 Los Angeles Angels (Anaheim Angels, California Angels)
- 6 Chicago Cubs
- 6 New York Mets
- 4 Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos)
- 4 Houston Astros (Houston Colt .45s)
- 4 Texas Rangers (Washington Senators)
- 4 Tampa Bay Rays (Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
- 4 Toronto Blue Jays
- 3 Milwaukee Brewers
- 3 Seattle Mariners
- 2 Arizona Diamondbacks
- 2 Kansas City Royals
- 2 Colorado Rockies
- 1 Florida Marlins
Defunct franchises:
- 3 Washington Nationals (AA, UA)
- 3 Providence Grays (NL)
- 2 Worcester Ruby Legs (NL)
- 2 Louisville Colonels (AA)
- 2 Cleveland Blues (AA)
- 1 Kansas City Packers (FL)
- 1 Buffalo Bisons (NL)
- 1 Buffalo Buffeds/Blues (FL)
- 1 Kansas City Unions (UA)
- 1 Syracuse Stars (AA)
- 1 Pittsburgh Rebels (FL)
- 1 New York Metropolitans (AA)
- 1 Chicago Chi-Feds/Whales (FL)
- 1 Kansas City Cowboys (AA)
- 1 Hartford Dark Blues (NL)
- 1 Detroit Wolverines (NL)
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We know, of course, that the Mets are 50 years without a no-no, and also that the Padres will continue to have a streak that’s 7 years shorter than the Mets’ streak (at least through 2018). My question is: Do any of the original 16 franchises have a dry spell between no-hitters that lasted longer than the Mets’ half-century? Perhaps Detroit, Minnesota or Pittsburgh (the franchises with the fewest among the original 16)? Or do the Mets hold that record for futility as well?
A comment regarding franchise moves: Do you want to include the 1902-1903 Baltimore franchise as an antecedent of the Yankees, or perhaps stick them into the defunct franchises list?
Thanks for a beautiful site.
Thanks … the Philadelphia Phillies were void of a no-hitter for 58 years, 1 month, 18 days between 1906 and 1964. The 8,945-game-long streak began on May 3, 1906, one game after Phillies’ southpaw Johnny Lush threw a 6-0 no-hitter against the Brooklyn Superbas. It ended on June 21, 1964, when Jim Bunning threw a 6-0 perfect game against the Mets during a Father’s Day doubleheader at Shea.
Thanks! I would not have guessed the Phillies. And I was glad to see that you posted a discussed of the recent SD-LA near no-hitter. It reminded me of the Bevins 1947 World Series game, again with the Dodgers getting a 2-out double in the bottom of the 9th, ending both the no-hitter and the game. In my opinion it would have been a shame for SD’s very 1st franchise no-hitter to be a combo effort.
As for the Mets, I have a very guilty conscience. In my childhood, back in 1970, I was a rabid Yankee fan (I lived one block from the Stadium), and my Mets classmates teased me unrelentingly, especially in the wake of the ’69 season. In return I solemnly announced/promised that the Mets would absolutely NEVER have a no-hitter. Honestly, I never expected it would still be in effect 41 years later. Now that I’m a Mets fan (and season ticket holder) and have seen at least 8 of their one-hitters, I feel horribly responsible. Any idea on how I can fix it?
On the other hand, we wouldn’t have your fun site if I’d kept my mouth shut all those years ago …
White Sox pitchers have now thrown 3 perfect games. The Yankees have 3 perfect games counting Don Larsen.
Does any team have more than 3 perfect games pitched in their history?
Nope. Cleveland, Philadelphia and Oakland each have 2.