Lost Mets no-hitters that reached at least the fifth inning

The New York Mets have never had a no hitter, but Mets pitchers have reached the fifth inning without yielding a hit 263 times during the team’s 48+ years of existence.


Most recently, Johan Santana reached the fifth inning Aug. 22, 2010 when the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Pedro Alvarez broke it up with a single. Nine days earlier, Santana had a no-no into the sixth against the Philadelphia Phillies when opposing pitcher Cole Hamels ended his bid with a single.

Here’s the statistical breakdown of the Mets deepest failed no-nos:

  • 157 potential Mets no-hitters were broken up in the fifth
  • 66 potential Mets no-hitters were broken up in the sixth
  • 22 potential Mets no-hitters were broken up in the seventh
  • 15 potential Mets no-hitters were broken up in the eighth
  • 3 potential Mets no-hitters were broken up in the ninth

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