The No. 21 spot in our NoNoHitters 30 countdown is taken up by the Washington Nationals franchise, which pulled into a tie with the Miami Marlins and the Texas Rangers on the final game of the 2014 season.
The Washington Nationals, formerly playing north of the border as the Montreal Expos, have thrown a total of five no-hitters during the franchise’s history dating back to 1969.
The Expos wasted no time in exiting the no no-no club. In the team’s ninth game on April 17, 1969, reliever-turned-starter Bill Stoneman struck out eight and walked five but gave up no-hits during the Expos’ 8-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Stoneman would get one more no-no in 1972, and Expos pitchers would throw two more before the move to D.C. Jordan Zimmermann threw the Nationals’ first no-no on the final game of last year.
Here is the list of Nationals/Expos no-hitters:
| 1 | Bill Stoneman |
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| Montreal Expos (NL) | |
| Thursday, April 17, 1969 Montreal Expos 7, Philadelphia Phillies 0 Connie Mack Stadium (Philadelphia) (His first of two no-hitters) |
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| 2 | Bill Stoneman |
| Montreal Expos (NL) | |
| Monday, October 2, 1972 (First game of doubleheader) Montreal Expos 7, New York Mets 0 Parc Jarry (Montreal) (His second of two no-hitters) |
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| 3 | Charlie Lea |
| Montreal Expos (NL) | |
| Sunday, May 10, 1981 (Second game of doubleheader) Montreal Expos 4, San Francisco Giants 0 Olympic Stadium (Montreal) |
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| 4 | Dennis Martinez |
| Montreal Expos (NL) | |
| Sunday, July 28, 1991 Montreal Expos 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) (Perfect game) |
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| 5 | Jordan Zimmerman |
| Washington Nationals (NL) | |
| Sunday, September 28, 2014 Washington Nationals 1, Miami Marlins 0 Nationals Park (Washington, D.C.) (Zimmerman throws first no-no for the Nationals after the team’s move from Montreal.) |
Here’s our list so far from 21 to 30:
No-hitters thrown by franchise
| 5 | Washington Nationals |
|---|---|
| 4 | Kansas City Royals |
| 4 | Seattle Mariners |
| 2 | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 1 | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 1 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 1 | Colorado Rockies |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Rays |
| (Tampa Bay Devil Rays) | |
| 1 | New York Mets |
| 0 | San Diego Padres |
