The Pittsburgh Pirates, a team that began play as the Pittsburgh Alleghenys in 1887, take up the No. 18 spot on our NoNoHitters 30 list. Pirates’ pitchers have thrown just six no-hitters over the team’s history in the National League.
Nick Maddox threw the Pirates’ first no-hitter in 1907, and he was followed by Cliff Chambers, Bob Moose, Dock Ellis, John Candalaria and a combined 10-inning no-hitter by Francisco Cordova and Ricardo Rincon.
Here are the Pirates’ no-hitters
| 1 | Nick Maddox |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) | |
| Friday, September 20, 1907 Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Brooklyn Superbas 1 Exposition Park (Pittsburgh) | |
| 2 | Cliff Chambers |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) | |
| Sunday, May 6, 1951 (Second game of doubleheader) Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Boston Braves 0 Braves Field (Boston) | |
| 3 | Bob Moose |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) | |
| Saturday, September 20, 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 0 Shea Stadium (New York) | |
| 4 | Dock Ellis |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) | |
| Friday, June 12, 1970 (First game of doubleheader) Pittsburgh Pirates 2, San Diego Padres 0 San Diego Stadium (San Diego) | |
| 5 | John Candelaria |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) | |
| Monday, August 9, 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh) | |
| 6 | Francisco Cordova (9 inn.) Ricardo Rincon (1 inn.) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) | |
| Saturday, July 12, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Houston Astros 0 (10 innings) Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh) |
Here’s our list so far from 18 to 30:
No-hitters thrown by franchise
| 6 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
|---|---|
| (Pittsburgh Alleghenys) | |
| 5 | Texas Rangers |
| 5 | Miami Marlins |
| 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 |
