The Minnesota Twins franchise, which began American League play as the Washington Senators in 1901 and spent 60 years in the nation’s capital before moving to Minneapolis, has thrown seven no-hitters. That gives the Twins the No. 16 spot on our NoNoHitters 30 count down.
Walter Johnson
Here are the Twins/Senators no-hitters:
| 1 | Walter Johnson |
|---|---|
| Washington Senators (AL) | |
| Thursday, July 1, 1920 Washington Senators 1, Boston Red Sox 0 Fenway Park (Boston) | |
| 2 | Bobby Burke |
| Washington Senators (AL) | |
| Saturday, August 8, 1931 Washington Senators 5, Boston Red Sox 0 Griffith Stadium (Washington, D.C.) | |
| 3 | Jack Kralick |
| Minnesota Twins (AL) | |
| Sunday, August 26, 1962 Minnesota Twins 1, Kansas City Athletics 0 Metropolitan Stadium (Minneapolis) | |
| 4 | Dean Chance |
| Minnesota Twins (AL) | |
| Friday, August 25, 1967 (Second game of doubleheader) Minnesota Twins 2, Cleveland Indians 1 Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland) | |
| 5 | Scott Erickson |
| Minnesota Twins (AL) | |
| Wednesday, April 27, 1994 Minnesota Twins 6, Milwaukee Brewers 0 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Minneapolis) | |
| 6 | Eric Milton |
| Minnesota Twins (AL) | |
| Saturday, September 11, 1999 Minnesota Twins 7, Anaheim Angels 0 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Minneapolis) | |
| 7 | Francisco Liriano |
| Minnesota Twins (AL) | |
| Tuesday, May 3, 2011 Minnesota Twins 1, Chicago White Sox 0 U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago) |
Here’s our list so far from 16 to 30:
No-hitters thrown by franchise
| 7 | Minnesota Twins |
|---|---|
| (Washington Senators) | |
| 7 | Detroit Tigers |
| 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 |
Top of post Photo by Eric Kilby 
