We thought we’d celebrate the day by taking a look at pitchers who threw no-hitters and also won Cy Young awards. Sandy Koufax won three Cy Young awards and threw four no-hitters, while Randy Johnson won three Cy Young Awards and threw two no-hitters. Tim Lincecum boasts two of each.
Roger Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards but never was able to throw a no-hitter.
Before we get to the list, we also wish a happy birthday to Chicago White Sox pitcher Bill Dietrich, who was born 105 years ago today. Dietrich no-hit the St. Louis Browns on Tuesday, June 1, 1937 at Comiskey Park.
Here’s the list of pitchers who won Cy Young awards and also threw no-hitters:
1 | Warren Spahn |
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ML Cy Young 1957, no-hitters 1960 and 1961 | |
2 | Sandy Koufax |
ML Cy Young 1963, 1965 and 1966, no-hitters 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1965 | |
3 | Dean Chance |
ML Cy Young 1964, no-hitter 1967 | |
4 | Bob Gibson |
NL Cy Young 1968, 1970, no-hitter 1971 | |
5 | Tom Seaver |
NL Cy Young 1969, 1973 and 1975, no-hitter 1978 | |
6 | Vida Blue |
AL Cy Young 1971, no-hitter 1970 | |
7 | Gaylord Perry |
AL Cy Young 1972, NL Cy Young 1978, no-hitter 1968 | |
8 | Jim Palmer |
AL Cy Young 1973, 1975 and 1976, no-hitter 1969 | |
9 | Jim "Catfish" Hunter |
AL Cy Young 1974, no-hitter 1968 | |
10 | Fernando Valenzuela |
NL Cy Young 1981, no-hitter 1990 | |
11 | Bret Saberhagen |
AL Cy Young 1985 and 1989, no-hitter 1991 | |
12 | Dwight "Doc" Gooden |
NL Cy Young 1985, no-hitter 1996 | |
13 | Mike Scott |
NL Cy Young 1986, no-hitter 1986 | |
14 | David Cone |
AL Cy Young 1994, perfect game 1999 | |
15 | Randy Johnson |
AL Cy Young 1995, NL Cy Young 1999 and 2002, no-hitters 1990, 2004 | |
16 | Roy Halladay |
AL Cy Young 2003, NL Cy Young 2010, perfect game and postseason no-hitter 2010 | |
17 | Johan Santana |
AL Cy Young 2004 and 2006, no-hitter 2012 | |
18 | Tim Lincecum |
NL Cy Young 2008 and 2009, no-hitters 2013 and 2014 | |
19 | Felix Hernandez |
AL Cy Young 2010, perfect game 2012 | |
20 | Justin Verlander |
AL Cy Young 2011, no-hitters 2007 and 2011 | |
21 | Clayton Kershaw |
NL Cy Young 2011, 2013 and 2014, no-hitter 2014 |
You forgot Jake Arieta. 2015.
This post is from March 2015, so Arieta hadn’t won his yet.