Cleveland Indians pitchers have thrown 14 no-hitters, which gives the club the No. 6 spot on our NoNoHitters 30 countdown.
Cleveland was awarded one of the American League’s eight charter franchises in 1901 when the AL declared itself a competing major league, but the team wasn’t initially known as the Indians
The Cleveland Indians in 1957 retired the number 19 to honor Bob Feller, who pitched three no-hitters.
The franchise, known as the Cleveland Bluebirds for its first two seasons, changed its name to the Cleveland Naps in 1903 after its star second baseman and eventual player/manager team Nap Lajoie. The franchise needed a new nickname when Lajoie was traded in 1915, and the team settled on the Cleveland Indians. Naps and Indians pitchers have thrown 14 no-hitters throughout the team’s history, including three by fastball ace Bob Feller.
Here they are:
| 1 | Bob "Dusty" Rhoads |
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| Cleveland Naps (AL) | |
| Friday, September 18, 1908 Cleveland Naps 2, Boston Red Sox 1 League Park (Cleveland) | |
| 2 | Addie Joss |
| Cleveland Naps (AL) | |
| Friday, October 2, 1908 Cleveland Naps 1, Chicago White Sox 0 League Park (Cleveland) (Perfect game, his first of two no-hitters) |
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| 3 | Addie Joss |
| Cleveland Naps (AL) | |
| Wednesday, April 20, 1910 Cleveland Naps 1, Chicago White Sox 0 South Side Park (Chicago) (His second of two no-hitters; first major league pitcher to no-hit the same team twice. Tim Lincecum would duplicate the feat in 2013 and 2014.) |
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| 4 | Ray Caldwell |
| Cleveland Indians (AL) | |
| Wednesday, September 10, 1919 (First game of doubleheader) Cleveland Indians 3, New York Yankees 0 Polo Grounds (New York) | |
| 5 | Wes Ferrell |
| Cleveland Indians (AL) | |
| Wednesday, April 29, 1931 Cleveland Indians 9, St. Louis Browns 0 League Park (Cleveland) | |
| 6 | Bob Feller |
| Cleveland Indians (AL) | |
| Tuesday, April 16, 1940 Cleveland Indians 1, Chicago White Sox 0 Comiskey Park (Chicago) (His first of three no-hitters, baseball’s first and only opening-day no-no.) |
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| 7 | Bob Feller |
| Cleveland Indians (AL) | |
| Tuesday, April 30, 1946 Cleveland Indians 1, New York Yankees 0 Yankee Stadium (New York) (His second of three no-hitters) |
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| 8 | Don Black |
| Cleveland Indians (AL) | |
| Thursday, July 10, 1947 (First game of doubleheader) Cleveland Indians 3, Philadelphia Athletics 0 Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland) | |
| 9 | Bob Lemon |
| Cleveland Indians (AL) | |
| Wednesday, June 30, 1948 Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 0 Briggs Stadium (Detroit) | |
| 10 | Bob Feller |
| Cleveland Indians (AL) | |
| Sunday, July 1, 1951 (First game of doubleheader) Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 1 Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland) (His third of three no-hitters, tying Larry Corcoran and Cy Young – a record that would be broken by Sandy Koufax in 1965.) |
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| 11 | Sonny Siebert |
| Cleveland Indians (AL) | |
| Friday, June 10, 1966 Cleveland Indians 2, Washington Senators 0 Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland) | |
| 12 | Dick Bosman |
| Cleveland Indians (AL) | |
| Friday, July 19, 1974 Cleveland Indians 4, Oakland Athletics 0 Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland) | |
| 13 | Dennis Eckersley |
| Cleveland Indians (AL) | |
| Monday, May 30, 1977 Cleveland Indians 1, California Angels 0 Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland) | |
| 14 | Len Barker |
| Cleveland Indians (AL) | |
| Friday, May 15, 1981 Cleveland Indians 3, Toronto Blue Jays 0 Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland) (Perfect game) |
Here’s our list so far from 6 to 30:
No-hitters thrown by franchise
| 14 | Cleveland Indians |
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| (Cleveland Bluebirds/Cleveland Naps) | |
| 14 | Atlanta Braves |
| (Boston Red Caps/Boston Beaneaters/Boston Doves/Boston Rustlers/Boston Bees/Boston Braves/Milwaukee Braves) | |
| 13 | Chicago Cubs |
| (Chicago White Stockings/Chicago Colts/Chicago Orphans) | |
| 12 | Philadelphia Phillies |
| (Philadelphia Quakers) | |
| 11 | Oakland Athletics |
| (Philadelphia Athletics/Kansas City Athletics) | |
| 11 | New York Yankees |
| (New York Highlanders/Baltimore Orioles) | |
| 11 | Houston Astros |
| (Houston Colt .45’s) | |
| 10 | Los Angeles Angels |
| (California Angels/Anaheim Angels) | |
| 10 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| (St. Louis Browns/St. Louis Perfectos) | |
| 9 | Baltimore Orioles |
| (Milwaukee Brewers/St. Louis Browns) | |
| 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 |
