The Braves’ franchise, which began in Boston under a variety of early nicknames before settling on the Braves, spent 12 years in Milwaukee before landing at its present home of Atlanta.
Here’s the full list of the 14 no-hitters thrown by the Braves:
1 | Jack Stivetts |
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Boston Beaneaters (NL) | |
Saturday, August 6, 1892 Boston Beaneaters 11, Brooklyn Grooms 0 Eastern Park (Brooklyn) | |
2 | Vic Willis |
Boston Beaneaters (NL) | |
Monday, August 7, 1899 Boston Beaneaters 7, Washington Senators 1 Huntington Avenue Grounds (Boston) (There’s some doubt if this game truly was a no hitter, but it’s officially recognized as one.) |
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3 | Frank "Big Jeff" Pfeffer |
Boston Doves (NL) | |
Wednesday, May 8, 1907 Boston Doves 6, Cincinnati Reds 0 Huntington Avenue Grounds (Boston) | |
4 | George Davis |
Boston Braves (NL) | |
Wednesday, September 9, 1914 (Second game of doubleheader) Boston Braves 7, Philadelphia Phillies 0 Fenway Park (Boston) | |
5 | "Salida" Tom Hughes |
Boston Braves (NL) | |
Friday, June 16, 1916 Boston Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Braves Field (Boston) | |
6 | Jim Tobin |
Boston Braves (NL) | |
Thursday, April 27, 1944 Boston Braves 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 Braves Field (Boston) | |
7 | Vern Bickford |
Boston Braves (NL) | |
Friday, August 11, 1950 Boston Braves 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 Braves Field (Boston) | |
8 | Jim Wilson |
Milwaukee Braves (NL) | |
Sunday, June 12, 1954 Milwaukee Braves 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 Milwaukee County Stadium (Milwaukee) | |
9 | Lew Burdette |
Milwaukee Braves (NL) | |
Thursday, August 18, 1960 Milwaukee Braves 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 Milwaukee County Stadium (Milwaukee) | |
10 | Warren Spahn |
Milwaukee Braves (NL) | |
Friday, September 16, 1960 Milwaukee Braves 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0 Milwaukee County Stadium (Milwaukee) (His first of two no-hitters) |
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11 | Warren Spahn |
Milwaukee Braves (NL) | |
Friday, April 28, 1961 Milwaukee Braves 1, San Francisco Giants 0 Milwaukee County Stadium (Milwaukee) (His second of two no-hitters) |
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12 | Phil Niekro |
Atlanta Braves (NL) | |
Sunday, August 5, 1973 Atlanta Braves 9, San Diego Padres 0 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta) | |
13 | Kent Mercker (6 inn.) Mark Wohlers (2 inn.) Alejandro Pena (1 inn.) |
Atlanta Braves (NL) | |
Wednesday, September 11, 1991 Atlanta Braves 1, San Diego Padres 0 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta) | |
14 | Kent Mercker |
Atlanta Braves (NL) | |
Friday, April 8, 1994 Atlanta Braves 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) |
Here’s our list so far from 7 to 30:
No-hitters thrown by franchise
14 | Atlanta Braves |
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(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 |