Just five short days until Opening Day, so we’ve hit No. 5 on our NoNoHitters 30 countdown – the San Francisco Giants.
Christy Mathewson baseball card
The Giants franchise, which began as the New York Gothams before becoming the New York Giants in 1895, moved to California in 1958 to become the San Francisco Giants. The franchise has 16 no-hitters during its history.
Amos Rusie threw the team’s first no-hitter in 1891, and Christy Mathewson (New York) and Tim Lincecum (San Francisco) are the only two Giants to throw two no-hitters each. Both of Lincecum’s have come against the San Diego Padres, making him the first major league pitcher to no-hit the same team twice since the Cleveland Naps’ Addie Joss did it in 1908 and 1910 against the Chicago White Sox.
Matt Cain threw the Giants’ only perfect game on June 13, 2012, against the Houston Astros.
Here is the full list of Giants no-hitters:
| 1 | Amos Rusie |
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| New York Giants (NL) | |
| Friday, July 31, 1891 New York Giants 6, Brooklyn Grooms 0 Polo Grounds (New York) |
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| 2 | Christy Mathewson |
| New York Giants (NL) | |
| Monday, July 15, 1901 New York Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 0 Robison Field (St. Louis) (His first of two no-hitters) |
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| 3 | Christy Mathewson |
| New York Giants (NL) | |
| Tuesday, June 13, 1905 New York Giants 1, Chicago Cubs 0 West Side Park (Chicago) (His second of two no-hitters) |
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| 4 | George “Hooks” Wiltse |
| New York Giants (NL) | |
| Saturday, July 4, 1908 (First game of doubleheader) New York Giants 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 (10 innings) Polo Grounds (New York) (Wiltse hit George McQuillen with a pitch in the ninth inning to kill the perfect game. He finished with a 10-inning no-hitte.r) |
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| 5 | Jeff Tesreau |
| New York Giants (NL) | |
| Friday, September 6, 1912 (First game of doubleheader) New York Giants 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 National League Park (Philadelphia) |
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| 6 | Richard “Rube” Marquard |
| New York Giants (NL) | |
| Thursday, April 15, 1915 New York Giants 2, Brooklyn Robins 0 Polo Grounds (New York) |
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| 7 | Jesse Barnes |
| New York Giants (NL) | |
| Sunday, May 7, 1922 New York Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 0 Polo Grounds (New York) |
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| 8 | Carl Hubbell |
| New York Giants (NL) | |
| Wednesday, May 8, 1929 New York Giants 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Polo Grounds (New York) |
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| 9 | Juan Marichal |
| San Francisco Giants (NL) | |
| Saturday, June 15, 1963 San Francisco Giants 1, Houston Colt .45s 0 Candlestick Park (San Francisco) |
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| 10 | Gaylord Perry |
| San Francisco Giants (NL) | |
| Tuesday, September 17, 1968 San Francisco Giants 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 Candlestick Park (San Francisco) |
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| 11 | Ed Halicki |
| San Francisco Giants (NL) | |
| Sunday, August 24, 1975 (Second game of doubleheader) San Francisco Giants 6, New York Mets 0 Candlestick Park (San Francisco) |
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| 12 | John Montefusco |
| San Francisco Giants (NL) | |
| Wednesday, September 29, 1976 San Francisco Giants 9, Atlanta Braves 0 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta) |
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| 13 | Jonathan Sanchez |
| San Francisco Giants (NL) | |
| Friday, July 10, 2009 San Francisco Giants 8, San Diego Padres 0 AT&T Park (San Francisco) |
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| 14 | Matt Cain |
| San Francisco Giants (NL) | |
| Wednesday, June 13, 2012 San Francisco Giants 10, Houston Astros 0 AT&T Park (San Francisco) (Perfect game) |
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| 15 | Tim Lincecum |
| San Francisco Giants (NL) | |
| Saturday, July 13, 2013 San Francisco Giants 9, San Diego Padres 0 Petco Park (San Diego) (His first of two no-hitters; Lincecum becomes only pitcher since Addie Joss to no-hit the same team twice.) |
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| 16 | Tim Lincecum |
| San Francisco Giants (NL) | |
| Wednesday, June 25, 2014 San Francisco Giants 4, San Diego Padres 0 AT&T Park (San Francisco) (His second of two no-hitters) |
Here’s our list so far from 5 to 30:
No-hitters thrown by franchise
| 16 | San Francisco Giants |
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| (New York Gothams/New York Giants) | |
| 14 | Cleveland Indians |
| (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 |
