In the past five days, six pitchers have reached the fifth inning or later with a no-hitter intact. History tells us that there’s a good chance one will go even deeper tonight.
September 28 is one of four dates sharing the record for most no-hitters with six. The others are April 27, May 15 and September 20. The date pulled into a four-way tie on the final game of the 2014 season, when the Washington Nationals’ Jordan Zimmermann no-hit the Miami Marlins.
Here are the no-hitters thrown on September 28:
| 17 of 293 | Ed Cushman |
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| Milwaukee Brewers (UA) | |
| Sunday, September 28, 1884 Milwaukee Brewers 5, Washington Nationals 0 Wright Street Grounds (Milwaukee) |
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| 126 of 293 | Allie Reynolds |
| New York Yankees (AL) | |
| Friday, September 28, 1951 (First game of doubleheader) New York Yankees 8, Boston Red Sox 0 Yankee Stadium (New York) (His second of two no-hitters) |
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| 191 of 293 | Nolan Ryan |
| California Angels (AL) | |
| Saturday, September 28, 1974 California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 0 Anaheim Stadium (Anaheim) (His third of seven no-hitters) |
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| 194 of 293 | Vida Blue (5 inn.) Glenn Abbott (1 inn.) Paul Lindblad (1 inn.) Rollie Fingers (2 inn.) |
| Oakland Athletics (AL) | |
| Sunday, September 28, 1975 Oakland Athletics 5, California Angels 0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland) (Final game of season. Blue participates in a multiple pitcher no-hitter after throwing his own on Sept. 21, 1970.) |
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| 279 of 293 | Homer Bailey |
| Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
| Friday, September 28, 2012 Cincinnati Reds 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 PNC Park (Pittsburgh) (His first of two no-hitters) |
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| 287 of 293 | Jordan Zimmermann |
| Washington Nationals (NL) | |
| Sunday, September 28, 2014 Washington Nationals 1, Miami Marlins 0 Nationals Park (Washington, D.C.) (Zimmermann throws first no-no for the Nationals after the team’s move from Montreal.) |
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