The No. 21 spot in our NoNoHitters 30 countdown is taken up by the Washington Nationals franchise, which pulled into a tie with the Miami Marlins and the Texas Rangers on the final game of the 2014 season. The Washington Nationals, formerly playing north of the border as the Montreal Expos, have thrown a total…
The Kansas City Royals take up the No. 22 spot on our NoNoHitters 30 countdown, throwing four no-hitters since joining the American League in 1969. Steve Busby threw the Royals’ first no-hitter in 1973 and followed it up with a second in 1974. Jim Colborn threw one in 1977, and Bret Saberhagen threw Kansas City’s…
We’ve exhausted the teams with zero, one or two no-hitters, so we move now to a pair of teams with four no-nos. The Seattle Mariners, No. 23 in our NoNoHitters 30 countdown, is an expansion team that began play in the American League in 1977. Randy Johnson threw the Mariners’ first no-hitter in 1990, and…
As we hit the No. 24 spot in our NoNoHitters 30 countdown today, we finally reach teams that have thrown more than one no-hitter. The Arizona Diamonbacks, which began play in the National League in 1998, have thrown two no-hitters. Randy Johnson is the only pitcher to throw the first no-hitter for two different franchises…
We continue our NoNoHitters 30 countdown today with the Milwaukee Brewers, a team that spent its first season in 1969 in the Pacific Northwest as the Seattle Pilots. The team boasts just one no-hitter over its 46-year history, and it came in the team’s 19th season. Juan Nieves notched his no-no on the road against…
Coming in at #26 on our NoNoHitters 30 countdown is the The Toronto Blue Jays, a team that joined the American League in 1977 as an expansion franchise. The Blue Jays have just one no-hitter over the club’s 37-year history. Dave Stieb, the king of late-inning near-misses, finally got his no-no (and the Blue Jays’…