Nap Rucker Brooklyn Dodgers baseball card.
The franchise debuted in the American Association in 1884 as the Brooklyn Atlantics and juggled through a series of name changes that included the Brooklyn Grays, the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, the Brooklyn Grooms, the Brooklyn Superbas, the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers and the Brooklyn Robins. The team finally settled on the Brooklyn Dodgers name for the 1932 season.
The Dodgers’ franchise has actually thrown 26 no-hitters throughout its history – tops in the majors – and that list can be viewed here. The list of the 13 no-nos thrown during the team’s tenure in Los Angeles can be seen here.
Although Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax began his career in Brooklyn, his four no-hitters came in the 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1965 seasons after the move to L.A.
Here is the list of the team’s no-hitters thrown during its time in Brooklyn:
| 1 | Sam Kimber |
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| Brooklyn Atlantics (AA) | |
| Saturday, October 4, 1884 Brooklyn Atlantics 0, Toledo Blue Stockings 0 (10 innings) Washington Park (Brooklyn) (This game is classified as a 10-inning no-hitter despite ending in a 0-0 tie.) |
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| 2 | Adonis Terry |
| Brooklyn Grays (AA) | |
| Saturday, July 24, 1886 Brooklyn Grays 1, St. Louis Browns 0 Washington Park (Brooklyn) (His first of two no-hitters) |
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| 3 | Adonis Terry |
| Brooklyn Bridegrooms (AA) | |
| Sunday, May 27, 1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 4, Louisville Colonels 0 Ridgewood Park (Brooklyn) (His second of two no-hitters) |
Note that MLB considers the Dodgers franchise beginning in 1890 and does not included the above no-hitters in its count.
| 4 | Tom Lovett |
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| Brooklyn Grooms (NL) | |
| Monday, June 22, 1891 Brooklyn Grooms 4, New York Giants 0 Eastern Park (Brooklyn) | |
| 5 | Mal Eason |
| Brooklyn Superbas (NL) | |
| Friday, July 20, 1906 Brooklyn Superbas 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 League Park (St. Louis) | |
| 6 | George Napoleon "Nap" Rucker |
| Brooklyn Superbas (NL) | |
| Saturday, September 5, 1908 (Second game of doubleheader) Brooklyn Superbas 6, Boston Doves 0 Washington Park (Brooklyn) | |
| 7 | Charles "Dazzy" Vance |
| Brooklyn Robins (NL) | |
| Sunday, September 13, 1925 (First game of doubleheader) Brooklyn Robins 10, Philadelphia Phillies 1 Ebbets Field (Brooklyn) | |
| 8 | James "Tex" Carleton |
| Brooklyn Dodgers (NL) | |
| Tuesday, April 30, 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 0 Crosley Field (Cincinnati) | |
| 9 | Ed Head |
| Brooklyn Dodgers (NL) | |
| Tuesday, April 23, 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Boston Braves 0 Ebbets Field (Brooklyn) | |
| 10 | Rex Barney |
| Brooklyn Dodgers (NL) | |
| Thursday, September 9, 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers 2, New York Giants 0 Polo Grounds (New York) | |
| 11 | Carl Erskine |
| Brooklyn Dodgers (NL) | |
| Thursday, June 19, 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 0 Ebbets Field (Brooklyn) (His first of two no-hitters) |
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| 12 | Carl Erskine |
| Brooklyn Dodgers (NL) | |
| Saturday, May 12, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 3, New York Giants 0 Ebbets Field (Brooklyn) (His second of two no-hitters) |
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| 13 | Sal Maglie |
| Brooklyn Dodgers (NL) | |
| Tuesday, September 25, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0 Ebbets Field (Brooklyn) |