Harry Carey statue outside Wrigley Field.
The Chicago Cubs franchise, which began play in the 1870s under the name Chicago White Stockings, has 17 no-hitters over its storied history. The team also played under the nicknames of Colts and Orphans before settling on the Cubs in 1903.
Larry Corcoran has three of the club’s no-hitters, and two Cubs pitchers hold two each: Ken Holtzman in the late 1960s, early ’70s and Jake Arrieta in 2015-2016. “Toothpick” Sam Jones was the first African-American pitcher to hurl a no-hitter in the integrated majors, no-hitting the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1955.
Here are the Cubs’ no-hitters:
| 1 | Larry Corcoran |
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| Chicago White Stockings (NL) | |
| Thursday, August 19, 1880 Chicago White Stockings 6, Boston Red Caps 0 Lake Front Park (Chicago) (His first of three no-hitters) |
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| 2 | Larry Corcoran |
| Chicago White Stockings (NL) | |
| Wednesday, September 20, 1882 Chicago White Stockings 5, Worcester Ruby Legs 0 Lake Front Park (Chicago) (His second of three no-hitters) |
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| 3 | Larry Corcoran |
| Chicago White Stockings (NL) | |
| Friday, June 27, 1884 Chicago White Stockings 6, Providence Grays 0 Lake Front Park (Chicago) (His third of three no-hitters) |
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| 4 | John Clarkson |
| Chicago White Stockings (NL) | |
| Monday, July 27, 1885 Chicago White Stockings 4, Providence Grays 0 Messer Street Grounds (Providence) |
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| 5 | Walter Thornton |
| Chicago Orphans (NL) | |
| Sunday, August 21, 1898 (Second game of doubleheader) Chicago Orphans 2, Brooklyn Bridegrooms 0 West Side Park (Chicago) |
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| 6 | Jimmy Lavender |
| Chicago Cubs (NL) | |
| Tuesday, August 31, 1915 (First game of doubleheader) Chicago Cubs 2, New York Giants 0 Polo Grounds (New York) |
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| 7 | “Toothpick” Sam Jones |
| Chicago Cubs (NL) | |
| Thursday, May 12, 1955 Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Wrigley Field (Chicago) (Jones becomes the first African-American pitcher to hurl a no-hitter in the integrated majors.) |
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| 8 | Don Cardwell |
| Chicago Cubs (NL) | |
| Sunday, May 15, 1960 (Second game of doubleheader) Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 Wrigley Field (Chicago) |
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| 9 | Ken Holtzman |
| Chicago Cubs (NL) | |
| Tuesday, August 19, 1969 Chicago Cubs 3, Atlanta Braves 0 Wrigley Field (Chicago) (His first of two no-hitters; Holtzman becomes the third MLB pitcher to throw a no hitter without a single strikeout.) |
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| 10 | Ken Holtzman |
| Chicago Cubs (NL) | |
| Thursday, June 3, 1971 Chicago Cubs 1, Cincinnati Reds 0 Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati) (His second of two no-hitters) |
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| 11 | Burt Hooton |
| Chicago Cubs (NL) | |
| Sunday, April 16, 1972 Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0 Wrigley Field (Chicago) |
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| 12 | Milt Pappas |
| Chicago Cubs (NL) | |
| Saturday, September 2, 1972 Chicago Cubs 8, San Diego Padres 0 Wrigley Field (Chicago) (Pappas becomes the only player in MLB history to lose a perfect game on the 27th batter but still get a no hitter. After walking Larry Stahl, Pappas retired Gary Jestadt for the win and the no-no.) |
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| 13 | Carlos Zambrano |
| Chicago Cubs (NL) | |
| Sunday, September 14, 2008 Chicago Cubs 5, Houston Astros 0 Miller Park (Milwaukee) (Played in Milwaukee’s Miller Park because of damage in the Houston area from Hurricane Ike, the was the first Major League no-hitter played at a neutral site.) |
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| 14 | Jake Arrieta |
| Chicago Cubs (NL) | |
| Sunday, August 30, 2015 Chicago Cubs 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) His first of two no-hitters |
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| 15 | Jake Arrieta |
| Chicago Cubs (NL) | |
| Thursday, April 21, 2016 Chicago Cubs 16, Cincinnati Reds 0 Great American Ball Park (Cincinnati) His second of two no-hitters |
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| 16 | Alec Mills |
| Chicago Cubs (NL) | |
| Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020 Chicago Cubs 12, Milwaukee Brewers 0 Miller Park (Milwaukee) |
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| 17 | Zach Davies (6 inn.) Ryan Tepera (1 inn.) Andrew Chafin (1 inn.) Craig Kimbrel (1 inn.) |
| Chicago Cubs (NL) | |
| Thursday, June 24, 2021 Chicago Cubs 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) |
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