The Cincinnati Reds have thrown 17 no-hitters during the team’s history dating back to the 1880s.
The team’s first no-hitter was thrown in 1892 by Bumpus Jones, who amazingly accomplished the feat in his first major league appearance.
Topping that accomplishment, Johnny Vander Meer threw no-hitters in back-to-back starts in 1938. Homer Bailey has also thrown two no-nos for the Reds. Tom Browning has the club’s only perfect game, thrown Sept. 16, 1988, against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Here is the list of Cincinnati Reds no-hitters:
1 | Charles “Bumpus” Jones |
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Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
Saturday, October 15, 1892 Cincinnati Reds 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 League Park (Cincinnati) (His first Major League game) |
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2 | Ted Breitenstein |
Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
Friday, April 22, 1898 Cincinnati Reds 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 League Park (Cincinnati) (His second of two no-hitters; with Hughes’ no hitter below, first time two have been thrown on same day.) |
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3 | Frank “Noodles” Hahn |
Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
Thursday, July 12, 1900 Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0 League Park (Cincinnati) |
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4 | Fred Toney |
Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
Wednesday, May 2, 1917 Cincinnati Reds 1, Chicago Cubs 0 (10 innings) Weeghman Park (Chicago) (10-inning no hitter; opposing pitcher Hippo Vaughn also threw a no hitter through nine innings – only time in major league history a game has had no hits through nine on both sides.) |
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5 | Horace “Hod” Eller |
Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
Sunday, May 11, 1919 Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0 Redland Field (Cincinnati) |
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6 | Johnny Vander Meer |
Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
Saturday, June 11, 1938 Cincinnati Reds 3, Boston Bees 0 Crosley Field (Cincinnati) (His first of two no-hitters; with no hitter below against Brooklyn, Vander Meer is the only pitcher to have thrown no-hitters in consecutive starts.) |
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7 | Johnny Vander Meer |
Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
Wednesday, June 15, 1938 Cincinnati Reds 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 Ebbets Field (Brooklyn) (His second of two no-hitters; with no hitter above against Boston, Vander Meer is the only pitcher to have thrown no-hitters in consecutive starts.) |
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8 | Clyde Shoun |
Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
Monday, May 15, 1944 Cincinnati Reds 1, Boston Braves 0 Crosley Field (Cincinnati) |
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9 | Ewell Blackwell |
Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
Wednesday, June 18, 1947 Cincinnati Reds 6, Boston Braves 0 Crosley Field (Cincinnati) (Blackwell, Vander Meer’s teammate, just misses duplicating his back-to-back no-nos in his next start.) |
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10 | Jim Maloney |
Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
Thursday, August 19, 1965 (First game of doubleheader) Cincinnati Reds 1, Chicago Cubs 0 (10 innings) Wrigley Field (Chicago) (His first of two no-hitters) |
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11 | George Culver |
Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
Monday, July 29, 1968 (Second game of doubleheader) Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1 Connie Mack Stadium (Philadelphia) |
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12 | Jim Maloney |
Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
Wednesday, April 30, 1969 Cincinnati Reds 10, Houston Astros 0 Crosley Field (Cincinnati) (His second of two no-hitters) |
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13 | Tom Seaver |
Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
Friday, June 16, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati) (Seaver took no-hitters into the ninth three times for the Mets. He finally reaches the finish line in a Reds uniform.) |
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14 | Tom Browning |
Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
![]() Cincinnati Reds 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati) (Perfect game) |
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15 | 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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16 | Homer Bailey |
Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
Tuesday, July 2, 2013 Cincinnati Reds 3, San Francisco Giants 0 Great American Ball Park (Cincinnati) (His second of two no-hitters) |
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17 | Wade Miley |
Cincinnati Reds (NL team in IL game) | |
Friday, May 7, 2021 Cincinnati Reds 3, Cleveland Indians 0 Progressive Field (Cleveland) |
Go REDS! Congrats to Wade Miley!!