Sometimes you need a little help from your friends. Here’s the list of the 19 combined no-hitters in major-league history in which more than one pitcher contributed to the effort, including the first combined no-no in post-season history.
Combined no-hitters are sure to become more common in this era of pitch counts, but they were quite rare before the 1960s, with 50 years between the first and the second efforts. The 2003 Houston Astros set a record by using six pitchers in a no-hitter, a mark tied in 2012 by the Seattle Mariners.
Here are the combined no-hitters:
| 1 | Babe Ruth (0 inn.) Ernie Shore (9 inn.) |
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| Boston Red Sox (AL) | |
| Saturday, June 23, 1917 (First game of doubleheader) Boston Red Sox 4, Washington Senators 0 Fenway Park (Boston) (First no-hitter to feature more than one pitcher. Ruth was ejected for arguing with and punching the ump after walking lead-off batter Ray Morgan. Shore was called in and Morgan was thrown out trying to steal second. Shore then retired the next 26 batters for the “imperfect game.”) |
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| 2 | Steve Barber (8⅔ inn.) Stu Miller (⅓ inn.) |
| Baltimore Orioles (AL) | |
| Sunday, April 30, 1967 (First game of doubleheader) Baltimore Orioles 1, Detroit Tigers 2 (an Orioles’ loss) Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) (Barber and Miller combined for a loss.) |
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| 3 | 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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| 4 | John “Blue Moon” Odom (5 inn.) Francisco Barrios (4 inn.) |
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
| Wednesday, July 28, 1976 Chicago White Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland) Odom is pulled after issuing his ninth walk to lead off the sixth inning. Barrios finishes the game while walking two more, completing the 11-walk no-hitter. |
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| 5 | Mark Langston (7 inn.) Mike Witt (2 inn.) |
| California Angels (AL) | |
| Wednesday, April 11, 1990 California Angels 1, Seattle Mariners 0 Anaheim Stadium (Anaheim) (Witt participates in a multiple pitcher no-hitter after throwing his own on Sept. 30, 1984.) |
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| 6 | Bob Milacki (6 inn.) Mike Flanagan (1 inn.) Mark Williamson (1 inn.) Gregg Olson (1 inn.) |
| Baltimore Orioles (AL) | |
| Saturday, July 13, 1991 Baltimore Orioles 2, Oakland Athletics 0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland) |
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| 7 | Kent Mercker (6 inn.) Mark Wohlers (2 inn.) Alejandro Pena (1 inn.) |
| Atlanta Braves (NL) | |
| Wednesday, September 11, 1991 Atlanta Braves 1, San Diego Padres 0 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta) |
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| 8 | Francisco Cordova (9 inn.) Ricardo Rincon (1 inn.) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) | |
| Saturday, July 12, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Houston Astros 0 (10 innings) Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh) |
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| 9 | Roy Oswalt (1 inn.) Peter Munro (2⅔ inn.) Kirk Saarloos (1⅓ inn.) Brad Lidge (2 inn.) Octavio Dotel (1 inn.) Billy Wagner (1 inn.) |
| Houston Astros (NL team in IL game) | |
| Wednesday, June 11, 2003 Houston Astros 8, New York Yankees 0 Yankee Stadium (New York) (Set record for most pitchers used in a no-hitter in MLB history, which was tied by the Seattle Mariners in 2012.) |
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| 10 | Kevin Millwood (6 inn.) Charlie Furbush (⅔ inn.) Stephen Pryor (⅓ inn.) Lucas Luetge (⅓ inn.) Brandon League (⅔ inn) Tom Wilhelmsen (1 inn.) |
| Seattle Mariners (IL) | |
| Friday, June 8, 2012 Seattle Mariners 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 Safeco Field (Seattle) (Tied the Astros’ record for most pitchers used in a no-hitter in MLB history) |
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| 11 | Cole Hamels (6 inn.) Jake Diekman (1 inn.) Ken Giles (1 inn.) Jonathan Papelbon (1 inn.) |
| Philadelphia Phillies (NL) | |
| Monday, September 1, 2014 Philadelphia Phillies 7, Atlanta Braves 0 Turner Field (Atlanta) |
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| 12 | Walker Buehler (6) Tony Cingrani (1) Yimi Garcia (1) Adam Liberatore (1) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers (NL) | |
| Friday, May 4, 2018 Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Diego Padres 0 Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey (Monterrey, Mexico) |
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| 13 | Taylor Cole (2) Félix Peña (7) |
| Los Angeles Angels (AL) | |
| Friday, July 12, 2019 Los Angeles Angels 13, Seattle Mariners 0 Angel Stadium of Anaheim (Anaheim) |
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| 14 | Aaron Sanchez (6) Will Harris (1) Joe Biagini (1) Chris Devenski (1) |
| Houston Astros (AL) | |
| Saturday, August 3, 2019 Houston Astros 9, Seattle Mariners 0 Minute Maid Park (Houston) |
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| 15 | Zach Davies (6) Ryan Tepera (1) Andrew Chafin (1) Craig Kimbrel (1) |
| Chicago Cubs (NL) | |
| Thursday, June 24, 2021 Chicago Cubs 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) |
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| 16 | Corbin Burnes (8) Josh Hader (1) |
| Milwaukee Brewers (NL team in IL game) | |
| Saturday, September 11, 2021 Milwaukee Brewers 3, Cleveland Indians 0 Progressive Field (Cleveland) The Brewers’ no-hitter sets a new major-league season record with nine. |
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| 17 | Tylor Megill (5 inn.) Drew Smith (1⅓ inn.) Joely Rodriguez (1 inn.) Seth Lugo (⅔ inn.) Edwin Díaz (1 inn.) |
| New York Mets (NL) | |
| Friday, April 29, 2022 New York Mets 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 Citi Field (New York) |
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| 18 | Cristian Javier (7) Hector Neris (1) Ryan Pressly (1) |
| Houston Astros (AL) | |
| Saturday, June 25, 2022 Houston Astros 3, New York Yankees 0 Yankee Stadium (New York) |
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| 19 | Cristian Javier (6) Bryan Abreau (1) Rafael Montero (1) Ryan Pressly (1) |
| Houston Astros (World Series Game 4) | |
| Wednesday, November 2, 2022 Houston Astros 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0 Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia) MLB’s third post-season no-hitter and second World Series no-no |