We’ve had nine official no-hitters in 2021, with the Milwaukee Brewers no-hitting the Cleveland Indians, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Tyler Gilbert no-hitting the Padres in his first start, a Chicago Cubs four-pitcher tandem no-hitting the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Yankees’ Corey Kluber no-hitting the Texas Rangers, the Detroit Tigers’ Spencer Turnbull no-hitting the Seattle Mariners, the Reds’ Wade Miley also no-hitting the Cleveland Indians, the Orioles’ John Means also no-hitting the Mariners, the White Sox’s Carlos Rodón also no-hitting the Indians and Joe Musgrove also no-hitting the Rangers for the San Diego Padres’ first ever no-no. And then there were 7-inning no-hit efforts not considered to be official no-hitters by Madison Bumgarner and a Rays five-some. Here we list the 2021 no-hit bids that fell short of the finish line but reached at least the 7th inning, continuing a NoNoHitters.com tradition that began in 2015.
| 8⅓ | Patrick Sandoval |
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| Los Angeles Angels (AL) | |
| Saturday, July 24, 2021 Spoiler: Brent Rooker, one-out double to right. Los Angeles Angels 2, Minnesota Twins 0 Target Field (Minneapolis) | |
| 8 | German Márquez |
| Colorado Rockies (NL) | |
| Tuesday, June 29, 2021 Spoiler: Ka’ai Tom, lined single to right to lead off the ninth. Colorado Rockies 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Coors Field (Denver) | |
| 7⅔ | Triston McKenzie |
| Cleveland Indians (AL) | |
| Sunday, August 15, 2021 Spoiler: Harold Castro, lined single to right with two outs in the eighth to kill McKenzie’s perfect game bid. Cleveland Indians 11, Detroit Tigers 0 Comerica Park (Detroit) | |
| 7⅓ | J.A. Happ |
| Minnesota Twins (AL team in IL game) | |
| Friday, April 23, 2021 Spoiler: Jacob Stallings, one-out lined double to left. Minnesota Twins 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Target Field (Minneapolis) | |
| 7⅓ | José Berrios (6) Taylor Rogers (1) Tyler Duffey (⅓) |
| Minnesota Twins (AL team in IL game) | |
| Saturday, April 3, 2021 Spoiler: Omar Narvaez, one-out lined single to right off Duffey in the eighth. Minnesota Twins 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0 American Family Field (Milwaukee) Both Berrios and the Brewers’ Corbin Burnes had no-hitters going through six. | |
| 7⅓ | Freddy Peralta |
| Milwaukee Brewers (NL) | |
| Friday, April 23, 2021 Spoiler: Nick Ahmed, one-out lined single to left. Milwaukee Brewers 5, Arizona Diamondbacks 1 Target Field (Minneapolis) | |
| 7⅓ | Jake Odorizzi (5) Christian Javier (2) Brandon Bielak (⅓) |
| Houston Astros (AL) | |
| Monday, June 21, 2021 Spoiler: Maikel Franco, homer to center off Bielak with one out in the eighth. Houston Astros 10, Baltimore Orioles 2 Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Baltimore) | |
| 7⅓ | Nick Pivetta (6⅔) Josh Taylor (⅓) Darwinzon Hernandez (⅓) Adam Ottavino (⅔) Matt Barnes (⅓) |
| Boston Red Sox (AL) | |
| Thursday, June 24, 2021 Spoiler: Kevin Kiermaier, one-out double to left. Tampa Bay Rays 1, Boston Red Sox 0 Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg) | |
| 7⅓ | Blake Snell (7) Pierce Johnson (⅓) |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Tuesday, August 31, 2021 Spoiler: David Peralta, one-out single to left off Johnson. San Diego Padres 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 0 Chase Field (Phoenix) | |
| 7⅓ | Max Scherzer |
| Los Angeles Dodgers (NL) | |
| Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 Spoiler: Eric Hosmer, one-out double to right to break up Scherzer’s perfect game bid.. Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Diego Padres 0 Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) | |
| 7 | Ian Anderson (5) A.J. Minter (1) Luke Jackson (1) Tyler Matzek (0) |
| Atlanta Braves (NL team in World Series game) | |
| Friday, October 29, 2021 Spoiler: Aledmys Diaz, single to left off Matzek on fly ball that dropped in front of left fielder Eddie Rosario to lead off the eighth inning. Atlanta Braves 2, Houston Astros 0 (World Series Game 3) Truist Park (Atlanta) | |
| 7 | Matt Moore (6) Héctor Neris (1) Archie Bradley (0) |
| Philadelphia Phillies (NL) | |
| Saturday, August 14, 2021 Spoiler: Tyler Stephenson, home run to right-center off Archie Bradley to lead off the eighth inning. Philadelphia Phillies 6, Cincinnati Reds 1 Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia) | |
| 7 | Sean Manaea |
| Oakland Athletics (AL) | |
| Saturday, April 3, 2021 Spoiler: Mike Brosseau, double to lead off the eighth. Oakland Athletics 2, Tampa Bay Rays 0 RingCentral Coliseum (Oakland) | |
| 7 | Framber Valdez (6) Bryan Abreu (1) Ryne Stanek (0) |
| Houston Astros (AL) | |
| Saturday, July 24, 2021 Spoiler: Isiah Kiner-Falefa, bloop single to right-center off Stanek. Houston Astros 4, Texas Rangers 1 Minute Maid Park (Houston) | |
| 7 | Zach Plesac |
| Cleveland Indians (AL) | |
| Thursday, May 13, 2021 Spoiler: J.P. Crawford, lined single to center to lead off the eighth. Cleveland Indians 4, Seattle Mariners 2 T-Mobile Park (Seattle) | |
| 7 | Walker Buehler |
| Los Angeles Dodgers (NL) | |
| Sunday, June 20, 2021 Spoiler: David Peralta, lined single to left to lead off the eighth. Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Arizona Diamondbacks 3 Chase Field (Phoenix) | |
| 7 | Domingo Germán |
| New York Yankees (NL) | |
| Sunday, July 25, 2021 Spoiler: Alex Verdugo, deep double to the right field wall to lead off the eighth. Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 4 Fenway Park (Boston) | |
| 6⅔ | Blake Snell |
| San Diego Padres (NL team in IL game) | |
| Tuesday, September 7, 2021 Spoiler: Jo Adell, lined single to left with two outs in the eighth, scoring two runs. (Snell was perfect through 6 before issuing a walk.) Los Angeles Angels 4, San Diego Padres 0 Petco Park (San Diego) | |
| 6⅔ | Sandy Alcantara |
| Miami Marlins (NL) | |
| Monday, September 13, 2021 Spoiler: Josh Bell, double off the right-field fence with two outs in the seventh inning. Miami Marlins 3, Washington Nationals 0 Nationals Park (Washington) |
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| 6⅓ | Corbin Burnes |
| Milwaukee Brewers (NL team in IL game) | |
| Saturday, April 3, 2021 Spoiler: Byron Buxton, one-out homer to right-center field in the seventh inning. Minnesota Twins 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0 American Family Field (Milwaukee) Both Burnes and the Twins’ José Berrios had no-hitters going through six. | |
| 6⅓ | Luke Weaver |
| Arizona Diamondbacks (NL) | |
| Sunday, April 11, 2021 Spoiler: Eduardo Escobar, one-out, two-run homer to right field in the seventh inning. Arizona Diamondbacks 7, Cincinnati Reds 0 Chase Field (Phoenix) | |
| 6⅓ | Yusei Kikuchi |
| Seattle Mariners (AL) | |
| Thursday, April 29, 2021 Spoiler: Carlos Correa, one-out double to right-center in the seventh inning. Seattle Mariners 1, Houston Astros 0 Minute Maid Park (Houston) | |
| 6⅓ | Carlos Ródon |
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
| Sunday, June 13, 2021 Spoiler: Eric Haase, one-out double to left in the seventh inning. Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 1 Comerica Park (Detroit) | |
| 6⅓ | Charlie Morton |
| Atlanta Braves (NL) | |
| Thursday, June 17, 2021 Spoiler: Paul Goldschmidt, one-out lined single to left in the seventh inning. Atlanta Braves 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 Truist Park (Atlanta) | |
| 6⅓ | Kevin Gausman |
| San Francisco Giants (NL) | |
| Monday, July 5, 2021 Spoiler: Nolan Arenado, one-out single to left in the seventh inning. San Francisco Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals Oracle Park (San Francisco) | |
| 6⅓ | Taijuan Walker |
| New York Mets (NL) | |
| Saturday, August 14, 2021 Spoiler: Will Smith, one-out homer to center in the eighth inning. Los Angeles Dodgers 2, New York Mets 1 (10 innings) Citi Field (New York) |
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| 6⅓ | Aaron Nola |
| Philadelphia Phillies (NL) | |
| Saturday, August 21, 2021 Spoiler: Manny Machado, one-out RBI single to center in the seventh inning. San Diego Padres 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 Petco Park (San Diego) |
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| 6⅓ | Chris Ellis (5) Tanner Scott (1) Marcos Diplán (⅓) |
| Baltimore Orioles (NL) | |
| Saturday, August 21, 2021 Spoiler: Gleybar Torres, one-out RBI single to second in the seventh inning off Diplán. Baltimore Orioles 4, New York Yankees 3 Yankee Stadium (New York) |
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| 6⅓ | Joe Ryan |
| Minnesota Twins (AL) | |
| Wednesday, September 8, 2021 Spoiler: Amed Rosario, one-out single to left in the seventh inning to break up perfect game bid. Minnesota Twins 3, Cleveland Indians 0 Progressive Field (Cleveland) | |
| 6 | Adrian Houser(6) Daniel Norris (0) |
| Milwaukee Brewers (NL) | |
| Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Spoiler: Gregory Polanco, single to right off Norris with one nobody out in the seventh. Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Milwaukee Brewers 5 (10 innings) American Family Field (Milwaukee) |
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| 6 | Max Kranick (5) Duane Underwood Jr. (1) |
| St. Louis Cardinals (NL) | |
| Sunday, June 27, 2021 Spoiler: Dylan Carlson, double down the left field line off Underwood Jr. to lead off the seventh inning, killing the combined perfecto bid. Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2 Busch Stadium (St. Louis) |
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| 6 | Carlos Martínez |
| St. Louis Cardinals (NL) | |
| Thursday, May 27, 2021 Spoiler: Ketel Marte, single to left to lead off the seventh inning. St. Louis Cardinals 5, Arizona Diamondbacks 4 Chase Field (Phoenix) |
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| 6 | Shane Bieber |
| Cleveland Indians (AL) | |
| Thursday, May 27, 2021 Spoiler: Jonathan Schoop, leadoff homer in the seventh inning. Cleveland Indians 5, Detroit Tigers 2 Comerica Park (Detroit) |
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| 6 | Tyler Anderson |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) | |
| Monday, May 3, 2021 Spoiler: Wil Myers, broken-bat single to right with no out in the seventh inning. San Diego Padres 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Petco Park (San Diego) |
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| 6 | Ian Anderson |
| Atlanta Braves (NL) | |
| Saturday, May 15, 2021 Spoiler: Daniel Vogelbach, bloop single to center to lead off the seventh inning. Atlanta Braves 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1 American Family Field (Milwaukee) |
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| 6 | Trevor Bauer |
| Los Angeles Dodgers (NL) | |
| Friday, April 2, 2021 Spoiler: Trevor Story, lined single to left to lead off the seventh inning. Los Angeles Dodgers 11, Colorado Rockies 6 Coors Field (Denver) |
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| 6 | Brandon Woodruff |
| Milwaukee Brewers (NL) | |
| Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Spoiler: Ian Happ, lined single to right-center to lead off the seventh inning. Milwaukee Brewers 4, Chicago Cubs 2 Wrigley Field (Chicago) |
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| 6 | Jon Gray |
| Colorado Rockies (NL) | |
| Thursday, April 8, 2021 Spoiler: David Peralta, triple to left center to lead off the seventh inning. Colorado Rockies 7, Arizona Diamondbacks 3 Coors Field (Denver) |
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| 6 | Blake Snell |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Friday, June 4, 2021 Spoiler: Francisco Lindor, leadoff single to left on which he reached third on an error. San Diego Padres 2, New York Mets 0 Petco Park (San Diego) |
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| 6 | Kris Bubic |
| Kansas City Royals (AL team in IL game) | |
| Saturday, August 21, 2021 Spoiler: Patrick Wisdom, two-run homer to left with no out in the seventh inning after a brief rain delay. Kansas City Royals 4, Chicago Cubs 2 Wrigley Field (Chicago) |
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| 6 | Keegan Akin |
| Baltimore Orioles (AL) | |
| Saturday, September 11, 2021 Spoiler: Vladimir Guerrero, single to right to break up no-hit bid in a 7-inning nightcap of a doubleheader. Toronto Blue Jays 11, Baltimore Orioles 2 Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Baltimore) |
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