George Mullin
The Detroit Tigers, a team that began play in the American League in 1901, recorded eight no-hitters over the franchise’s history.
George Mullin threw the Tigers’ first no-hitter in 1912, and there was a 40-year gap before Virgil Trucks threw his two in the 1950s. Jim Bunning and Jack Morris threw one each before Justin Verlander threw his two, and Spencer Turnbull added one in 2021. We’re even including a ghostly listing of Armando Galarraga’s “imperfect game,” which should be on this list if not for the blown call on the 27th out.
Here are the Tigers’ no-hitters:
| 1 | George Mullin |
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| Thursday, July 4, 1912 (Second game of doubleheader) Detroit Tigers 7, St. Louis Browns 0 Navin Field (Detroit) |
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| 2 | Virgil Trucks |
| Detroit Tigers (AL) | |
| Thursday, May 15, 1952 Detroit Tigers 1, Washington Senators 0 Briggs Stadium (Detroit) (His first of two no-hitters) |
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| 3 | Virgil Trucks |
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| Monday, August 25, 1952 Detroit Tigers 1, New York Yankees 0 Yankee Stadium (New York) (His second of two no-hitters) |
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| 4 | Jim Bunning |
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| Sunday, July 20, 1958 (First game of doubleheader) Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 0 Fenway Park (Boston) (His first of two no-hitters) |
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| 5 | Jack Morris |
| Detroit Tigers (AL) | |
| Saturday, April 7, 1984 Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago White Sox 0 Comiskey Park (Chicago) |
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| 6 | Justin Verlander |
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| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 Detroit Tigers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 0 Comerica Park (Detroit) (His first of three no-hitters) |
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| Armando Galarraga | |
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 Wednesday, June 2, 2010Detroit Tigers 3, Cleveland Indians 0 Comerica Park (Detroit) (We’re including a ghost version of this listing as it should have been perfect game if not for a blown call on the 27th batter.) |
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| 7 | Justin Verlander |
| Detroit Tigers (AL) | |
| Saturday, May 7, 2011 Detroit Tigers 9, Toronto Blue Jays 0 Rogers Centre (Toronto) (His second of three no-hitters) |
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| 8 | Spencer Turnbull |
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| Tuesday, May 18, 2021 Detroit Tigers 5, Seattle Mariners 0 T-Mobile Park (Seattle) |