The Detroit Tigers have been no-hit 14 times since joining the American League as a charter franchise in 1901, and one of those games (an April 30, 1967 contest against the Baltimore Orioles) was actually a victory.
Here are the no-hitters against the Tigers:
1 | James "Nixey" Callahan |
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Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
Saturday, September 20, 1902 (First game of doubleheader) Chicago White Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 0 South Side Park (Chicago) (First American League no hitter) |
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2 | Frank Smith |
Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
Wednesday, September 6, 1905 (Second game of doubleheader) Chicago White Sox 15, Detroit Tigers 0 Bennett Park (Detroit) (His first of two no-hitters) |
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3 | Earl Hamilton |
St. Louis Browns (AL) | |
Friday, August 30, 1912 St. Louis Browns 5, Detroit Tigers 1 Navin Field (Detroit) (Hamilton becomes the first MLB pitcher to throw a no hitter without a single strikeout.) |
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4 | Hubert "Dutch" Leonard |
Boston Red Sox (AL) | |
Monday, June 3, 1918 Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 0 Navin Field (Detroit) (His second of two no-hitters) |
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5 | Charlie Robertson |
Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
![]() Chicago White Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 0 Navin Field (Detroit) (Perfect game) |
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6 | Bob Lemon |
Cleveland Indians (AL) | |
Wednesday, June 30, 1948 Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 0 Briggs Stadium (Detroit) |
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7 | Bob Feller |
Cleveland Indians (AL) | |
Sunday, July 1, 1951 (First game of doubleheader) Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 1 Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland) (His third of three no-hitters, tying Larry Corcoran and Cy Young – a record that would be broken by Sandy Koufax in 1965.) |
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8 | Steve Barber (8 2/3 inn.) Stu Miller (1/3 inn.) |
Baltimore Orioles (AL) | |
Sunday, April 30, 1967 (First game of doubleheader) Baltimore Orioles 1, Detroit Tigers 2 Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) (Barber and Miller combined for a loss.) |
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9 | Joel "Joe" Horlen |
Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
Sunday, September 10, 1967 (First game of doubleheader) Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 0 Comiskey Park (Chicago) |
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10 | Steve Busby |
Kansas City Royals (AL) | |
Friday, April 27, 1973 Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 0 Tiger Stadium (Detroit) (His first of two no-hitters) |
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11 | Nolan Ryan |
California Angels (AL) | |
Sunday, July 15, 1973 California Angels 6, Detroit Tigers 0 Tiger Stadium (Detroit) (His second of seven no-hitters) |
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12 | Randy Johnson |
Seattle Mariners (AL) | |
Saturday, June 2, 1990 Seattle Mariners 2, Detroit Tigers 0 Kingdome (Seattle) (His first of two no-hitters) |
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13 | Matt Garza |
Tampa Bay Rays (AL) | |
Monday, July 26, 2010 Tampa Bay Rays 5, Detroit Tigers 0 Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg) (First no-no for the Tampa Bay Rays.) |
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14 | Henderson Alvarez |
Miami Marlins (NL team in IL game) | |
Sunday, September 29, 2013 Miami Marlins 1, Detroit Tigers 0 Marlins Park (Miami) (Alvarez gets his no-no on a walk-off wild pitch.) |
I came here looking for the nono game that the Tigers won. Barber walked a bunch of Tigers. Like 11 or so. And error by the orioles on a force play also plated a run. That’s all I got.