The Atlanta Braves franchise, which began in Boston under several names before moving to Milwaukee and eventually Atlanta, has been the victim of a no-hitter 17 times – the third most in the majors.
Here are the no-hitters against the Braves:
1 | Larry Corcoran |
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Chicago White Stockings (NL) | |
Thursday, August 19, 1880 Chicago White Stockings 6, Boston Red Caps 0 Lake Front Park (Chicago) (His first of three no-hitters) |
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2 | Jim Jay Hughes |
Baltimore Orioles (NL) | |
Friday, April 22, 1898 Baltimore Orioles 8, Boston Beaneaters 0 Union Park (Baltimore) |
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3 | Frank "Red" Donahue |
Philadelphia Phillies (NL) | |
Friday, July 8, 1898 Philadelphia Phillies 5, Boston Beaneaters 0 National League Park (Philadelphia) |
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4 | George Napoleon "Nap" Rucker |
Brooklyn Superbas (NL) | |
Saturday, September 5, 1908 (Second game of doubleheader) Brooklyn Superbas 6, Boston Doves 0 Washington Park (Brooklyn) |
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5 | Jesse Haines |
St. Louis Cardinals (NL) | |
Thursday, July 17, 1924 St. Louis Cardinals 5, Boston Braves 0 Sportsman’s Park (St. Louis) |
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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 his second no hitter against Brooklyn, Vander Meer is the only pitcher to have thrown no-hitters in consecutive starts.) |
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7 | Clyde Shoun |
Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
Monday, May 15, 1944 Cincinnati Reds 1, Boston Braves 0 Crosley Field (Cincinnati) |
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8 | Ed Head |
Brooklyn Dodgers (NL) | |
Tuesday, April 23, 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Boston Braves 0 Ebbets Field (Brooklyn) |
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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 | Cliff Chambers |
Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) | |
Sunday, May 6, 1951 (Second game of doubleheader) Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Boston Braves 0 Braves Field (Boston) |
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11 | Don Wilson |
Houston Astros (NL) | |
Sunday, June 18, 1967 Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 0 Astrodome (Houston) (His first of two no-hitters) |
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12 | Ken Holtzman |
Chicago Cubs (NL) | |
Tuesday, August 19, 1969 Chicago Cubs 3, Atlanta Braves 0 Wrigley Field (Chicago) (His first of two no-hitters; Holtzman becomes the third MLB pitcher to throw a no-hitter without a single strikeout.) |
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13 | John Montefusco |
San Francisco Giants (NL) | |
Wednesday, September 29, 1976 San Francisco Giants 9, Atlanta Braves 0 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta) |
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14 | Ken Forsch |
Houston Astros (NL) | |
Saturday, April 7, 1979 Houston Astros 6, Atlanta Braves 0 Astrodome (Houston) (Ken and Bob Forsch become the first brothers to pitch MLB no-hitters.) |
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15 | Randy Johnson |
Arizona Diamondbacks (NL) | |
![]() Arizona Diamondbacks 2, Atlanta Braves 0 Turner Field (Atlanta) (Perfect game, his second of two no-hitters; Johnson at age 40 becomes the oldest pitcher in major league history to hurl a perfect game. It’s the Diamondbacks’ first no-hitter.) |
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16 | Ubaldo Jimenez |
Colorado Rockies (NL) | |
Saturday, April 17, 2010 Colorado Rockies 4, Atlanta Braves 0 Turner Field (Atlanta) (The Colorado Rockies’ first no-no.) |
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17 | 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) |