The Cleveland Indians, an American League charter franchise originally known as the Naps, have been no-hit on 11 occasions, with three of those no-nos coming from New York Yankees’ pitchers.
Here are the no-hitters against the Indians:
| 1 | Charles "Chief" Bender |
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| Philadelphia Athletics (AL) | |
| Thursday, May 12, 1910 Philadelphia Athletics 4, Cleveland Naps 0 Shibe Park (Philadelphia) |
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| 2 | Joe Benz |
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
| Sunday, May 31, 1914 Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Naps 1 Comiskey Park (Chicago) |
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| 3 | Joe Bush |
| Philadelphia Athletics (AL) | |
| Saturday, August 26, 1916 Philadelphia Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 0 Shibe Park (Philadelphia) |
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| 4 | Vern Kennedy |
| Chicago White Sox (AL) | |
| Saturday, August 31, 1935 Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 0 Comiskey Park (Chicago) |
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| 5 | Monte Pearson |
| New York Yankees (AL) | |
| Saturday, August 27, 1938 (Second game of doubleheader) New York Yankees 13, Cleveland Indians 0 Yankee Stadium (New York) |
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| 6 | Allie Reynolds |
| New York Yankees (AL) | |
| Thursday, July 12, 1951 New York Yankees 1, Cleveland Indians 0 Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland) (His first of two no-hitters) |
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| 7 | Dave Morehead |
| Boston Red Sox (AL) | |
| Thursday, September 16, 1965 Boston Red Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 0 Fenway Park (Boston) |
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| 8 | Dean Chance |
| Minnesota Twins (AL) | |
| Friday, August 25, 1967 (Second game of doubleheader) Minnesota Twins 2, Cleveland Indians 1 Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland) |
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| 9 | Dave Stieb |
| Toronto Blue Jays (AL) | |
| Sunday, September 2, 1990 Toronto Blue Jays 3, Cleveland Indians 0 Cleveland Stadium (Cleveland) |
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| 10 | Jim Abbott |
| New York Yankees (AL) | |
| Saturday, September 4, 1993 New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 0 Yankee Stadium (New York) |
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| 11 | Ervin Santana |
| Los Angeles Angels (AL) | |
| Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Los Angeles Angels 3, Cleveland Indians 1 Jacobs Field (Cleveland) |