The Pittsburgh Pirates, a National League club that began play as the Pittsburgh Alleghenys in 1887, have been no-hit 13 times, with six of those coming before the turn of the century.
Here are the no-hitters against the Pirates:
| 1 | Guy Hecker |
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| Louisville Eclipse (AA) | |
| Tuesday, September 19, 1882 Louisville Eclipse 3, Pittsburgh Alleghenys 1 Exposition Park (Pittsburgh) |
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| 2 | Al Atkinson |
| Philadelphia Athletics (AA) | |
| Saturday, May 24, 1884 Philadelphia Athletics 10, Pittsburgh Alleghenys 1 Recreation Park (Philadelphia) (His first of two no-hitters) |
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| 3 | Ed Morris |
| Columbus Buckeyes (AA) | |
| Thursday, May 29, 1884 Columbus Buckeyes 5, Pittsburgh Alleghenys 0 Recreation Park (Pittsburgh) |
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| 4 | Matt Kilroy |
| Baltimore Orioles (AA) | |
| Wednesday, October 6, 1886 Baltimore Orioles 6, Pittsburgh Alleghenys 0 Recreation Park (Pittsburgh) |
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| 5 | Charles “Bumpus” Jones |
| Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
| Saturday, October 15, 1892 Cincinnati Reds 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 League Park (Cincinnati) (His first Major League game) |
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| 6 | Ted Breitenstein |
| Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
| Friday, April 22, 1898 Cincinnati Reds 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 League Park (Cincinnati) (His second of two no-hitters; with Hughes’ no hitter below, first time two have been thrown on same day.) |
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| 7 | Tom Hughes |
| Boston Braves (NL) | |
| Friday, June 16, 1916 Boston Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Braves Field (Boston) |
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| 8 | Carl Hubbell |
| New York Giants (NL) | |
| Wednesday, May 8, 1929 New York Giants 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Polo Grounds (New York) |
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| 9 | “Toothpick” Sam Jones |
| Chicago Cubs (NL) | |
| Thursday, May 12, 1955 Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Wrigley Field (Chicago) (Jones becomes the first African-American pitcher to hurl a no-hitter in the integrated majors.) |
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| 10 | Bob Gibson |
| St. Louis Cardinals (NL) | |
| Saturday, August 14, 1971 St. Louis Cardinals 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh) |
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| 11 | Homer Bailey |
| Cincinnati Reds (NL) | |
| Friday, September 28, 2012 Cincinnati Reds 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 PNC Park (Pittsburgh) (His first of two no-hitters) |
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| 12 | Max Scherzer |
| Washington Nationals (NL) | |
| Saturday, June 20, 2015 Washington Nationals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Nationals Park (Washington, D.C.) |
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| 13 | Lucas Giolito |
| Chicago White Sox (AL team in IL game) | |
| Tuesday, August 25, 2020 Chicago White Sox 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Guaranteed Rate Field (Chicago) |
The Pittsburgh @Pirates now have sole possession of ninth place in #nohitters given up with 12. The Bucs’ no-nos: http://t.co/Lrf84Iujyf