Darrin Reichle threw two no-hitters for the Charleston Rainbows and 6 innings of a combined no-no for the Riverside Red Wave.
Although no pitcher wearing an MLB San Diego Padres uniform threw a no-hitter before 2021, there have been 32 no-hitters thrown by Padres minor league pitchers since 1969.
The most prolific Padres minor-league no-no pitcher is Darrin Reichle, who threw two no-hitters (one 7-inning and one 9-inning) for the Charleston Rainbows within a 16-day span of 1988, and then threw 6 innings of a combined 9-inning no-no for the Riverside Red Wave in 1989. George Stablein of the PCL Hawaii Islanders has the distinction of throwing the only Padres minor-league no-hitter with the San Diego Chicken entertaining at the ballpark (June 1981).
Three Padres minor-league no-nos ended in losses: A Tri-City Padres combined no-no tossed in the Northwest League in 1970, the Hawaii Islanders’ Dave Freisleben’s 7-inning PCL no-no in 1973 and the Memphis Chicks’ Robbie Beckett’s 7-inning Southern League no-no in 1995.
Check out these and more Padres minor-league no-nos below. For a listing of all minor-league no-hitters, visit Chuck McGill’s page.
AAA
| Dave Freisleben | |
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| Hawaii Islanders (Pacific Coast League) | |
| Saturday, June 2, 1973, first game of doubleheader Albuquerque Dukes 1, Hawaii Islanders 0 (7 innings) Honolulu Stadium (Honolulu, Hawaii) (Despite Freisleben’s no-no effort, the Islanders lose 1-0 on an unearned run scored in the first on a two-out error and a wild pitch.) |
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| Gary Ross | |
| Hawaii Islanders (Pacific Coast League) | |
| Monday, May 19, 1975 Hawaii Islanders 19, Salt Lake City Gulls 0 (5 innings, called for sleet and snow) Derks Field (Salt Lake City, Utah) (Perfect game) |
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| George Stablein | |
| Hawaii Islanders (Pacific Coast League) | |
| Saturday, June 13, 1981 Hawaii Islanders 6, Tacoma Tigers 1 Aloha Stadium (Honolulu, Hawaii) (The San Diego Chicken is on-hand for Stablein’s no-hitter.) |
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| Mike Dunne | |
| Las Vegas Stars (Pacific Coast League) | |
| Sunday, May 6, 1990 Las Vegas Stars 2, Portland Beavers 0 Civic Stadium (Portland, Oregon) (Dunne was on a rehab assignment from the Padres.) |
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| Tim Worrell | |
| Las Vegas Stars (Pacific Coast League) | |
| Saturday, September 5, 1992 Las Vegas Stars 2, Phoenix Firebirds 0 Cashman Field (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
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| Junior Herndon | |
| Portland Beavers (Pacific Coast League) | |
| Tuesday, May 14, 2002, second game of doubleheader Portland Beavers 5, Tacoma Rainiers 0 (7 innings) Cheney Stadium (Tacoma, Washington) |
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| Ryan Meaux (4) Aquilino Lopez (2) Cla Meredith (1) |
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| Portland Beavers (Pacific Coast League) | |
| Friday, June 9, 2006, second game of doubleheader Portland Beavers 5, Sacramento River Cats 0 (7 innings) Raley Field (Sacramento, California) (Perfect game) |
AA
| Mike Corkins | |
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| Elmira Pioneers (Eastern League, affiliation shared with Kansas City Royals) | |
| Tuesday, August 12, 1969 Elmira Pioneers 2, Manchester Yankees 0 Dunn Field (Elmira, New York) Corkins struck out 16. |
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| Frank Snook | |
| Alexandria Aces (Texas League) | |
| Monday, May 20, 1974, second game of doubleheader Alexandria Aces 3, Victoria Toros 0 (7 innings) Bringhurst Field (Alexandria, Virginia) |
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| Greg Harris | |
| Wichita Pilots (Texas League) | |
| Wednesday, August 25, 1987 Wichita Pilots 7, Midland Angels 0 Lawrence-Dumont Stadium (Wichita, Kansas) |
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| Kerry Knox | |
| Wichita Wranglers (Texas League) | |
| Friday, May 17, 1991, second game of doubleheader Wichita Wranglers 1, Tulsa Drillers 0 (7 innings) Drillers Stadium (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
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| Robbie Beckett | |
| Memphis Chicks (Southern League) | |
| September 2, 1995, part of doubleheader Chattanooga Lookouts 1, Memphis Chicks 0 (7 innings) Engel Stadium (Chattanooga, Tennessee) (A no-hit loss for Beckett.) |
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| James Needy (7) Frank Garces (1) R.J. Alvarez (1) |
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| San Antonio Missions (Texas League) | |
| Wednesday, July 30, 2014 San Antonio Missions 6, Corpus Christi Hooks 0 Whataburger Field (Corpus Christi, Texas) (A Rene Garcia infield single was later changed to an error by Corpus Christi’s official scorer.) |
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| Kyle Lloyd | |
| San Antonio Missions (Texas League) | |
| Saturday, May 13, 2017 San Antonio Missions 6, Frisco RoughRiders 0 Wolff Stadium (San Antonio, Texas) |
A
| Wayne Rettig (⅔) Fred Seibly (6⅓) |
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| Tri-City Padres (Northwest League) | |
| Friday, July 17, 1970, first game of doubleheader Bend Rainbows 2, Tri-City Padres 0 (7 innings) Sanders-Jacobs Field (Kennewick, Washington) (This was a continuation of a protested game that began with Bend having a 1-0 lead with two outs in the first and Seibly on the mound. The Padres took the loss despite the no-no.) |
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| Jay Franklin | |
| Tri-City Padres (Northwest League) | |
| Monday, August 30, 1971, second game of doubleheader Tri-City Padres 2, Medford Dodgers 0 (7 innings) Sanders-Jacobs Field (Kennewick, Washington) (Franklin’s no-no helps the Padres capture the Northwest League title.) |
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| Francisco Cota | |
| Miami Marlins (Florida State League) | |
| Saturday, April 23, 1983, second game of doubleheader Miami Marlins 2, Tampa Tarpons 0 (7 innings) Al Lopez Field (Tampa, Florida) |
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| Candy Sierra | |
| Reno Padres (California League) | |
| Friday, June 15, 1984, first game of doubleheader Reno Padres 2, Modesto A’s 0 (7 innings) Moana Stadium (Reno, Nevada) |
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| Kevin Towers | |
| Charleston (South Carolina) Rainbows (South Atlantic League) | |
| Sunday, August 31, 1986, first game of doubleheader Charleston Rainbows 4, Savannah Cardinals 0 (7 innings) Grayson Stadium (Savannah, Georgia) |
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| Darrin Reichle | |
| Charleston (South Carolina) Rainbows (South Atlantic League) | |
| Saturday, May 14, 1988 Charleston (South Carolina) Rainbows 9, Charleston (West Virginia) Wheelers 0 College Park (Charleston, South Carolina) |
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| Darrin Reichle | |
| Charleston (South Carolina) Rainbows (South Atlantic League) | |
| Monday, May 30, 1988, second game of doubleheader Charleston Rainbows 1, Fayetteville Tigers (7 innings) College Park (Charleston, South Carolina) (Reichle’s second no-hitter in just over two weeks.) |
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| Darrin Reichle (6) William Marx (3) |
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| Riverside Red Wave (California League) | |
| Saturday, April 22, 1989 Riverside Red Wave 5, Modesto A’s 0 John Thurman Field (Modesto, California) |
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| Rafael Valdez | |
| Riverside Red Wave (California League) | |
| Thursday, July 20, 1989 Riverside Red Wave 2, Reno Silver Sox 0 Riverside Sports Complex (Riverside, California) |
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| Jim Sak (8) Todd Bussa (1) |
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| Clinton Lumberkings (Midwest League) | |
| Sunday, August 4, 1996 Clinton Lumberkings 3, Burlington Bees 0 Ashford University Field (Clinton, Iowa) |
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| Simon Castro | |
| Fort Wayne TinCaps (Midwest League) | |
| Tuesday, August 18, 2009, second game of doubleheader Fort Wayne TinCaps 6, Dayton Dragons 0 (7 innings) Parkview Field (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
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| Max Fried (5⅔) Matthew Shepherd (1⅓) Leonel Campos (1) Roman Madrid (1) |
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| Fort Wayne TinCaps (Midwest League) | |
| Thursday, May 9, 2013 Fort Wayne TinCaps 1, Great Lakes 0 Parkview Field (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
Rookie ball
| Richard Zinniger | |
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| Salt Lake City Bees (Pioneer League) | |
| Thursday, July 31, 1969, second game of doubleheader Salt Lake City Bees 3, Great Falls Giants 1 (7 innings) Derks Field (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
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| John Preston | |
| Salt Lake City Bees (Pioneer League) | |
| Thursday, August 7, 1969 Salt Lake City Bees 7, Idaho Falls Angels 0 McDermott Field (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
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| Jake Remington | |
| Idaho Falls Braves (Pioneer League) | |
| Friday, June 23, 1995, first game of doubleheader Idaho Falls Braves 6, Helena Brewers 0 (7 innings) Kindrick Legion Field (Helena, Montana) |
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| Domingo Guzman | |
| Idaho Falls Braves (Pioneer League) | |
| Thursday, August 15, 1996 Idaho Falls Braves 6, Butte Copper Kings 0 McDermott Field (Idaho Falls, Idaho) |
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| Jeff Hart | |
| AZL Padres (Arizona League) | |
| Monday, July 18, 1988 AZL Padres 3, AZL Brewers 0 Scottsdale Community College (Scottsdale, Arizona) |
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| Robbie Erlin (3) Bryan Rodriguez (3) Uber Paz (3) |
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| AZL Padres (Arizona League) | |
| Tuesday, August 7, 2012 AZL Padres 3, AZ Giants 1 Peoria Sports Complex (Peoria, Arizona) |