Padres pitchers have carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning 23 times during the team’s half-century of existence. Here are the details:
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| 7⅓ | Clay Kirby |
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| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Monday, September 13, 1971 Padres no no-hitter #471 Spoiler: John Edwards doubled with one out in the eighth. Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 2 (3-hitter) Astrodome (Houston) |
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| 7 | Clay Kirby |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Saturday, September 18, 1971 Padres no no-hitter #476 Spoiler: Willie McCovey homered to lead off the eighth. San Diego Padres 2, San Francisco Giants 1 (1-hitter) Candlestick Park (San Francisco) |
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| 8⅔ | Steve Arlin |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Saturday, July 18, 1972 Padres no no-hitter #569 Spoiler: Denny Doyle singled with two outs in the ninth. San Diego Padres 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 (2-hitter) San Diego Stadium (San Diego) |
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| 7⅓ | Randy Jones |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Thursday, July 3, 1975 Padres no no-hitter #1,042 Spoiler: Bill Plummer hit an RBI double with one out in the eighth. San Diego Padres 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 (1-hitter) San Diego Stadium (San Diego) |
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| 7 | Dave Freisleben |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Saturday, June 12, 1976 Padres no no-hitter #1,179 Spoiler: Garry Maddox, single to right to lead off the eighth inning. Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Diego Padres 2 (15 innings) San Diego Stadium (San Diego) |
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| 7 | Tom Griffin |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Monday, September 13, 1976 Padres no no-hitter #1,270 Spoiler: Ken Reitz, single to left to lead off the eighth inning. San Francisco Giants 3, San Diego Padres 2 (10 innings) San Diego Stadium (San Diego) |
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| 7 | Brent Strom |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Wednesday, September 29, 1976 Padres no no-hitter #1,283 Spoiler: George Foster, double to left to lead off the eighth inning. San Diego Padres 6, Cincinnati Reds 1 San Diego Stadium (San Diego) |
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| 7⅓ | Bob Owchinko |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Saturday, July 16, 1977 Padres no no-hitter #1,380 Spoiler: Steve Garvey, bunt single down the third-base line with one out in the eighth inning, breaking up Owchinko’s bid for a perfect game. Los Angeles Dodgers 1, San Diego Padres 0 San Diego Stadium (San Diego) |
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| 7 | Greg Harris |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Sunday, July 14, 1991 Padres no no-hitter #3,582 Spoiler: Mackey Sasser lead off the 8th inning with a ground-rule double to right-center San Diego Padres 2, New York Mets 1 in a 1-hitter by Harris (8⅓) and Craig Lefferts (⅔) Shea Stadium (New York) |
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| 7 | Andy Benes (6) Mike Maddux (1) |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Saturday, August 3, 1991 Padres no no-hitter #3,605 Spoiler: Ron Gant homered off Mike Maddux to lead off the eighth inning. San Diego Padres 3, Atlanta Braves 2 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta) |
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| 7 | Andy Benes |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Sunday, July 3, 1994 Padres no no-hitter #4,070 Spoiler: Rico Brogna led off the 8th-inning with a double to center San Diego Padres 7, New York Mets 0 (1-hitter) Jack Murphy Stadium (San Diego) |
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| 8 | Andy Ashby |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Friday, September 5, 1997 Padres no no-hitter #4,553 Spoiler: Kenny Loften led off the 9th-inning with a single to right San Diego Padres 6, Atlanta Braves 2 (2-hitter) Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego) |
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| 7 | Sterling Hitchcock |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Saturday, June 27, 1998 Padres no no-hitter #4,654 Spoiler: Phil Nevin homered to lead off the eighth inning San Diego Padres 5, Anaheim Angels 1 (2-hitter) Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego) |
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| 7 | Adam Eaton |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Saturday July 3, 2004 Padres no no-hitter #5,625 Spoiler: Dee Brown doubled to lead off the eighth inning San Diego Padres 5, Kansas City Royals 4 in a 3-hitter by Eaton (7), Akinori Otsuka (⅔), Scott Linebrink (⅓) and Trevor Hoffman (1 inn.) Petco Park (San Diego) |
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| 7 | Chris Young |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Tuesday, May 30, 2006 Padres no no-hitter #5,921 Spoiler: Brad Hawpe hit a leadoff line-drive double to right in the 8th inning San Diego Padres 2, Colorado Rockies 0 Petco Park (San Diego) |
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| 8⅓ | Chris Young |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Friday, September 22, 2006 Padres no no-hitter #6,022 Spoiler: Joe Randa hit a pinch-hit two-run homer with one out in the 9th inning San Diego Padres 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 in a 1-hitter by Chris Young (8⅔ inn.) and Cla Meredith (⅓ inn.) Petco Park (San Diego) |
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| 7⅔ | Chris Young |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Sunday, September 7, 2008 Padres no no-hitter #6,337 Spoiler: Gabe Kapler launches a two-out eighth-inning homer to deep left to end the no-no and the shutout. San Diego Padres 10, Milwaukee Brewers 1 Miller Park (Milwaukee) |
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| 8⅔ | Aaron Harang (6) Josh Spence (⅓) Chad Qualls (⅔) Mike Adams (1) Luke Gregerson (⅔) |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Saturday, July 9, 2011 Padres no no-hitter #6,771 Spoiler: Juan Uribe doubled to left off Gregerson with two out in the 9th inning (Dioner Navarro followed with a walk-off RBI single) Los Angeles Dodgers 1, San Diego Padres 0 (combined 2-hitter) Dodgers Stadium (Los Angeles) |
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| 7⅔ | Odrisamer Despaigne |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Sunday, July 20, 2014 Padres no no-hitter #7,264 Spoiler: Daniel Murphy pokes a two-out double to left-center field. San Diego Padres 2, New York 1 Petco Park (San Diego) |
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| 7⅔ | Tyson Ross |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Friday, April 20, 2018 Padres no no-hitter #7,835 Spoiler: Christian Walker hits a deep fly ball to center, and Franchy Cordero misreads it and takes a few steps in before backtracking and letting it hit the grass behind him for the game’s first hit, an RBI double. San Diego Padres 4, Arizona Diamondbacks 1 Chase Field (Phoenix) |
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| 7⅓ | Jordan Lyles |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Tuesday, May 15, 2018 Padres no no-hitter #7,858 Spoiler: Trevor Story lines a one-out single to left to break up the perfect game and no-hitter. San Diego Padres 4, Colorado Rockies 0 Petco Park (San Diego) |
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| 7 | Chris Paddack |
| San Diego Padres (NL) | |
| Wednesday, July 17, 2019 Padres no no-hitter #7,858 Spoiler: Starlin Castro, leadoff homer to left-center in the eighth inning for Padres no no-hitter No. 8,071. San Diego Padres 3, Miami Marlins 2 Marlins Park (Miami) |
It should be noted that 6 of the players that broke a Padres No-Hit bid also wore a Padres uniform at some point in their careers, either before or after breaking the No-No.
*Willie McCovey
*Steve Garvey
*Ron Gant
*Phil Nevin
*Brad Hawpe
*Joe Randa
Joe Musgrove finally breaks the curse throwing the Padres 1st no hitter on Friday April 9th, 2021.
Kevin Brown in 1998 v Milwaukee?
He lost it in the seventh. This list only details the ones that at least reached the eighth.