Although the San Diego Padres couldn’t keep a zero in the H column until April 9, 2021, the club did throw 30 one-hitters over that time. Randy Jones, Bruce Hurst and Andrew Cashner are the only Padres starters to throw two one-hitters. Both Mat Latos and Andy Benes had one complete-game one-hitter and one partial one-hitter preserved by the bullpen. Here’s the list:
1. Dick Kelley
Padres no no-hitter #55
July 6, 1969 (Game 2 of doubleheader), San Diego Stadium,
San Diego Padres 1, Houston Astros 0
No-no broken up by Denis Menke with a 2nd-inning single to short
2. Clay Kirby
Padres no no-hitter #476
Sept. 18, 1971, Candlestick Park
San Diego Padres 2, San Francisco Giants 1
No-no broken up by Willie McCovey with 8th-inning leadoff homer
3. Steve Arlin
Padres no no-hitter #545
June 23, 1972, San Diego Stadium
San Diego Padres 4, San Francisco Giants 1
No-no broken up by Garry Maddox with a 2nd-inning triple to right
4. Dan Spillner
Padres no no-hitter #871
June 19, 1974, Wrigley Field
San Diego Padres 1, Chicago Cubs 0
No-no broken up by Rick Monday with a 3rd-inning single to the pitcher
5. Randy Jones
Padres no no-hitter #999
May 19, 1975, San Diego Stadium
San Diego Padres 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 (10 innings)
No-no broken up by Luis Melendez with a 7th-inning single to center
6. Randy Jones
Padres no no-hitter #1,042
July 3, 1975, San Diego Stadium
San Diego Padres 2, Cincinnati Reds 1
No-no broken up by Bill Plummer with a 8th-inning RBI double to right-center
7. Eric Rasmussen
Padres no no-hitter #1,769
Sept. 28, 1979, Candlestick Park
San Diego Padres 2, San Francisco Giants 0
No-no broken up by Darrell Evans with a 2nd-inning single to right
8. Juan Eichelberger
Padres no no-hitter #2,092
June 2, 1982, Wrigley Field
San Diego Padres 3, Chicago Cubs 1
No-no broken up by Scot Thompson with a 2nd-inning single
9. Dave Dravecky
Padres no no-hitter #2,473
July 30, 1984, Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego Padres 12, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
No-no broken up by Bill Russell with a 7th-inning double
10. Mark Thurmond
Padres no no-hitter #2,714
April 30, 1986, Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego Padres 5, St. Louis Cardinals 0
No-no broken up by Willie McGee with a 7th-inning single
11. Jimmy Jones
Padres no no-hitter #2,842
Sept. 21, 1986, Astrodome
San Diego Padres 5, Houston Astros 0
No-no broken up by opposing pitcher Bob Knepper with a 3rd-inning triple
12. Andy Hawkins
Padres no no-hitter #3,033
April 24, 1988, Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego Padres 3, Houston Astros 0
No-no broken up by Bill Doran with a 7th-inning line drive single to left-center
13. Bruce Hurst
Padres no no-hitter #3,185
April 10, 1989, Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego Padres 5, Atlanta Braves 2
No-no broken up by Lonnie Smith with a 3rd-inning two-run homer to left
14. Greg Harris (8 1/3) Craig Lefferts (2/3)
Padres no no-hitter #3,589
July 14, 1991, Shea Stadium
San Diego Padres 2, New York Mets 1
No-no broken up by Mackey Sasser with an 8th-inning leadoff double to right-center
15. Bruce Hurst
Padres no no-hitter #3,702
May 18, 1992, Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 0
No-no broken up by Chico Walker with a 6th-inning single to short
16. Andy Benes (8), Gene Harris (1)
Padres no no-hitter #3,911
July 7, 1993, Shea Stadium
San Diego Padres 2, New York Mets 0
No-no broken up by Jeff Kent with a 2nd-inning single to short
17. Andy Benes
Padres no no-hitter #4,070
July 3, 1994, Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego Padres 7, New York Mets 0
No-no broken up by Rico Brogna with an 8th-inning double to center
18. Sterling Hitchcock (8), Trevor Hoffman (1)
Padres no no-hitter #4,416
April 5, 1997, Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego Padres 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1
No-no broken up by Rico Brogna with a 5th-inning line-drive double to right
19. Kevin Brown
Padres no no-hitter #4,697
August 16, 1998 (First game of doubleheader), Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego Padres 4, Milwaukee Brewers 0
No-no broken up by Jeromy Burnitz with a 7th-inning single up the middle
20. Chris Young (8 2/3), Cla Meredith (1/3)
Padres no no-hitter #6,022
Sept. 22, 2006, Petco Park
San Diego Padres 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
No-no broken up by Joe Randa with a 9th-inning pinch hit 2-run home run
21. Chad Gaudin (8), Heath Bell (1)
Padres no no-hitter #6,430
June 28, 2009, Ballpark in Arlington
San Diego Padres 2, Texas Rangers 0
No-no broken up by Michael Young with a 1st-inning single to center
22. Mat Latos (7), Greg Burke (1), Mike Ekstrom (1)
Padres no no-hitter #6,458
July 29, 2009, Great American Ball Park
San Diego Padres 7, Cincinnati Reds 1
No-no broken up by Jerry Hairston with a 4th-inning home run to left
23. Clayton Richard (7), Mike Adams (1), Luke Gregerson (1)
Padres no no-hitter #6,515
Sept. 30, 2009, Petco Park
San Diego Padres 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
No-no broken up by Matt Kemp with a 1st-inning single to left-center
24. Mat Latos
Padres no no-hitter #6,552
May 13, 2010, AT&T Park
San Diego Padres 1, San Francisco Giants 0
No-no broken up by Eli Whiteside with a 6th-inning dribbler between the shortstop and pitcher
25. Cory Luebke (7), Ernesto Frieri (2)
Padres no no-hitter #6,834
Sept. 19, 2011, Coors Field
San Diego Padres 8, Colorado Rockies 2
No-no broken up by Mark Ellis with a 6th-inning home run to center
26. Edinson Volquez
Padres no no-hitter #6,936
July 19, 2012, Petco Park
San Diego Padres 1, Houston Astros 0
No-no broken up by Matt Downs with a 4th-inning single to pitcher
27. Andrew Cashner
Padres no no-hitter #7,153
Sept. 16, 2013, PNC Park
San Diego Padres 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
No-no broken up by Jose Tabata with a 7th-inning single to right. Tabata is retired on a double-play, and Cashner becomes the first Padres pitcher to throw a complete game while facing the minimum 27 batters.
28. Andrew Cashner
Padres no no-hitter #7,176
April 11, 2014, Petco Park
San Diego Padres 6, Detroit Tigers 0
No-no broken up by Rajai Davis with a 6th-inning single to center
29. Tyson Ross (7⅔), Brad Hand (1⅓)
Padres no no-hitter #7,835
April 20, 2018, Chase Field
San Diego Padres 4, Arizona Diamondbacks 1
No-no broken up by Christian Walker, who hits a deep fly ball to center. 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.
30. Jordan Lyles (7⅓), Kirby Yates (⅓), Brad Hand (1⅓)
Padres no no-hitter #7,858
May 15, 2018, Petco Park
San Diego Padres 4, Colorado Rockies 0
No-no broken up by Trevor Story with a one-out, eighth-inning single off Lyles
Missing Ross’ 1 hitter in Arizona earlier this year
Thanks, I had added that one to the near no-nos but forgot to add it to the one-hitters. Fixing now.
Nice site – its my first time here. Good stuff esp. 161 more games to get a no-hitter in order to beat the Mets no no-hitter streak!
Thanks! I honestly thought the streak was over today. Lyles was masterful.
It should be noted that the only hit off Juan Eichelberger in his 1982 one-hitter was a ground ball by Scot Thompson that seemed to be mishandled by second baseman Tim Flannery. In this article https://yumadailysun.newspaperarchive.com/yuma-sun/1982-06-03/page-10/ , Eichelberger says he thought it was an error. I’ve found a few newspaper articles in which Flannery himself is quoted as saying that he thought it should have been ruled an error. I remember listening to the game on the radio and seeing the highlights on local news. The ball looked like it went through Flannery’s legs. This mis-call by the scorekeeper cost the Padres a no-hitter nearly 40 years ago.
What club has the most “one hitters?”
Good question! Not sure on the team totals. For career, it’s a tie between Bob Feller and Nolan Ryan, both with 12.
BTW – Great site!!!
Ted Leitner should be calling this game