Nick Maddox
Nick Maddox threw the Pirates’ first no-hitter in 1907, and he was followed by Cliff Chambers, Bob Moose, Dock Ellis, John Candalaria and a combined 10-inning no-hitter by Francisco Cordova and Ricardo Rincon.
Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field, which served as the Pirates’ home ballpark from 1909 through 1970, was shut out of the no-hitter experience. Not a single pitcher, throwing for either the home Pirates or the visitors over 61 years of games, ever pitched a no-hitter within the park’s confines.
Here are the Pirates’ no-hitters
| 1 | Nick Maddox |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) | |
| Friday, September 20, 1907 Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Brooklyn Superbas 1 Exposition Park (Pittsburgh) | |
| 2 | Cliff Chambers |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) | |
| Sunday, May 6, 1951 (Second game of doubleheader) Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Boston Braves 0 Braves Field (Boston) | |
| 3 | Bob Moose |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) | |
| Saturday, September 20, 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 0 Shea Stadium (New York) | |
| 4 | Dock Ellis |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) | |
| Friday, June 12, 1970 (First game of doubleheader) Pittsburgh Pirates 2, San Diego Padres 0 San Diego Stadium (San Diego) | |
| 5 | John Candelaria |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) | |
| Monday, August 9, 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh) | |
| 6 | Francisco Cordova (9 inn.) Ricardo Rincon (1 inn.) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) | |
| Saturday, July 12, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Houston Astros 0 (10 innings) Three Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh) |
Harvey HADDIX would have been included if his offense had bothered to score for him in 12 innings.
Best game ever pitcher. If you haven’t already, check out The Baseball Project’s musical take on that game: https://soundcloud.com/the-baseball-project/harvey-haddix?in=the-baseball-project/sets/vol-1-frozen-ropes-and-dying
Harv pitched 12 innings of no hit ball and lost. unbelievable. nvr happen again
Catchy song.
Happy 20th Anniversary, Cordova/Rincon.
mark smith hit the 10th inning tater that ended it.