The Washington Nationals and Montreal Expos have thrown a total of seven no-hitters during the franchise’s history dating back to 1969.
The Expos wasted no time in exiting the no no-no club. In the team’s ninth game on April 17, 1969, reliever-turned-starter Bill Stoneman struck out eight and walked five but gave up no-hits during the Expos’ 8-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Stoneman would get one more no-no in 1972 and Expos pitchers would throw two more before the move to D.C. Jordan Zimmermann threw the Nationals’ first no-no, and Max Scherzer added two in 2015.
Here is the list of Nationals/Expos no-hitters:
1 | Bill Stoneman |
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Thursday, April 17, 1969 Montreal Expos 7, Philadelphia Phillies 0 Connie Mack Stadium (Philadelphia) (His first of two no-hitters) |
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2 | Bill Stoneman |
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Monday, October 2, 1972 (First game of doubleheader) Montreal Expos 7, New York Mets 0 Parc Jarry (Montreal) (His second of two no-hitters) |
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3 | Charlie Lea |
Montreal Expos (NL) | |
Sunday, May 10, 1981 (Second game of doubleheader) Montreal Expos 4, San Francisco Giants 0 Olympic Stadium (Montreal) |
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4 | Dennis Martinez |
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![]() Montreal Expos 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) (Perfect game) |
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5 | Jordan Zimmermann |
Washington Nationals (NL) | |
Sunday, September 28, 2014 Washington Nationals 1, Miami Marlins 0 Nationals Park (Washington, D.C.) (Zimmermann throws first no-no for the Nationals after the team’s move from Montreal.) |
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6 | Max Scherzer |
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Saturday, June 20, 2015 Washington Nationals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Nationals Park (Washington, D.C.) His first of two no-hitters |
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7 | Max Scherzer |
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Saturday, October 3, 2015 (second game of doubleheader) Washington Nationals 2, New York Mets 0 Citi Field (New York) His second of two no-hitters, both thrown in same season |
The @Nationals are now tied with the @Pirates with six #nohitters. See the updated list here: http://t.co/rvn4LOzIzK
Kinda funny Dennis Martinez perfect game came in the same series 2 days after Mark Gardner no hit the Dodgers into the 10th inning losing 1-0
Perfect game and losing a no-hitter through 9 are both incredibly rare in their own right.
Of course both games had Davey Martinez who would manage the club to its first world series.