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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| Montreal Expos (NL) | |
| 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 |
| Montreal Expos (NL) | |
| 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 |
| Montreal Expos (NL) | |
 Sunday, July 28, 1991Montreal 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 |
| Washington Nationals (NL) | |
| 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 |
| Washington Nationals (NL) | |
| 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.
Over 30 years ago free tickets were offered at my workplace and a couple of us got them. But another guy said his young sons had never seen a baseball game, so of course, we gave him the tickets.
That game was Dennis Martinez’s perfect game.
The question is, were these young boys thrilled they witnessed history in their first ball game, or were they bored out of their minds?