Per the Elias Sports activities Bureau, a no-hitter must be at the very least 9 innings as a way to be official. However that doesn’t imply we haven’t seen performances of fewer than 9 innings the place a pitcher accomplished a sport — because of climate, or video games that had been scheduled to be shorter — that had been hitless.
There have been 26 such performances on file (since 1901), together with Madison Bumgarner’s seven-inning outing in opposition to the Braves within the second sport of a doubleheader on Sunday.
Right here’s a have a look at all 26 of these video games.
April 25, 2021: Madison Bumgarner (ARI) at ATL, 7 IP
Bumgarner’s teammate Zac Gallen got here shut within the first sport of the doubleheader, however allowed a success within the sixth to Freddie Freeman. Then, Bumgarner achieved the feat in sport two, making the D-backs the primary crew in MLB historical past to permit one hit or fewer in a doubleheader, in line with Elias. Bumgarner’s outing was the primary hitless full sport because the seven-inning doubleheaders had been instituted with the 2020 season.
Oct. 1, 2006: Devern Hansack (BOS) vs. BAL, 5 IP
In simply his second profession begin, Hansack would’ve been excellent via 5 innings in opposition to the Orioles at Fenway Park however for a second-inning stroll, although he nonetheless confronted the minimal to that time within the contest. However following a three-hour, 23-minute rain delay previous to first pitch, inclement climate proved an excessive amount of to get a full sport in, and the sport was referred to as after 5. Nonetheless, it proved to be a profession day for the right-hander, who solely appeared in seven extra video games (one begin) within the Majors. How did Hansack really feel about it instantly afterward? “I wasn’t disenchanted as a result of no person can cease the rain,” he said.
April 12, 1992: Matt Younger (BOS) at CLE, Eight IP
Younger made 20 of his 28 appearances in 1992 out of the Crimson Sox bullpen. However he started his season as a starter, and his first sport of the yr was a memorable one. Younger held Cleveland hitless via eight innings however wasn’t given the chance to complete an official no-hitter as a result of the Crimson Sox, enjoying in Cleveland, had been shedding via the highest of the ninth. Younger had walked seven batters and surrendered two runs on an error and a fielder’s selection whereas Charles Nagy and the Cleveland bullpen held Boston to only one run. Disappointing because it needed to be, Younger appeared to take care of humorousness concerning the sport — not least as a result of he spent 1993, his remaining large league season, enjoying in Cleveland.
July 12, 1990: Melido Perez (CWS) at NYY, 6 IP
Perez wasn’t at his sharpest — he issued 4 walks over six innings — however as he walked off the mound at Yankee Stadium following the underside of the sixth inning, he hadn’t yielded a success. Then the rain had the ultimate say, and the sport was referred to as with the White Sox main, Eight-Zero. What’s superb about that is that his brother, Pascual, threw a five-inning no-hitter two seasons earlier in one other sport shortened by the climate. And Pascual was within the house dugout as a beginning pitcher for the Yankees (although he didn’t begin this sport). What are the percentages? “I wished him to pitch effectively, however I wished us to win. Possibly it could have been higher if he had pitched a no-hitter and misplaced,” Pascual said. Melido struck out 9 over his six frames and the Pascual brothers have fairly the distinctive baseball story to inform.
July 1, 1990: Andy Hawkins (NYY) at CWS, Eight IP
Extremely, simply 11 days earlier than Melido Perez’s six-inning no-hitter at Yankee Stadium, Perez’s counterpart from that evening, Hawkins, threw eight hitless frames in opposition to — after all — Perez’s White Sox at Comiskey Park. This wasn’t precisely a dominant outing for the left-hander — he walked 5 and his protection let him down with three expensive errors in a disastrous eighth inning for New York, resulting in 4 unearned runs. Hawkins was the one pitcher the Yanks used on this sport and didn’t quit a success, however the White Sox gained, Four-Zero.
Sept. 24, 1988: Pascual Perez (MON) at PHI, 5 IP
Two years earlier than he witnessed his brother’s personal odd outing, Perez was placing collectively a glowing efficiency, having struck out eight batters over 5 innings whereas strolling only one. He appeared poised for an try at an official no-hitter, however climate received in the way in which. The Phillies had been in a position to file one out within the sixth earlier than the sport was referred to as for rain, and Perez wouldn’t have an opportunity to renew his outing.
April 21, 1984: David Palmer (MON) at STL, 5 IP
Palmer was excellent via 5 innings at Busch Stadium. Along with his Expos main, Four-Zero, issues had been organising completely, pun very a lot supposed. However on a really lengthy day for each golf equipment — this was Sport 2 of a doubleheader, and the beginning of Sport 1 had been delayed for 94 minutes, adopted by one other delay earlier than Sport 2 might start — the rain prevailed and Montreal swept the dual invoice with a five-inning nightcap. Palmer’s good effort got here in his second outing since coming off Tommy John surgical procedure the prior yr, and 1984 was going fairly effectively thus far provided that in his first begin, he hit his first profession house run.
Aug. 6, 1967: Dean Likelihood (MIN) at BOS, 5 IP
Likelihood was in an ideal place via 5 innings in opposition to the Crimson Sox, actually — he’d confronted the minimal 15 batters and had already retired Carl Yastrzemski twice. Rain would put an finish to what might have been, however Likelihood didn’t have to dwell on the misplaced alternative lengthy. 4 begins later he accomplished an official no-hitter in Cleveland, and have become the primary pitcher to permit an earned run whereas doing so.
Sept. 26, 1959: Sam Jones (SFG) at STL, 7 IP
Remarkably, this wasn’t even the primary unofficial no-hitter of the Giants’ season — so, at the very least Jones was in good firm. He had nearly reached the top of a season wherein he’d end second in Cy Younger voting when he got here into Busch Stadium for his remaining begin in opposition to the Cardinals. Solely in a position to full seven hitless innings earlier than the sport was referred to as, Jones nonetheless collected his 21st victory, and, not for nothing, he had already grow to be the primary Black pitcher to throw a no-hitter within the Majors in 1955.
June 12, 1959: Mike McCormick (SFG) at PHI, 5 IP
Simply over three months earlier than his teammate, Jones, would toss seven hitless innings at Busch Stadium, McCormick would maintain the Phillies hitless via 5 frames at Connie Mack Stadium. There was some luck concerned on this one, to make sure: McCormick really gave up an infield hit to Richie Ashburn within the backside of the sixth inning, however because the skies opened up and a downpour ensued, all the sixth inning was cancelled, together with the hit. McCormick, who would win the NL Cy Younger Award in 1967, walked one and struck out two within the Three-Zero San Francisco victory.
June 22, 1944: Jim Tobin (Boston Braves) vs. PHI, 5 IP
Tobin was having fun with his greatest stretch as a Main League beginning pitcher, as from 1943-44, he posted a 2.85 ERA over 549 1/Three innings for Boston (although his win-loss file of 32-33 didn’t mirror that). On this present day, in Sport 2 of a doubleheader at Braves Subject, the right-hander walked two and struck out one in a sport referred to as after 5 innings because of darkness due to a 15-inning marathon in Sport 1 of the dual invoice. It was really the second time in ’44 that Tobin had turned in a hitless begin, he threw a nine-inning no-hitter on April 27 of that season in opposition to the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Aug. 5, 1940: John Whitehead (St. Louis Browns) vs. DET, 6 IP
Whitehead had not so far put collectively a memorable profession; by no means the best pitcher, he’d already spent a lot of the 1940 season in Double-A Toledo after being solid off by the White Sox the yr earlier than. However you wouldn’t have recognized of Whitehead’s rocky profession or astronomical Eight.44 ERA watching him face the Tigers on Aug. 5, as he allowed simply two baserunners on a stroll and an error over six in any other case clear innings. Whereas the sport was referred to as due to rain earlier than he might full 9 innings and Whitehead would solely make a handful extra appearances in his profession, it could stay in historical past books as a no-hitter till the time period was re-defined in 1991.
Aug. 27, 1937: Fred Frankhouse (Brooklyn Dodgers) vs. CIN, 7 2/Three IP
Frankhouse wasn’t somebody you’d decide to throw a no-hitter of any vital size — he averaged 10.7 hits per 9 innings in 1937. However that’s what’s nice about baseball: you simply by no means know. The proper-hander had management points, strolling six batters over 7 2/Three innings, however no Cincinnati batter recorded a success and no Cincinnati runner had reached third base to that time within the contest. Then the rains got here and the sport was referred to as, giving Brooklyn a 5-Zero win.
Aug. 25, 1924: Walter Johnson (Washington Senators) vs. St. Louis Browns, 7 IP
Regardless of a legendary 21-year profession within the Majors, Johnson solely threw one no-hitter, in 1920. However he very practically had a second no-no 4 years later. Nearing the top of what could be an MVP season, on Aug. 25, Johnson accomplished seven scoreless innings, permitting simply two walks, earlier than climate minimize his outing quick. However provided that the Senators’ season would finish with a World Sequence championship, the misplaced no-hitter was most likely quickly forgotten.
Aug. 20, 1912: Carl Cashion (Washington Senators) vs. Cleveland Naps, 6 IP
It’s powerful when it’s a must to comply with one of many biggest pitchers in baseball historical past in a doubleheader, however that’s the place Cashion discovered himself for the Senators in opposition to the Naps at Griffith Stadium. Walter Johnson had simply gained his 15th consecutive begin, which at that time was a Main League file, in Sport 1 of the dual invoice. However Sport 2 could be minimize quick as a result of Cleveland had to catch a train to Boston and apparently the prepare wouldn’t await the ballgame to finish. Cashion would have been excellent via six innings, besides his protection dedicated two errors behind him within the 2-Zero Washington victory.
July 31, 1910: King Cole (CHC) at STL, 7 IP
In one other case of “gotta catch the train,” Cole no-hit the Cardinals via seven innings within the second sport of a doubleheader at Robison Subject, strolling 4 and hanging out one. The Cubs had been Four-Zero winners earlier than they rushed to the prepare station for his or her journey to the east coast. The 1910 marketing campaign was by far the most effective of Cole’s six-year profession — he led the NL with a 1.80 ERA over 239 2/Three innings for Chicago.
Aug. 6, 1908: Johnny Lush (STL) at Brooklyn Superbas, 6 IP
Two years after no-hitting Brooklyn in a nine-inning sport whereas he was pitching for the Phillies, Lush held the Superbas hitless once more, this time for six innings earlier than rain halted the proceedings. He walked 5 and struck out three within the 2-Zero St. Louis victory. Each of the Playing cards’ runs within the sport had been unearned.
Oct. 5, 1907: Rube Vickers (Philadelphia Athletics) at Washington Senators, 5 IP
Vickers began Sport 2 of a doubleheader in Washington after pitching 11 1/Three innings in a Four-2 A’s win in Sport 1. As a result of size of the primary sport, the second sport needed to be referred to as on account of darkness after 5 innings. Vickers was tossing an ideal sport within the “nightcap” if it may be referred to as that, so general, he gave up seven hits over 16 1/Three scoreless innings when it was all mentioned and carried out. Philadelphia gained Sport 2, Four-Zero. All in a day’s work.
Aug. 23, 1907: Howie Camnitz (PIT) at New York Giants, 5 IP
There was just one run scored on two hits on this sport, and fortuitously for Camnitz, they belonged to the Pirates. The proper-hander walked 5 batters and hit one, however didn’t yield a success within the second sport of a doubleheader on the Polo Grounds. Due to Honus Wagner’s single and steal, adopted by an RBI single by Ed Abbaticchio, Pittsburgh swept the dual invoice when Sport 2 was referred to as because of darkness after 5 frames.
Aug. 11, 1907: Ed Karger (STL) vs. Boston Doves, 7 IP
Oh, what might have been for Karger, a left-hander who was excellent via seven innings in opposition to Boston at Robison Subject earlier than the sport was referred to as as a result of the groups had already agreed they’d solely play seven innings within the second sport of a doubleheader. The Cardinals gained, Four-Zero.
Might 26, 1907: Ed Walsh (CWS) vs. New York Highlanders, 5 IP
Walsh, a Corridor of Fame right-hander who owns the profession file for lowest ERA (1.82) and FIP (2.02), was no-hitting New York via 4 innings when the Highlanders began trying to delay the proceedings within the hope that the sport could be referred to as because of rain and the rating, which was on the time Four-1 in favor of the White Sox, wouldn’t be declared remaining. The rain intensified and the sport was delayed however later resumed, and by the fifth inning, it was Eight-1. The sport was lastly referred to as with extra inclement climate within the space and Walsh had a shortened no-hitter. He walked two and a pair of untamed pitches resulted in New York’s lone run. Walsh would throw a nine-inning no-no in opposition to the Crimson Sox 4 years later.
Sept. 26, 1906: Lefty Leifield (PIT) at Phillies, 6 IP
Leifield’s hitless effort got here in a sport that needed to be referred to as after six innings because of darkness. It was the second sport of a doubleheader, and the Pirates additionally shut out the Phillies within the first sport, 5-Zero, earlier than successful, Eight-Zero, in Leifield’s six-inning no-hit effort. The sport got here simply two days after one other fewer-than-nine innings hitless full sport. It was the second notable no-hit bid for Leifield in 1906 — he took a no-hitter into the ninth inning on July Four earlier than permitting a single to Jimmy Slagle, who got here round to attain the one run of the sport.
Sept. 24, 1906: Stoney McGlynn (STL) at Brooklyn Superbas, 7 IP
In the one sport on this record that led to a tie rating, McGlynn’s Cardinals and the Superbas had the second sport of a doubleheader at Washington Park referred to as because of darkness with the golf equipment knotted at 1 after seven innings. Brooklyn scored an unearned run due to a stroll and an error within the first inning, and St. Louis tied the sport within the sixth regardless of solely having three hits within the contest.
Aug. 24, 1906: Jake Weimer (CIN) vs. Brooklyn Superbas, 7 IP
Weimer additionally misplaced the possibility to go for a nine-inning no-hitter because of a earlier settlement to play solely seven innings within the second sport of a doubleheader between Cincinnati and Brooklyn on the Palace of the Followers. The southpaw walked one and struck out 4 in a 1-Zero Reds win.
Aug. 15, 1905: Rube Waddell (Philadelphia Athletics) vs. St. Louis Browns, 5 IP
The Corridor of Fame left-hander mainly did all of it on this present day in opposition to St. Louis, hanging out 9 of the 15 batters he confronted and dealing with three weak grounders again to the mound. He would’ve been excellent if not for his personal error on one of many comebackers. The sport was referred to as because of rain and the A’s gained, 2-Zero.
Sept. 14, 1903: Crimson Ames (New York Giants) at STL, 5 IP
Ames was making his first Main League begin for John McGraw’s Giants on this present day, and he was good, not yielding a success whereas strolling two and hanging out seven within the first 5 innings. However with a storm threatening and it turning into so darkish, the sport was referred to as and it was an official 5-Zero victory for New York at Robison Subject. Ames really went on to no-hit the Brooklyn Superbas through 9 1/3 innings on the Polo Grounds on April 15, 1909, however gave up the primary of seven hits in a Three-Zero, 13-inning loss.