No-hitter
No-hitter is a game of baseball (which has been played over at least nine innings ) in which one team does not allow a valid base hit by the opponent. The pitcher , to whom the no-hitter is also statistically assigned, has a decisive share in this special - and very rare - performance .
The specific case of no-hitters in which not a single batter ever reached the first base (that is, neither by Walk or Error ), is called Perfect Game ( perfect game) .
Records
In the history of Major League Baseball , the no-hitter's feat has only succeeded 281 times since 1871, of which only 23 were Perfect Games.
In most cases it is a single pitcher who throws the entire game. A combined no-hitter of several throwers was only achieved nine times, most recently six pitchers from the Houston Astros : Roy Oswalt , Pete Munro , Kirk Saarloos , Brad Lidge , Octavio Dotel and Billy Wagner . This sextet holds the record for most pitchers involved in a no-hitter.
No-hitter in the American major leagues (as of July 14, 2013):
| league | number |
|---|---|
| National League | 138 |
| American League | 121 |
| American Association | 15th |
| Federal League | 5 |
| Union Association | 2 |
| National Association | (1) |
| Players League | 0 |
| total | 281 |
The National Association is not classified as a major league in many statistics, so the no-hitter does not appear in the total.
In inter-league games, the count is made for the pitcher's league.
Last no-hitter
The last (as of August 27, 2020) no-hitter in the MLB was thrown by Lucas Giolito, pitcher of the Chicago White Sox , on August 25, 2020. The White Sox won the game 4-0 against the Pittsburgh Pirates .
Johan Santana pitched an entire game with a no-hitter on June 1, 2012 (this was, however, favored by a wrong decision, as a regular hit by Carlos Beltrán was rated as a foul ball). This was also the first no-hitter from 8020 rated games of his club New York Mets .
On July 27, 2011, Ervin Santana of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim achieved his first no-hitter in the 3-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians and the ninth in the history of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Francisco Liriano of the Minnesota Twins also managed a no-hitter on May 3, 2011 in a 1-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox and four days later Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers on May 7, 2011 in a 9-0 victory the Toronto Blue Jays , this was the second no-hitter in his career.
In the MLB season 2010 two perfect games and three other no-hitters were achieved: Dallas Braden of the Oakland Athletics achieved a perfect game on May 9, 2010 (19th Perfect Game) in a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays (with six strikeouts). As early as May 29, 2010, Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies made this feat as the 20th player in a 1-0 victory over the Florida Marlins (with eleven strikeouts).
Other no-hitters in the 2010 season were Ubaldo Jimenez of the Colorado Rockies on April 17, 2010 in a 4-0 win over the Atlanta Braves and Edwin Jackson of the Arizona Diamondbacks on June 25, 2010 in a 1-0 win over Tampa Bay Rays. Jimenez's performance was the first no-hitter in Rockies history. Edwin Jackson managed the feat of reaching the no-hitter with an exhausting 149 pitches and despite eight walks. The youngest no-hitter in the MLB was Matt Garza of the Tampa Bay Rays on July 26, 2010 in a 5-0 against the Detroit Tigers. For the (Devil) Rays founded in 1998, which already received two no-hitters this season, this meant the first no-hitter in team history.
On July 23, 2009, Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox achieved the 18th perfect game in MLB history. In the game against Tampa Bay (final score: 5-0) no opposing player reached first base. Buehrle achieved 6 strikeouts with a total of 116 pitches. The desire for the perfect game was almost broken at the beginning of the 9th inning when Gabe Kapler of the Rays struck a punch into the deepest outfield. White Sox center fielder Dewayne Wise took a spectacular action to catch a home run ball over the center field wall. For Buehrle, this meant the second no-hitter of his career. Already on April 18, 2007 he managed the feat against the Texas Rangers.
This was the second no-hitter in the 2009 season. Almost two weeks earlier, Jonathan Sanchez of the SF Giants did not allow a hit on July 10, 2009 in an 8-0 against the San Diego Padres. He even allowed only one baserunner (due to an error in the field game by Juan Uribe , who could not pick up a ball cleanly in the 8th inning) and thus barely missed a perfect game.
There were two no-hitters in the 2008 season. Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs, threw one of them on September 14, 2008 against the Houston Astros at 5-0. Zambrano threw 112 pitches and scored 10 strikeouts in just one walk. The game was played in Miller Park in Milwaukee because Hurricane Ike prevented it from being played in Houston. According to information from the sports information service Elias Sports Bureau, it is the first no-hitter in MLB history to be scored on neutral ground. The other no-hitter was Jon Lester of the Boston Red Sox on May 19, 2008 against the Kansas City Royals . The game ended 7-0 for the Red Sox. Lester left only two opposing batsmen through walks on base and scored nine strikeouts.
The last, 86th no-hitter in Japanese professional baseball was achieved by the 31-year-old left-hander Toshiya Sugiuchi for the Yomiuri Giants on May 30, 2012 in a 2-0 home win against the Tōhoku Rakuten Golden Eagles .
Most no-hitters
The record for most no-hitters is held by Nolan Ryan , who was granted this special performance seven times during his long career. On average, two pitchers each throw a no-hitter per season. The case of two no-hitters in one day occurred only twice in the history of the sport (April 22, 1898, Ted Breitenstein and Jim Hughes, and June 29, 1990, Dave Stewart of the Oakland Athletics and Fernando Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Dodgers ). There was also only twice the - in itself even less likely - case that a pitcher could throw a no-hitter in two consecutive bets (June 1938, Johnny van der Meer , Cincinnati Reds ; and July 2013 Homer Bailey , also Cincinnati Reds ).
Playoff no-hitter
In the history of the MLB there have only been two no-hitters in the playoffs. Don Larsen of the New York Yankees was the first to score a no-hitter in a playoff game that was also a perfect game on October 8, 1956 . It was the 5th game of the World Series in New York City against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Final score 2-0.
The second no-hitter was created by Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies on October 6, 2010 in Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Cincinnati Reds . It was the 33-year-old's first postseason appearance in his career and he managed this feat straight away. Final score 4-0.
Rule change in 1991
The requirements for the recognition of a no-hitter were revised in 1991 by Major League Baseball and in some cases tightened. Most importantly, a no-hitter must be held for nine innings in any event. Games that are stopped prematurely - for example because of rain - no longer count. What is new here is the rule that a no-hitter will not be recognized even if no hit is given up over the full normal distance of nine innings, but such hits are then scored in the extra innings.
In the media, no-hitters are often referred to as no-no's , which stands for no hits - no runs .
No-hitter without a game win
A no-hitter doesn't always have to result in a win for the team of the pitcher who throws it. A no-hitter is not necessarily also a game win in the form of a shutout , which would mean that the opposing team does not get a run , as you can make runs or points in baseball even without base hits . It is quite possible, albeit rare, for a no-hitter to result in loss for the pitcher (the pitcher is always referred to as the winner or loser of the game after a certain number of innings in the game). Since giving up bases by four misses ( balls ), i.e. one walk , allows the no-hitter to survive, opponents can get onto the bases and then steal further bases, for example. Even an error does not stand in the way of a no-hitter. With a lot of luck the opponents can get a run without a hit. If the pitcher's own team then hits weakly on the offensive and does not run well on the bases, the other side can definitely win the game against a no-hitter.
An example of this is the game of the New York Yankees against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago on July 1, 1990, in which the pitcher of the Yankees (Andy Hawkins) had not allowed a hit until the last opponent in the eighth inning. Then one of his field players made an error, causing the opposing batter to reach first base. The next two opponents came through walks on the bases, so that these were occupied. In the next two batters, two outfielder of the Yankees could not catch very light flying balls, so also errors, so that the White Sox could achieve four runs. Hawkins then ended the game as a no-hitter, but that could not change the defeat of the Yankees. Since Chicago, as the leading hosts, did not need to complete their last run of strokes, Hawkins did not meet the criteria of nine pitched innings and so this game was not officially recognized as a no-hitter.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ retrosheet.org
- ↑ First no-hitter after 8020 games . Spox. June 2, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ^ Dallas Braden, Perfect Game . In: MLB.com . May 9, 2010. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
- ^ Phils' Halladay throws MLB's 20th perfecto . In: MLB.com . May 30, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
- ↑ Jimenez throws first no-hitter in Rox history . In: MLB.com . April 18, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- ^ No-no turns Tampa Bay into Jackson-ville . In: MLB.com . June 26, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ↑ Kaz Nagatsuka: Sugiuchi throws no-hitter against Rakuten. In: The Japan Times . May 31, 2012, accessed June 2, 2012 .
- ↑ baseballlibrary.com ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
