No-Hitters

Pitching a no-hitter is a dream for every major-league pitcher — once they have realized their dream of making it to the big leagues in the first place. Fewer than half the pitchers in the National Baseball Hall of Fame have thrown a no-hitter. Many of the biggest names in pitching have never done it. This book focuses on pitchers who threw no-hitters and the no-hitters they threw. Naturally, we couldn't present biographies of everyone who ever threw a no-hitter nor could we present Games Project accounts of all of them. From around 300 no-hitters thrown in the majors (out of over 213,000 games), we have selected 59 no-hitters to include, along with the biographies of the men who threw them. We wanted the book to touch on a variety of matters, and to span the decades so that there was some representation from the earlier eras of baseball right up to more recent years. We tried to hit certain themes — first no-hitter in each league; first no-hitter thrown at 60 feet 6 inches; first in which the losing team scored a run; first pitcher to debut with a no-hitter; first extra-inning no-hitter; etc. You'll find those all in here and maybe a surprise or two as well. This book represents the collective work of 56 different SABR members as authors and editors. BOB FELLER, April 16, 1940C. Paul Rogers IIIED HEAD, April 23, 1946Lyle SpatzWILLIAM McCAHAN, September 3, 1947David E. SkeltonBOBO HOLLOMAN, Len PasculliMay 6, 1953, Joe SchusterDON LARSEN, October 8, 1956Charles F. FaberSANDY KOUFAX:June 30, 1962, Marc Z AaronMay 11, 1963, Marc Z AaronJune 4, 1964, Marc Z AaronSeptember 9, 1965, Mike HuberKEN JOHNSON, April 23, 1964Steve SchmittBILL STONEMAN, Norm KingApril 17, 1969, Adam J. UlreyOctober 2, 1972, Norm KingSTEVE BUSBY, April 27, 1973, June 19, 1974John DiFonzoBOB FORSCH, April 16, 1978, September 26, 1983Ben GirardKEN FORSCH, April 7, 1979Chip GreeneLEN BARKER, May 15, 1981Joe WanchoDAVID PALMER, April 21, 1984 (second game)Norm KingMIKE WITT, September 30, 1984Paul HenslerMIKE SCOTT, Rory CostelloSeptember 25, 1986, Frederick C. BushTOM BROWNING, September 16, 1988Joe CoxANDY HAWKINS, July 1, 1990Stew ThornleyDAVE STIEB, Joe CoxSeptember 2, 1990, Adrian FungDENNIS MARTINEZ, July 28, 1991Rory CostelloWILSON ALVAREZ, August 11, 1991Leonte LandinoMATT YOUNG, April 12, 1992Alan RaylesburgKENNY ROGERS, July 28, 1994Tom SchottHIDEO NOMO, September 17, 1996, April 4, 2001Bill StaplesDAVID WELLS, May 17, 1998Norm KingDAVID CONE, July 18, 1999Tara KriegerDEREK LOWE, April 27, 2002Bill NowlinRANDY JOHNSON, May 18, 2004Joe WanchoDALLAS BRADEN, May 9, 2010Dirk LammersROY HALLADAY, May 29, 2010, October 6, 2010Alan CohenCOMBINED NO-HITTERSSTEVE BARBER, Warren CorbettSTU MILLER, Warren CorbettApril 30, 1967, Jimmy KeenanFOUR PITCHERS COMBINEVIDA BLUE, Rich PuerzerGLENN ABBOTT, Clifford CornPAUL LINDBLAD, Paul HofmannROLLIE FINGERS, Dale VoissSeptember 28, 1975, Mike HuberSIX PITCHERS COMBINEJune 11, 2003, Mike Huberand more articles we don't have room to list here!