Seven perfectgame pitchers have also thrown at least one additional nohitter. Sep 01, 2019 justin verlander joins the threenohitter club. Nohitters of fewer than nine complete innings were previously recognized by the league as official. Instead, the yankeescookie lavagetto doubled on a 12 pitchto score. Halladay threw a complete game 67 times, more than any pitcher. Roy halladay tosses second postseason nohitter daily news. Oct 06, 2010 there have been two no hitters in the postseason of mlb baseball. Justin verlander joins the threenohitter club the new.
He topped that by nohitting the reds in the first game of the national league division series on oct. In the ninth, larsen retired the first two hitters, then slipped a questionable third strike past pinchhitter dale mitchell to complete the first nohitterperfect game in world series history. Charlie fergusons nohitter, the first in franchise history, was a 10 victory, as were two of the more recent regular season nohitters, thrown by kevin millwood in 2003 and roy halladay in 2010. He actually got off to a slow start as a hitter in these, getting injured in the 1921 series and hitting. Go ahead and rank madison bumgarner among the best playoff pitchers ever. An official nohit game occurs when a pitcher or pitchers allows no hits during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings. Larsens perfect game was the only nohitter in mlb postseason play until roy halladay of the philadelphia phillies pitched a nohitter in game 1 of the 2010 national league division series. Baseball quiz, mlb quiz, hitter, nohitter, no hitter, pitchers, player, postseason, team. Jake arrieta joins the list with a no hitter over the reds, his second no hitter in as many seasons update 1032015. Heres the list, starting with the pitcher whose nohitter total stands alone nolan ryan, who threw seven. Roy halladay has thrown the second nohitter in postseason history, leading the philadelphia phillies over the cincinnati reds 40 in game 1 of the nl division series on wednesday. Roy halladay hurls the second postseason nohitter in major league history against the reds in game 1 of the nlds check out for. For games that fit the mlbs previous definition of a nohitter but no longer do, click here.
The hurler had to settle for a no hitter and became the only perfect game pitcher to throw another no hitter in the same season, and the fifth with two no hitters. Later in that same season, halladay joined don larsen as the only pitchers to throw nohitters in the postseason. Larsens perfect game was the only no hitter in mlb postseason play until roy halladay of the philadelphia phillies pitched a no hitter in game 1 of the 2010 national league division series. The last time a pitcher came close to a nohitter in the postseason was quite a while ago. Oct 06, 2010 the last time a pitcher came close to a no hitter in the postseason was quite a while ago. Apr 14, 2020 later in that same season, halladay joined don larsen as the only pitchers to throw nohitters in the postseason. Roy halladay pitches nohitter against reds cbs news. In september 1991, baseballs committee for statistical accuracy, chaired by then mlb commissioner fay vincent, established an official definition of the feat, saying, a no hitter is a game in which a pitcher or pitchers complete a game of nine innings or more without allowing a.
Halladay is the second pitcher to throw a perfect game and win the cy young award in the same season. The perfect game thrown by don larsen in game 5 of the 1956 world series is the only postseason perfect game in major league history and one of only two postseason nohitters. Phillies halladay throws first playoff nohitter since 1956. Thirtysix pitchers have thrown more than one no hitter, combined no hitters not counting. Postseason nohitters and close calls postseason nohitters. Philadelphia phillies roy halladay tosses second no. Roy halladay has thrown the second nohitter in postseason history, leading the philadelphia phillies over the cincinnati reds 40 in game 1 of the nl. Can you name the pitchers with a nohitter in the mlb postseason. Postseason no hitters in baseball history, there have only been two no hitters thrown in the postseason. Pitchers with two nohitters in a season fox sports. Philadelphia phillies roy halladay tosses second nohitter. The best moments of roy halladays incredible career. Don larsen of the yankees pitched a perfect game against the dodgers in game five of the 1956 world series, and roy halladay of the phillies pitched a nohitter against the reds in game one of the 2010 nl division series.
He is the only major leaguer to have thrown no hitters in regular season and postseason play. Roy halladay throws postseason nohitter armor games. Every mlb teams most recent nohitter sporting news. Oct 06, 2010 don larsen is the only other pitcher to throw a postseason no hitter. Top 15 worst mlb pitchers to throw a nohitter thesportster. Thirty years before larsens gem, claude red grier threw a no hitter on october 3 in the 1926 colored world series, walking six and fanning eight. A nohitter is officially recognized by major league baseball only when a pitcher or pitchers allows no hits during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings. Don larsen is the only other pitcher to throw a postseason nohitter. Longest no hitter since jim longboard, boston red sox went seven thirds against the saint louis that was engaged 60. Coming nine years before don larsons world series perfect game, it wouldve been the first no hitter in postseason history.
Postseason nohitters in baseball history, there have only been two nohitters thrown in the postseason. List of major league baseball perfect games wikipedia. Coming nine years before don larsons world series perfect game, it wouldve been the first nohitter in postseason history. A nohitter is a baseball game in which one team prevents the other from recording a hit during the entire game. The forgotten iconic nohitter in phillies history phillies.
The first black pitcher to toss a no hitter was sam jones who did it for the chicago cubs in 1955. A nohitter is defined by major league baseball as follows. Postseason nohitter halladay became the first pitcher to throw a nohitter in the playoffs since don larsen threw a perfect game. Mlb history has seen more than 3,000 postseason starts, but only a few pitchers have even crossed the seveninning threshold with a nohitter bid. He took a nohitter into the seventh inning in game 4 of the 2000 american league championship series, but an al martin double off tino martinezs glove broke it up. A nohitter is a game in which a pitcher, or pitchers, gives up no hits.
Roy halladay hurls the second postseason no hitter in major league history against the reds in game 1 of the nlds check out for. Randy johnson has the longest gap between no hitters. Roy halladay threw the second nohitter in postseason history, leading the philadelphia phillies over the reds 40 in game 1 of the nl division series on wednesday. He is the only major leaguer to have thrown nohitters in regular season and postseason play.
Major league baseball sanctioned nohitters br bullpen. There have been two no hitters in the postseason of mlb baseball. The first was don larsens perfect game for the yankees against the dodgers on oct. How many nohitters have been thrown in the postseason. Jake arrieta joins the list with a nohitter over the reds, his second nohitter in as many seasons update 1032015. The postseason no hitter since 1876, there have been 296 no hitters, which averages out to roughly two per year. Two such performances have been recorded one in the 1956 world series game 5 by the yankees don larsen, which was a perfect game to boot the only time its been done in the fall classic and earned the yanks a 20 win over the dodgers enrou. Louis in the 1967 world series before julian javier. Aleshia ocasio becomes first uf pitcher to throw a seven. Aleshia ocasio becomes first uf pitcher to throw a seveninning nohitter in postseason history aleshia ocasio was on point with her. A no hitter is officially recognized by major league baseball only when a pitcher or pitchers allows no hits during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings. He topped that by no hitting the reds in the first game of the national league division series on oct.
Roy halladay tosses second postseason nohitter fox sports. Phillies halladay throws first playoff nohitter since. How many postseason no hitters have there been answers. See results from the postseason no hitters quiz on sporcle, the best trivia site on the internet. Max scherzer no hit the mets on the final saturday of the. Maloneys first nohitter lasted 10 innings and saw him walk 10 and strike out 12.
A postseason nohitter, a perfect game and moreremembering the best. Pitching a nohitter is a special day where a pitcher has just about every ball hit bounces his way. Coincidentally, cones perfect game came on yogi berra day at yankee stadium. While not quite the perfect game where all 27 men who came to the plate are retired, a nohitter is. A no hitter is a baseball game in which one team prevents the other from recording a hit during the entire game. Roy halladay tosses second postseason nohitter the san. A pitcher may give up a run or runs so long as he pitches nine innings or. Top 25 best postseason performers in mlb history thesportster. In fact, he is still the only individual to throw an official nineinning no hitter and lose. After a season that included a nohitter against a juggernaut red sox team in april and a 3. Roy halladay and don larsen, the only two pitchers to throw postseason nohitters in mlb history on october 6, 2010, in his first postseason appearance, halladay pitched a nohitter his second of the season, against the cincinnati reds in the first game of the national league division series nlds. Clemens is one of only seven pitchers to throw a completegame onehitter in the postseason. He tossed a perfect game for the new york yankees in the 1956 world series against brooklyn. Cave dweller kyle thompson ranks the greatest pitchers to never throw a nohitter.
Roy halladay threw the second postseason no hitter for the philadephia phillies, on october 6, 2010. Four months earlier, halladay pitched a perfect game of his own against the marlins. The first black pitcher to toss a nohitter was sam jones who did it for the chicago cubs in 1955. The yanks made it 20 in the sixth, but by then the big story was larsen, who still hadnt allowed a single dodger to reach base. Roy halladay tosses second nohitter in playoff history nbc sports. In the ninth, larsen retired the first two hitters, then slipped a questionable third strike past pinch hitter dale mitchell to complete the first no hitter perfect game in world series history. Koufax has the most total nohitters of any perfectgame pitcher, with four. Besides don larsen, another pitcher no hit the other team. No hitters of fewer than nine complete innings were previously recognized by the league as official. There have been two postseasonno hitters in the history of baseball.
Roy halladay has thrown the second no hitter in postseason history, leading the philadelphia phillies over the cincinnati reds 40 in game 1 of the nl division series on wednesday. Hamilton becomes the first mlb pitcher to throw a no hitter without a single strikeout. But then he asserted himself as one of the best postseason sluggers in an era when the only postseason games were the world series, of course, ending up with fifteen homeruns and a. For fourandahalf seasons 20082012, site dutifully logged the climbing count of mets games without a nohitter, which finally ended at 8,019 on june 1, 2012, when johan santana made history.
The best moments of roy halladays incredible career sports. Pitchers with multiple nohitters sports illustrated. For as incredible as those three nohitters are two of which, again, were perfect games theres an argument to be made that another nohitter is the most impressive in phillies history. Halladay become the first pitcher in major league history to throw a perfect game and another nohitter in the same calendar year including the postseason. Go ahead and rank madison bumgarner among the best playoff. Young, joss, bunning, koufax, johnson, buehrle, and halladay. Before halladays 104pitch gem against the reds, don larsen had been the only other pitcher to toss a nohitter in postseason play when he. May 21, 2018 aleshia ocasio becomes first uf pitcher to throw a seveninning no hitter in postseason history aleshia ocasio was on point with her location and offspeed stuff sunday. There have been 286 official major league no hitters, including two in the postseason.
Halladay threw only the second no hitter in postseason history that october night, making it one of baseballs alltime postseason classics. Most recently, roy halladay threw a no hitter against the cincinnati reds on october 6, 2010. Cole hamels mows down the cubs on his way to recording his first no hitter and the th in phillies history check out for ou. There have been two postseason no hitters in the history of baseball. Larsens no hitter was the only one thrown in any postseason game. Mlb history has seen more than 3,000 postseason starts, but only a few pitchers have even crossed the seveninning threshold with a nohitter. The pitcher who holds the record for the shortest time between nohitters is johnny vander meer, the only pitcher in history to throw nohitters in consecutive starts, while playing for the cincinnati reds in 1938.
A thing that a lot of people are forgetting, though, is that this was docs first career postseason start. A pitcher may give up a run or runs so long as he pitches nine innings or more and does not give up a hit. The postseason nohitter since 1876, there have been 296 nohitters, which averages out to roughly two per year. In 1991, major league baseball clarified its definition of a no hitter to be a game in which a pitcher, or pitchers, gives up no hits while pitching at least nine innings. Johnny lush in 1906, terry mulholland in 1990 and cole hamels in. There have been 286 official major league nohitters, including two in the postseason. Cole hamels mows down the cubs on his way to recording his first nohitter and the th in phillies history check out for ou.
In september 1991, baseballs committee for statistical accuracy, chaired by then mlb commissioner fay vincent, established an official definition of the feat, saying, a no hitter is a game in which a pitcher or pitchers complete a game of nine innings or more without allowing a hit. Theres no greater challenge, or opportunity, for a starting pitcher than taking the ball in october, and there are some nights where everything aligns. Roy halladay threw the second no hitter in postseason history, leading the philadelphia phillies over the reds 40 in game 1 of the nl division series on wednesday. In 1991, major league baseball clarified its definition of a nohitter to be a game in which a pitcher, or pitchers, gives up no hits while pitching at least nine innings. Three pitchers to throw nohitters for the phillies have been lefthanded. Oct 06, 2010 the last time a pitcher came close to a nohitter in the postseason was quite a while ago. Two such performances have been recorded one in the 1956 world series game 5 by the. Multiple cy youngs, a perfect game and a postseason nohitter tend to get voters attention, as do 200plus wins, which halladay, who has 169 wins at age 33, figures to have by the end of his. Max scherzer nohit the mets on the final saturday of the. Over the 150 years of major league baseball history, and over 218,400 games played, there have been 23 official perfect games by the current definition. There have been two postseason nohitters in mlb history, one by a pitcher from.
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