List of Boston Red Sox no-hitters
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A no-hitter is officially recognized by Major League Baseball "when a pitcher (or pitchers) allows no hits during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings. In a no-hit game, a batter may reach base via a walk, an error, a hit by pitch, a passed ball or wild pitch on strike three, or catcher's interference."[3] (No-hitters of less than nine complete innings were previously recognized by the league as official; however, several rule alterations in 1991 changed the rule to its current form.[4])
One perfect game, a special subcategory of no-hitter, has been pitched in Red Sox history. As defined by Major League Baseball, "in a perfect game, no batter reaches any base during the course of the game."[3] Every opposing batter is retired. This feat was achieved by Cy Young in 1904.[5] Young's perfect game, pitched on May 5, 1904, also was the first no-hitter in Red Sox history; the most recent Red Sox no-hitter was thrown by Jon Lester on May 19, 2008.[5]
Two pitchers have thrown more than one no-hitter in a Red Sox uniform,
The Red Sox have no-hit the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles (formerly the "St. Louis Browns") the most: four times each. The White Sox were no-hit by Jesse Tannehill in 1904, Bill Dinneen in 1905, Parnell in 1956, and Monbouquette in 1962. The Browns and Orioles were no-hit by Smoky Joe Wood in 1911, Leonard in 1916, Hideo Nomo in 2001, and Clay Buchholz in 2007. The Red Sox have won all of their no-hitters (three times in major league history a team has thrown a nine-inning no-hitter and lost the game). The most baserunners allowed in a Red Sox no-hitter was five, by Dutch Leonard in 1918. Of the 18 Red Sox no-hitters, four have been won by a score of 4–0 and another four by a score of 2–0, making those final scores more common than any other results. The largest margin of victory in a Red Sox no-hitter was 10–0, in wins by Derek Lowe in 2002 and Clay Buchholz in 2007. The smallest margin of victory was 1–0, Monbouquette's no-hitter in 1962.
12 different managers have led the team during the franchise's 18 no-hitters. 15 different home plate umpires presided over the franchise's 18 no-hitters. Jason Varitek caught four of the team's no-hitters, setting a major-league record for no-hitters caught by a catcher, which has since been tied by Carlos Ruiz.
List of no-hitters in Red Sox history
¶ | Indicates a perfect game |
£ | Pitcher was left-handed |
* | Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |
# | Date | Pitcher | Final score | Base- runners |
Opponent | Catcher | Plate umpire | Manager | Notes | Ref |
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1 | May 5, 1904 | Cy Young¶* (1) | 3–0 | 0 | Philadelphia Athletics | Lou Criger (1) | Bob Caruthers | Jimmy Collins (1) |
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[6] |
2 | August 17, 1904 | Jesse Tannehill£ | 6–0 | 1 | Chicago White Sox | Duke Farrell | Frank Dwyer | Jimmy Collins (2) |
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[6] |
3 | September 27, 1905 | Bill Dinneen | 2–0 | 2 | Chicago White Sox | Lou Criger (2) | Jack Sheridan | Jimmy Collins (3) |
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[7] |
4 | June 30, 1908 | Cy Young* (2) | 8–0 | 1 | @ New York Highlanders | Lou Criger (3) | Silk O'Laughlin (1)
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Deacon McGuire |
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[8] |
5 | July 29, 1911 | Smoky Joe Wood | 5–0 | 4 | St. Louis Browns | Bill Carrigan (1) | Silk O'Laughlin (2)
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Patsy Donovan |
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[9] |
6 | June 21, 1916 | Rube Foster | 2–0 | 2 | New York Yankees | Bill Carrigan (2) | George Hildebrand | Bill Carrigan (1) |
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[10] |
7 | August 30, 1916 | Dutch Leonard£ (1) | 4–0 | 2 | St. Louis Browns | Bill Carrigan (3) | Brick Owens (1) | Bill Carrigan (2) | [10] | |
8 | June 23, 1917 | Babe Ruth£* (0 IP) Ernie Shore (9 IP) |
4–0 | 1 | Washington Senators | Pinch Thomas (1) Sam Agnew (1) |
Brick Owens (2) | Jack Barry |
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[11] |
9 | June 3, 1918 | Dutch Leonard£ (2) | 5–0 | 5 | @ Detroit Tigers | Sam Agnew (2) | Bill Dinneen (1) | Ed Barrow |
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[12] |
10 | September 7, 1923 | Howard Ehmke | 4–0 | 1 | @ Philadelphia Athletics | Val Picinich | Bill Dinneen (2) | Frank Chance | [13] | |
11 | July 14, 1956 | Mel Parnell£ | 4–0 | 3 | Chicago White Sox | Sammy White | Bill Summers | Pinky Higgins (1) |
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[14] |
12 | June 26, 1962 | Earl Wilson | 2–0 | 4 | Los Angeles Angels | Bob Tillman (1) | Harry Schwarts | Pinky Higgins (2) |
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[15] |
13 | August 1, 1962 | Bill Monbouquette | 1–0 | 1 | @ Chicago White Sox | Jim Pagliaroni | Bill McKinley | Pinky Higgins (3) |
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[16] |
14 | September 16, 1965 | Dave Morehead | 2–0 | 1 | Cleveland Indians | Bob Tillman (2) | Ed Runge | Billy Herman |
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[17] |
15 | April 4, 2001 | Hideo Nomo | 3–0 | 4 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Jason Varitek (1) | Eric Cooper | Jimy Williams |
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[18] |
16 | April 27, 2002 | Derek Lowe | 10–0 | 2 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Jason Varitek (2) | Steve Rippley | Grady Little |
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[19] |
17 | September 1, 2007 | Clay Buchholz | 10–0 | 4 | Baltimore Orioles | Jason Varitek (3) | Joe West | Terry Francona (1) |
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[20] |
18 | May 19, 2008 | Jon Lester£ | 7–0 | 3 | Kansas City Royals | Jason Varitek (4) | Brian Knight | Terry Francona (2) |
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[21] |
See also
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