List of Kansas City Royals no-hitters

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The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball franchise based in Kansas City, Missouri. Formed in 1969, they play in the American League Central division. Pitchers for the Royals have thrown 4 no-hitters in franchise history.[1] 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", though batters "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."[2] 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.[3] No perfect games, a special subcategory of no-hitter, have been thrown in Royals history.[4] As defined by Major League Baseball, "in a perfect game, no batter reaches any base during the course of the game."[2]

The

homeplate (sic) the upper limit of which is a horizontal line at the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants, and the lower level is a line at the hollow beneath the kneecap."[5] These calls define every baseball game and are therefore integral to the completion of any no-hitter.[6]

The manager is another integral part of any no-hitter. The tasks of the manager include determining the starting rotation as well as batting order and defensive lineup every game.

No-hitters

 ¶  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
1 April 27, 1973 Steve Busby (1) 3–0 6 @ Detroit Tigers Fran Healy (1) John Rice Jack McKeon (1)
  • First no-hitter in franchise history
  • First Royals no-hitter on the road
  • First right-handed pitcher to throw a no-hitter in franchise history
  • First no-hitter by a pitcher who did not come to bat the entire game, under the American League's new designated hitter rule
 [7]
2 June 19, 1974 Steve Busby (2) 3–0 1 @ Milwaukee Brewers Fran Healy (2) Joe Brinkman Jack McKeon (2)
  • Only baserunner was a walk in the second inning.
 [8]
3 May 14, 1977 Jim Colborn 6–0 2 Texas Rangers Darrell Porter Bill Deegan Whitey Herzog
  • First Royals no-hitter at home
 [9]
4 August 26, 1991 Bret Saberhagen 7–0 3 Chicago White Sox Brent Mayne Ted Hendry Hal McRae
  • Most recent no-hitter in franchise history
 [10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kansas City Royals Franchise History". ESPN. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "MLB Miscellany: Rules, regulations and statistics". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  3. ^ Kurkjian, Tim (June 29, 2008). "No-hit win makes no sense, except in baseball". ESPN. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  4. ^ "Kansas City Royals". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Umpires: Rules of Interest". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  6. ISBN 0-8126-9556-9
    . Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  7. ^ "April 27, 1973 Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  8. ^ "June 19, 1974 Kansas City Royals at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  9. ^ "May 14, 1977 Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  10. ^ "August 26, 1991 Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
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