List of New York Yankees no-hitters

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Don Larsen threw the only perfect game ever in MLB postseason play.

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Domingo German in 2023. Wells later claimed he was a "little hung-over" while throwing his perfect game.[4]

George Mogridge threw the first no-hitter in Yankees history, beating their rival Boston Red Sox 2–1, their only no-hitter in which the opposition scored. Their most recent no-hitter was Domingo Germán's perfect game against the Oakland Athletics during the 2023 season on June 28. The Yankees' first perfect game was also thrown by a right-handed pitcher, Don Larsen, and came in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series. Larsen's 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. Coincidentally, David Cone's perfect game came on "Yogi Berra Day" at Yankee Stadium. Berra had caught Larsen's perfect game and both he and Larsen were in the stands for the game.[5] Of the twelve no-hitters pitched by Yankees players, three each have been won by the scores 4–0 and 2–0, more common than any other result. The largest margin of victory in a Yankees no-hitter was 13 runs in a 13–0 win by Monte Pearson. German's perfect game represented the second largest margin of victory in a Yankees no-hitter, as the Yankees defeated the Athletics 11–0 in the 24th perfect game in MLB history.

Cleveland Indians without a hit through the first nine innings of a game on August 6, 1910, but the game went into extra innings, he lost the no-hitter in the tenth inning, and ultimately lost the game 5–0.[8]

The longest interval between Yankees no-hitters was between the game pitched by Larsen on October 8, 1956, and

Cleveland Indians
(now known as the Guardians) have been no-hit by the Yankees more than any other franchise, each doing so three times. Notably, Reynolds' two no-hit victims in 1951 were the Red Sox and the Indians.

No umpire has called multiple Yankee no-hitters. Bill Dinneen, the umpire who called Sad Sam Jones' 1923 no-hitter, is the only person in MLB history to both pitch (for the Red Sox in 1905) and umpire (five total, including Jones') a no-hitter.[10] The plate umpire for Larsen's perfect game, Babe Pinelli, apocryphally "retired" after that game, but that is mere legend; in reality, since Larsen's perfecto was only Game 5 of the seven-game Series, Pinelli didn't officially retire until two days later, concluding his distinguished umpiring career at second base during Game 7, not at home plate during Game 5.[11]

No-hitters

Key
 ¶  Indicates a perfect game
 £  Pitcher was left-handed
List of New York Yankees no-hitters
# Date Pitcher Opponent Final score Base-runners Notes Ref
1 April 24, 1917 George Mogridge£ @ Boston Red Sox 2–1 3
  • Smallest margin of victory in a Yankees no-hitter (tie)
[12]
2 September 4, 1923 Sad Sam Jones @ Philadelphia Athletics 2–0 2
  • Jones recorded no strikeouts through the entire game
  • Only baserunners were a walk in the first and an error in the eighth
[13]
3 August 27, 1938 Monte Pearson Cleveland Indians 13–0 2 [14]
4 July 12, 1951 Allie Reynolds (1) @ Cleveland Indians 1–0 3
  • Smallest margin of victory in a Yankees no-hitter (tie)
[15]
5 September 28, 1951 Allie Reynolds (2) Boston Red Sox 8–0 4 [16]
6 October 8, 1956 Don Larsen Brooklyn Dodgers 2–0 0 [17]
7 July 4, 1983 Dave Righetti£ Boston Red Sox 4–0 4 [19]
8 September 4, 1993 Jim Abbott£ Cleveland Indians 4–0 5
  • Threw a no-hitter despite having been born without a right hand
[20]
9 May 14, 1996 Dwight Gooden Seattle Mariners 2–0 7
  • Last non-perfect no-hitter, thrown by a Yankee, in Old Yankee Stadium
[21]
10 May 17, 1998 David Wells£¶ Minnesota Twins 4–0 0
  • Second perfect game in Yankees history and 15th in MLB history
[22]
11 July 18, 1999 David Cone Montreal Expos 6–0 0
  • Third perfect game in Yankees history and 16th in MLB history
  • First no-hitter and perfect game in interleague play
  • Occurred on Yogi Berra Day, with Don Larsen throwing out the first pitch to Berra
[23]
12 May 19, 2021 Corey Kluber @ Texas Rangers 2–0 1
  • First Yankees no-hitter in the 21st century
  • No-hit the Rangers, his former team, the year after playing for them
  • Only baserunner was a walk in the 3rd inning
  • Sixth no-hitter of the 2021 Major League Baseball season
[24]
13 June 28, 2023 Domingo Germán @ Oakland Athletics 11–0 0
  • Fourth perfect game in Yankees history and 24th in MLB history

See also


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