List of Philadelphia Phillies no-hitters
The
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".[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]
Of the fourteen no-hitters pitched by Phillies players, three have been won by a score of 6–0, and three by a score of 1–0, more common than any other results. The largest margin of victory in a Phillies no-hitter was ten runs, in a 10–0 win by
Charlie Ferguson's no-hitter, the first in franchise history, was a 1–0 victory, as were two of the more recent regular season no-hitters, thrown by Kevin Millwood in 2003 and Roy Halladay in 2010. Three pitchers to throw no-hitters for the Phillies have been left-handed: Johnny Lush (in 1906), Terry Mulholland (in 1990) and Cole Hamels (in 2015). The other nine pitchers were right-handed. Halladay is the only Phillies' pitcher to throw more than one no-hitter in a Phillies uniform, and others, including Hall of Famer Jim Bunning, have pitched more than one in their careers.[5] The longest interval between Phillies no-hitters was between the games pitched by Lush and Bunning, encompassing 58 years, 1 month, and 20 days from May 1, 1906 to June 21, 1964. Conversely, the shortest interval between no-hitters was between Halladay's two 2010 no-hitters, with a total of merely four months and seven days from May 29 to October 6; the shortest gap between regular-season no-hitters was between Mulholland's and Tommy Greene's games (nine months and eight days from August 15, 1990 to May 23, 1991).[6] Two opponents have been no-hit by the Phillies more than one time: the San Francisco Giants, who were defeated by Mulholland (in 1990) and Millwood (in 2003); and the Cincinnati Reds, who were no-hit by Rick Wise
(in 1971) and Halladay (in 2010).
The
catcher interference rule.[8]
Two perfect games, a special subcategory of no-hitter, have been pitched in Phillies history. This feat was achieved by Bunning in 1964, which was the first perfect game in the National League since 1880,[5] and Halladay in 2010. As defined by Major League Baseball, "in a perfect game, no batter reaches any base during the course of the game."[3]
On July 25, 2015, Phillies left-hander
Odubel Herrera, Phillies centerfielder, nearly dropped the game's final out at the warning track after he overran a long fly ball hit by Cubs rookie sensation Kris Bryant; Herrera, however, was able to snag the ball with an awkward sliding catch to close out the game and preserve Hamels's no-hitter. In addition to this being Cole Hamels's first no-hitter, this was the fourth no hitter caught by longtime Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz
, who now has tied the MLB record for no-hitters caught.
List of Phillies no-hitters
¶ | Indicates a perfect game |
§ | Indicates game pitched in the postseason |
£ | Pitcher was left-handed |
* | Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |
Date | Pitcher | Final score | Base- runners |
Opponent | Catcher | Umpire | Notes | Ref |
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August 29, 1885 | Charles Ferguson
|
1–0 | unknown | Providence Grays | Jack Clements | Wes Curry |
|
[9] |
July 8, 1898 | Red Donahue | 5–0 | unknown | Boston Beaneaters
|
Ed McFarland | John Gaffney |
|
[10] |
September 18, 1903 | Chick Fraser | 10–0 | unknown | Chicago Cubs | Red Dooin | Bob Emslie |
|
[11][12] |
May 1, 1906 | Johnny Lush£ | 6–0 | 4 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Jerry Donovan | Hank O'Day |
|
[13][14] |
June 21, 1964 | Jim Bunning*¶ | 6–0 | 0 | New York Mets | Gus Triandos | Ed Sudol |
|
[15] |
June 23, 1971 | Rick Wise | 4–0 | 1 | Cincinnati Reds | Tim McCarver | Jerry Dale |
|
[16] |
August 15, 1990 | Terry Mulholland£ | 6–0 | 1 | San Francisco Giants | Darren Daulton | Eric Gregg |
|
[17] |
May 23, 1991 | Tommy Greene | 2–0 | 7 | Montreal Expos | Darrin Fletcher | Jim Quick |
|
[18] |
April 27, 2003 | Kevin Millwood | 1–0 | 3 | San Francisco Giants | Mike Lieberthal | Mike Everitt |
|
[19] |
May 29, 2010 | Roy Halladay*¶ | 1–0 | 0 | Florida Marlins
|
Carlos Ruiz | Mike DiMuro |
|
[20] |
October 6, 2010 | Roy Halladay* | 4–0§ | 1 | Cincinnati Reds | Carlos Ruiz | John Hirschbeck |
|
[21] |
September 1, 2014 | Cole Hamels£ | 7–0 | 6 | Atlanta Braves | Carlos Ruiz | Jordan Baker |
|
[22] |
July 25, 2015 | Cole Hamels£ | 5–0 | 2 | Chicago Cubs | Carlos Ruiz | Phil Cuzzi |
|
[23] |
August 9, 2023 | Michael Lorenzen | 7–0 | 4 | Washington Nationals | J. T. Realmuto | Brennan Miller |
|
[24] |
See also
References
- General reference
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- "No Hitters Chronologically". Retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- Inline citations
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- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies Franchise History". ESPN. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- ^ a b "MLB Miscellany: Rules, regulations and statistics". MLB.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ Kurkjian, Tim (June 29, 2008). "No-hit win makes no sense, except in baseball". ESPN. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- ^ a b "History: Jim Bunning". Phillies.MLB.com. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
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- ^ a b "Umpires: Rules of Interest". MLB.com. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
- ISBN 0-8126-9556-9. Retrieved June 14, 2008.
- ^ "The 1885 Philadelphia Phillies Game Log". Retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- ^ "The 1898 Philadelphia Phillies Game Log". Retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- ^ "The 1903 Philadelphia Phillies Game Log". Retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- ^ "Chick Pitches One of the Greatest Games of the Season for the Phillies Against Colts". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 19, 1903. p. 10.
- ^ "The 1906 Philadelphia Phillies Game Log". Retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- ^ "No Runs or Hits by Lush for the Brooklyn Gang". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. May 2, 1906. p. 10.
- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Mets 0 (1)". Retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies 4, Cincinnati Reds 0". Retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies 6, San Francisco Giants 0". Retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies 2, Montreal Expos 0". Retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies 1, San Francisco Giants 0". Retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- ^ "Phillies at Marlins Box Score and Play by Play". Baseball-Reference.com. May 29, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
- ^ "National League Division Series Game 1, Reds at Phillies". Baseball-Reference.com. October 6, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
- ^ Zolecki, Todd. "Hamels feels brotherly love in combined no-hitter". Phillies.MLB.com. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
- ^ "Stone Cole: Hamels no-hits Cubs". MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ^ "Lorenzen no-hits Nats in 1st home start since trade to Phillies". mlb.com. MLBAM. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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