List of Philadelphia Phillies no-hitters

Roy Halladayis the only pitcher inPhillies historyto throw multipleno-hit gameswith the team: aperfect gamein May 2010; and a postseason no-hitter in October of that year.

ThePhiladelphia Philliesare aMajor League Baseballfranchisebased inPhiladelphia.They play in theNational League Eastdivision. Also known in their early years as the "Philadelphia Quakers",pitchers for the Phillies have thrown fourteen separateno-hittersinfranchise history.A no-hitter is officially recognized by Major League Baseball only "when apitcher(or pitchers) allows no hits during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings ", though one or morebatters"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".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.

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 byChick Fraser.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 byKevin Millwoodin 2003 andRoy Halladayin 2010. Three pitchers to throw no-hitters for the Phillies have been left-handed:Johnny Lush(in 1906),Terry Mulholland(in 1990) andCole 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, includingHall of FamerJim Bunning,have pitched more than one in their careers.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 andTommy Greene's games (nine months and eight days from August 15, 1990 to May 23, 1991).Two opponents have been no-hit by the Phillies more than one time: theSan Francisco Giants,who were defeated by Mulholland (in 1990) and Millwood (in 2003); and theCincinnati Reds,who were no-hit byRick Wise(in 1971) and Halladay (in 2010).

Theumpireis also an integral part of any no-hitter. The task of the umpire in a baseball game is to make any decision "which involves judgment, such as, but not limited to, whether a batted ball is fair or foul, whether a pitch is a strike or a ball, or whether a runner is safe or out… [the umpire's judgment on such matters] is final."Part of the duties of the umpire making calls at home plate includes defining thestrike zone,which "is defined as that area overhomeplate(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. "These calls define every baseball game and are therefore integral to the completion of any no-hitter. A different umpire presided over each of the Phillies' fourteen no-hitters, includingWes Curry,who created Major League Baseball'scatcher interferencerule.

Twoperfect 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 theNational Leaguesince 1880,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."

On July 25, 2015, Phillies left-handerCole Hamelsthrew his first career no-hitter in a 5–0 win over theChicago Cubsat the historicWrigley Field.He narrowly missed completing a perfect game by walking two Cubs batters.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 sensationKris 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 catcherCarlos Ruiz,who now has tied the MLB record for no-hitters caught.

List of Phillies no-hitters

¶	Indicates aperfect game
§	Indicates game pitched in thepostseason
£	Pitcher was left-handed
*	Member of theNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Date	Pitcher	Final score	Base- runners	Opponent	Catcher	Umpire	Notes	Ref
August 29, 1885	Charles Ferguson	1–0	unknown	Providence Grays	Jack Clements	Wes Curry	Firstno-hitterinfranchise history First Phillies no-hitter at home ballpark First Phillies no-hitter atRecreation Park Smallest margin of victory in a Philliesno-hitter(tie)
July 8, 1898	Red Donahue	5–0	unknown	Boston Beaneaters	Ed McFarland	John Gaffney	First Phillies no-hitter atPhiladelphia Baseball Grounds/Baker Bowl
September 18, 1903	Chick Fraser	10–0	unknown	Chicago Cubs	Red Dooin	Bob Emslie	Largest margin of victory for the Phillies in ano-hitter First Phillies no-hitter in a road game
May 1, 1906	Johnny Lush£	6–0	4	Brooklyn Dodgers	Jerry Donovan	Hank O'Day	First Phillies no-hitter by a left-handed pitcher
June 21, 1964	Jim Bunning*¶	6–0	0	New York Mets	Gus Triandos	Ed Sudol	Father's Day Perfect game(first in Phillies history; see alsoJim Bunning's perfect game) First perfect game pitched in a National League game in the Modern Era Longest interval between no-hitters infranchise history Game one of adoubleheader
June 23, 1971	Rick Wise	4–0	1	Cincinnati Reds	Tim McCarver	Jerry Dale	Twohome runsalso hit by pitcher Rick Wise
August 15, 1990	Terry Mulholland£	6–0	1	San Francisco Giants	Darren Daulton	Eric Gregg	First Phillies no-hitter atVeterans Stadium
May 23, 1991	Tommy Greene	2–0	7	Montreal Expos	Darrin Fletcher	Jim Quick	First Phillies no-hitter outside of the United States Shortest interval between regular seasonno-hittersinfranchise history
April 27, 2003	Kevin Millwood	1–0	3	San Francisco Giants	Mike Lieberthal	Mike Everitt	Smallest margin of victory in a Phillies no-hitter(tie)
May 29, 2010	Roy Halladay*¶	1–0	0	Florida Marlins	Carlos Ruiz	Mike DiMuro	Perfect game(second in Phillies history; see alsoHalladay's perfect game) Smallest margin of victory in a Phillies no-hitter(tie)
October 6, 2010	Roy Halladay*	4–0§	1	Cincinnati Reds	Carlos Ruiz	John Hirschbeck	Second no-hitter in postseason history; first sinceDon Larsen'sperfect gamein the1956 World Series Game 1 of the2010 NLDS First no-hitter atCitizens Bank Park Shortest interval between no-hitters infranchise history
September 1, 2014	Cole Hamels£ Jake Diekman£ Ken Giles Jonathan Papelbon	7–0	6	Atlanta Braves	Carlos Ruiz	Jordan Baker	Labor Day First combined no-hitter in Phillies history Hamels pitched six innings; each reliever threw a single inning Carlos Ruiz catches National League record-tying third no-hit game
July 25, 2015	Cole Hamels£	5–0	2	Chicago Cubs	Carlos Ruiz	Phil Cuzzi	Ended the Cubs' streak of games without being no-hit, then the longest active streak, at 7,931 games and 50 years (1965–2015) First no-hitter atWrigley Fieldin 43 years (1972–2015) Carlos Ruiz catches MLB-record tying fourth no-hit game. Leads the NL. Hamels was traded to theTexas Rangerssix days after throwing the no-hitter.
August 9, 2023	Michael Lorenzen	7–0	4	Washington Nationals	J. T. Realmuto	Brennan Miller	First home start for Lorenzen after being traded to the Phillies from theDetroit Tigers First time the Nationals' had been no-hit in franchise history Ended the Nationals (dating back to when they were the Expos) streak of games being no-hit, then the longest active streak, at 3,810 games (1999-2023)

See also

Charles Ferguson pitched the Phillies' first no-hitter.

Jim Bunning pitched the Phillies' first perfect game.

• List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

References

General reference

• "Philadelphia Phillies Franchise History".ESPN.Archivedfrom the original on February 8, 2009.RetrievedFebruary 20,2009.
• "No Hitters Chronologically".Retrosheet.org.Retrosheet, Inc.Archivedfrom the original on July 9, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 20,2009.

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External links

• Philadelphia Phillies official websiteArchived2002-03-26 at theWayback Machine