9 inning shutouts facing the minimum 27 batters

[leatherman]

With Matt Garza's no-hitter tonight, there have now been three 9 inning shutouts this year where the pitcher faced the minimum of 27 batters (Garza's only baserunner, a walk to Brennan Boesch in the second inning, was erased three pitches later when Ryan Rayburn grounded into a double play). The other two were obviously the perfect games by Roy Halladay and Dallas Braden.

The most 9 inning shutouts facing the minimum of 27 batters in one year occurred in 1988, with 4. The only perfect game that year was Tom Browning. Amazingly, 3 of these 4 shutouts occurred after September 15th: http://www.baseball-reference.com/play- ... reit/Au2Ya
As you can see, none of the other games were no-hitters.

In 1990, this happened three times: http://www.baseball-reference.com/play- ... reit/gYDZw
The only no-hitter was by Terry Mulholland. In his game, the lone baserunner reached on an error, and was erased on a double play.

These are the only years where this happened as many as three times. However, Mark Buehrle has done it three times himself: http://www.baseball-reference.com/play- ... reit/UAEQ2

The only other pitchers to have 2 such games: Sandy Koufax and Frank Hiller. Both of Koufax's games were no-hitters (one was a perfect game). Neither of Hiller's were no-hitters: one was a 2-hitter and the other was a 1-hitter.


David

 

[maxpower]

Thanks for the informative post.

I'd love to be able to rank the all time no hitters in order of impressiveness (ie. strength of the offense faced, strength of the defense behind the pitcher, ballpark effect, height of the mound). It'd be tough to put all that together into a single metric, but it would be fun to debate.

 

[PaulKonerkbro]

Buehrle for HOF.

 

[Joshua.Roundtree]

Has there ever been a no-hitter that would have been a perfect game except:

A) Catchers Interference led to the only base runner

OR

B) Dropped third strike avanced to first.

Was just wondering because of the catchers interference in the game tonight against Laird.

 

[yanksno1]

Great info David.

Thanked.

 

[scotty21690]

There has been a no-hitter in every month so far this season....makes you wonder if there will be one the last two months of the regular season. It is the year of the pitcher, afterall.

 

[leatherman]

Has there ever been a no-hitter that would have been a perfect game except:

A) Catchers Interference led to the only base runner

OR

B) Dropped third strike avanced to first.

Was just wondering because of the catchers interference in the game tonight against Laird.

No otherwise perfect game in major league history has ever been spoiled solely by a third-strike passed ball, third-strike wild pitch, interference, or an outfield error.

 

[Casebusters]

There has been a no-hitter in every month so far this season....makes you wonder if there will be one the last two months of the regular season. It is the year of the pitcher, afterall.

Someone better tell the Royals pitchers that (or Twins batters)!

 

[leatherman]

In case anyone was wondering (concerning Max Scherzer losing his no-hitter on the grand slam), the last time a pitcher gave up his first hit after the 5th inning, and that hit was a grand slam, was July 23, 1990.

Frank Viola, with the Mets (of course), blew his no-hitter when he gave up a grand slam to Dickie Thon in the 6th inning: http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes ... 7230.shtml

 

[markakis8]

In 1990, this happened three times: http://www.baseball-reference.com/play- ... reit/gYDZw
The only no-hitter was by Terry Mulholland. In his game, the lone baserunner reached on an error, and was erased on a double play.
David

I remember this game like it was yesterday. Charlie Hayes made the error to ruin the perfect game but later redeemed himself with the last batter of the game (forget who it was). He caught a screaming line drive down the 3rd base line that would've been an easy double and saved the no-hitter.

 

[leatherman]

In 1990, this happened three times: http://www.baseball-reference.com/play- ... reit/gYDZw
The only no-hitter was by Terry Mulholland. In his game, the lone baserunner reached on an error, and was erased on a double play.
David

I remember this game like it was yesterday. Charlie Hayes made the error to ruin the perfect game but later redeemed himself with the last batter of the game (forget who it was). He caught a screaming line drive down the 3rd base line that would've been an easy double and saved the no-hitter.

It was Gary Carter, pinch hitting for Mike Kingery.

db