Verlander loses no-hitter in 8th, misses exclusive 3 no-no club

Ryan's circle of no-no hats in the Hall.

The Detroit Tigers’ Justin Verlander lost his #nohitter in the eighth inning Sunday, failing to join the exclusive three no-no club.

The only pitchers to throw at least 3 career no-nos are Nolan Ryan (7), Sandy Koufax (4), Larry Corcoran (3), Cy Young (3) and Bob Feller (3).

Here they are:
Nolan Ryan
– May 15, 1973 – California Angles 3, Kansas City Royals 0 in Kansas City
– June 15, 1973 – California Angels 6, Detroit Tigers 0 in Detroit
– Sept. 28, 1974 – California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 0 in California
– June 1, 1975 – California Angels 1 Baltimore Orioles 0 in California
– Sept. 26, 1981 – Houston Astros 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 0 in Houston
– June 11, 1990 – Texas Rangers 5 Oakland A’s 0 in Oakland
– May 1, 1991 – Texas Rangers 3 Toronto Blue Jays 0 in Texas

Sandy Koufax
– June 30, 1962 – Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 0
– May 11, 1963 – Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Francisco Giants 0
– June 4, 1964 – Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0
– Sept. 9, 1965 – Los Angeles Dodgers, 1 Chicago Cubs 0, Perfect game

Larry Corcoran
– Aug. 19, 1880 – Chicago White Stockings 6, Boston Red Caps 0
– Sept. 20, 1882 – Chicago White Stockings 5, Worcester Ruby Legs 0
– June 27, 1884 – Chicago White Stockings 6, Providence Grays 0

Cy Young
– Sept. 18, 1897 – Cleveland Spiders 6, Cincinnati Reds 0
– May 5, 1904 – Boston Pilgrams 3, Philadelphia Athletics 0, Perfect game
– June 30, 1908 – Boston Red Sox 8, New York Highlanders 0

Bob Feller
– April 16, 1940 – Cleveland Indians, 1 Chicago White Sox 0, Opening Day
– April 30, 1946 – Cleveland Indians 1 New York Yankees 0
– July 1, 1951, Game 1 of DH – Cleveland Indians 2 Detroit Tigers 1

Verlander’s previous two hitters were:
– June 12, 2007 – Detroit Tigers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 0
– May 7, 2011 – Detroit Tigers 9, Toronto Blue Jays 0

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