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Here’s the breakdown by franchise of the 285 no-hitters over professional baseball’s 130-plus year history. The page ranks the teams by no-hitters thrown, and it also lists them in order of no-hitters thrown against a franchise.
Every Major League Baseball franchise has been no-hit at least twice, but just one is void of having its own no-hitter: the San Diego Padres.
No hitters thrown by franchise
(a franchise’s other historical team names are in parenthesis)
- 25 Los Angeles Dodgers (Brooklyn Atlantics/Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Brooklyn Grooms/Brooklyn Superbas/Brooklyn Robins/Brooklyn Dodgers)
- 18 Boston Red Sox (Boston Americans/Boston Pilgrams)
- 18 Chicago White Sox
- 16 Cincinnati Reds (Cincinnati Red Stockings/Cincinnati Redlegs)
- 16 San Francisco (New York Gothams/New York Giants)
- 14 Cleveland Indians (Cleveland Naps)
- 14 Atlanta Braves (Boston Red Caps/Boston Beaneaters/Boston Doves/Boston Rustlers/Boston Bees/Boston Braves/Milwaukee Braves)
- 13 Chicago Cubs (Chicago White Stockings/Chicago Colts/Chicago Orphans)
- 11 Oakland Athletics (Kansas City Athletics/Philadelphia Athletics, not the AA team)
- 11 New York Yankees (New York Highlanders, Baltimore Orioles)
- 11 Philadelphia Phillies (Philadelphia Quakers)
- 10 Houston Astros (Houston Colt .45s)
- 10 Los Angeles Angels (California Angels/Anaheim Angels)
- 9 St. Louis Cardinals (St. Louis Browns/St. Louis Perfectos)
- 9 Baltimore Orioles (Milwaukee Brewers/St. Louis Browns)
- 7 Minnesota Twins (Washington Senators)
- 7 Detroit Tigers
- 6 Pittsburgh Pirates
- 5 Texas Rangers (Washington Senators)
- 5 Miami/Florida Marlins
- 4 Kansas City Royals
- 4 Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos)
- 4 Seattle Mariners
- 2 Arizona Diamondbacks
- 1 Milwaukee Brewers (Seattle Pilots)
- 1 Toronto Blue Jays
- 1 Colorado Rockies
- 1 Tampa Bay Rays (Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
- 1 New York Mets
- 0 San Diego Padres
Defunct franchises:
- 4 Philadelphia Athletics (AA)
- 4 Louisville Eclipse/Colonels (NL, AA)
- 3 Baltimore Orioles (AA, NL)
- 2 St. Louis Browns/Brown Stockings (NL, AA)
- 2 Buffalo Bisons (NL)
- 2 Columbus Buckeyes (AA)
- 2 Providence Grays (NL)
- 1 Cleveland Blues (NL)
- 1 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds (UA)
- 1 Chicago Chi-Feds/Whales (FL)
- 1 Milwaukee Brewers (UA)
- 1 Kansas City Packers (FL)
- 1 Pittsburgh Rebels (FL)
- 1 Cleveland Spiders (AA, NL)
- 1 Worcester Ruby Legs (NL)
- 1 Brooklyn Tip-Tops (FL)
- 1 St. Louis Terriers (FL)
- 1 Kansas City Cowboys (AA)
- 1 Rochester Broncos (AA)
No hitters thrown against a franchise
(a franchise’s other historical team names are in parenthesis)
- 19 Philadelphia Phillies (Philadelphia Quakers)
- 17 Los Angeles Dodgers (Brooklyn Robins, Brooklyn Grooms, Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Brooklyn Superbas)
- 16 Atlanta Braves (Boston Braves,Boston Red Caps, Boston Beaneaters, Boston Doves, Boston Bees)
- 16 San Francisco Giants (New York Giants)
- 14 Baltimore Orioles (St. Louis Browns)
- 14 Detroit Tigers
- 14 Oakland Athletics (Kansas City Athletics, Philadelphia Athletics)
- 13 Chicago White Sox
- 11 Cleveland Indians (Cleveland Naps)
- 11 Boston Red Sox
- 11 Pittsburgh Pirates (Pittsburgh Alleghenys)
- 11 Cincinnati Reds (Cincinnati Red Stockings)
- 11 Minnesota Twins (Washington Senators)
- 9 San Diego Padres
- 8 St. Louis Cardinals (St. Louis Browns/St. Louis Perfectos)
- 7 New York Yankees (New York Highlanders, Baltimore Orioles)
- 7 Los Angeles Angels (Anaheim Angels, California Angels)
- 6 Chicago Cubs
- 6 New York Mets
- 5 Houston Astros (Houston Colt .45s)
- 5 Tampa Bay Rays (Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
- 4 Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos)
- 4 Texas Rangers (Washington Senators)
- 4 Toronto Blue Jays
- 3 Milwaukee Brewers
- 3 Seattle Mariners
- 3 Colorado Rockies
- 2 Arizona Diamondbacks
- 2 Kansas City Royals
- 2 Miami/Florida Marlins
Defunct franchises:
- 3 Providence Grays (NL)
- 2 Washington Nationals (AA, UA)
- 2 Worcester Ruby Legs (NL)
- 2 Baltimore Orioles (AA, NL)
- 2 Louisville Eclipse/Colonels (NL, AA)
- 2 Cleveland Blues (AA)
- 1 Kansas City Packers (FL)
- 1 St. Louis Browns/Brown Stockings (NL, AA)
- 1 Buffalo Buffeds/Blues (FL)
- 1 Buffalo Bisons (NL)
- 1 Kansas City Unions (UA)
- 1 St. Louis Terriers (FL)
- 1 Syracuse Stars (AA)
- 1 Pittsburgh Rebels (FL)
- 1 New York Metropolitans (AA)
- 1 Chicago Chi-Feds/Whales (FL)
- 1 Kansas City Cowboys (AA)
- 1 Hartford Dark Blues (NL)
- 1 Detroit Wolverines (NL)
- 1 Toledo Blue Stockings (AA)
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