No-hitters … by Major League Baseball franchise (all-time)

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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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