List of Toronto Blue Jays no-hitters
The Toronto Blue Jays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Formed in 1977, they play in the American League East division. Pitchers for the Blue Jays have thrown one no-hitter in franchise history, which was accomplished by Dave Stieb on September 2, 1990, after losing three no-hit bids with two outs in the ninth inning.[1] A no-hitter is officially recognized by Major League Baseball only “when a pitcher (or pitchers) allows no hits during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings”.[2]
No perfect games, a special subcategory of no-hitter, have been thrown in Blue Jays history. The franchise came closest on August 4, 1989, when Stieb gave up a double to Yankees’ batter Roberto Kelly with two outs in the ninth and he scored by the next batter.[3] As defined by Major League Baseball, “in a perfect game, no batter reaches any base during the course of the game.”[2]
List of no-hitters in Blue Jays history[edit]
| ¶ | Indicates a perfect game |
| £ | Pitcher was left-handed |
| * | Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |
| # | Date | Pitcher | Final score | Base- runners |
Opponent | Catcher | Plate umpire | Manager | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 2, 1990 | Dave Stieb | 3–0 | 4 | Cleveland Indians | Pat Borders | Drew Coble | Cito Gaston |
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See also[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- a The only team without a no-hitter in franchise history is the San Diego Padres.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Toronto Blue Jays Franchise History". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "MLB Miscellany: Rules, regulations and statistics". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Toronto Blue Jays". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ↑ "September 2, 1990 Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ↑ "No Hitters Chronologically". Retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
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