The New York Yankees are a Major League Baseball franchise based in the New York City borough of The Bronx . Also known in their early years as the "Baltimore Orioles" (1901?02) and the "New York Highlanders" (1903?1912), ^[1] the Yankees have had twelve pitchers throw thirteen no-hitters in franchise history . 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. In a no-hit game, a batter may reach base via a walk , an error , a hit by pitch , a passed ball or wild pitch on strike three, or catcher's interference ". ^[2] No-hitters of fewer than nine complete innings were previously recognized by the league as official; however, several rule alterations in 1991 changed the rule to its current form. ^[3] Four perfect games, a special subcategory of no-hitter, have been pitched in Yankees history. As defined by Major League Baseball, "in a perfect game, no batter reaches any base during the course of the game." ^[2] This feat was achieved by Don Larsen in 1956, David Wells in 1998, David Cone in 1999, and Domingo German in 2023. Wells later claimed he was a "little hung-over " while throwing his perfect game . ^[4]

George Mogridge threw the first no-hitter in Yankees history, beating their rival Boston Red Sox 2?1, their only no-hitter in which the opposition scored. Their most recent no-hitter was Domingo German's perfect game against the Oakland Athletics during the 2023 season on June 28. The Yankees' first perfect game was also thrown by a right-handed pitcher, Don Larsen, and came in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series . Larsen's perfect game was the only no-hitter in MLB postseason play until Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched a no-hitter in Game 1 of the 2010 National League Division Series . Coincidentally, David Cone's perfect game came on " Yogi Berra Day" at Yankee Stadium. Berra had caught Larsen's perfect game and both he and Larsen were in the stands for the game. ^[5] Of the twelve no-hitters pitched by Yankees players, three each have been won by the scores 4?0 and 2?0, more common than any other result. The largest margin of victory in a Yankees no-hitter was 13 runs in a 13?0 win by Monte Pearson . German's perfect game represented the second largest margin of victory in a Yankees no-hitter, as the Yankees defeated the Athletics 11?0 in the 24th perfect game in MLB history.

Andy Hawkins lost a game on July 1, 1990, while on the road against the Chicago White Sox by the score of 4?0 without allowing a hit. ^[6] Because the White Sox were winning entering the ninth inning at home, they did not bat, and thus Hawkins pitched only 8 innings. ^[6] The game was considered a no-hitter at the time, ^[7] however, following rules changes in 1991, the game is no longer counted as a no-hitter. ^[4] Additionally, Tom L. Hughes held the Cleveland Indians without a hit through the first nine innings of a game on August 6, 1910, but the game went into extra innings , he lost the no-hitter in the tenth inning, and ultimately lost the game 5?0. ^[8]

The longest interval between Yankees no-hitters was between the game pitched by Larsen on October 8, 1956, and Dave Righetti 's no hitter on July 4, 1983, encompassing 26 years, 8 months, and 26 days. The shortest gap between such games fell between Allie Reynolds ' two no-hitters in 1951, a gap of just 2 months and 16 days from July 12 till September 28. Reynolds is the only Yankees pitcher to throw multiple no-hitters in his career, and one of only six pitchers in Major League history to throw multiple no-hitters in a season along with Max Scherzer in 2015, Roy Halladay in 2010, Nolan Ryan in 1973, Virgil Trucks in 1952, and Johnny Vander Meer in 1938. ^[9] The Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians (now known as the Guardians) have been no-hit by the Yankees more than any other franchise, each doing so three times. Notably, Reynolds' two no-hit victims in 1951 were the Red Sox and the Indians.

No umpire has called multiple Yankee no-hitters. Bill Dinneen , the umpire who called Sad Sam Jones ' 1923 no-hitter, is the only person in MLB history to both pitch (for the Red Sox in 1905) and umpire (five total, including Jones') a no-hitter. ^[10] The plate umpire for Larsen's perfect game, Babe Pinelli , apocryphally "retired" after that game, but that is mere legend; in reality, since Larsen's perfecto was only Game 5 of the seven-game Series, Pinelli didn't officially retire until two days later, concluding his distinguished umpiring career at second base during Game 7, not at home plate during Game 5. ^[11]

No-hitters [ edit ]

See also [ edit ]

• List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

References [ edit ]

General reference

• "New York Yankees on Baseball Almanac" . Baseball Almanac . Retrieved December 3, 2010 .

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