Joe Oeschger baseball card for Boston Nationals Uniform 1922

Since the foundation of the

International League The International League (IL) is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the United States. Along with the Pacific Coast League, it is one of two leagues playing at the Triple-A level, which is one grade below Major League Baseball ...

(IL) in 1912, its

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...

s have thrown 165

no-hitter In baseball, a no-hitter is a game in which a team was not able to record a hit. Major League Baseball (MLB) officially defines a no-hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in at least nine innings recorded no hits. A pitcher wh ...

s, which include 17

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. Of these no-hitters, 81 were pitched in games that lasted at least the full 9 innings, while 84 were pitched in games shortened due to weather or that were played in doubleheaders, which are typically 7 innings. Only 4 of the league's 17 perfect games were tossed in full 9-inning games. Twenty-three no-hitters were combined—thrown by two or more pitchers on the same team. A no-hit game occurs when a pitcher (or pitchers) allows no

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during the entire course of a game. A batter may still reach base via a

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, an

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, a

fielder's choice In baseball, fielder's choice (abbreviated FC) refers to a variety of plays involving an offensive player reaching a base due to the defense's attempt to put out another baserunner, or the defensive team's indifference to his advance. Fielder's cho ...

, a

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, a passed ball or wild pitch on strike three, or

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. Due to these methods of reaching base, it is possible for a team to score runs without getting any hits. While the vast majority of no-hitters are

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, teams which went hitless have managed to score runs in their respective games 16 times in IL games, some in

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. The first International League no-hitter was thrown on July 6, 1912, by

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of the

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against the

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s over the course of the seven-inning game, making it also the first perfect game in the league's history. The first nine-inning no-hit game occurred on July 14, 1915, when Providence's

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accomplished the feat against the

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. The first nine-inning perfect game was thrown on August 15, 1952, by

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of the

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against the

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at Memorial Stadium in

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. Nine league pitchers have thrown multiple no-hitters. The pitcher who holds the record for the shortest time between no-hit games is Rip Jordan, who pitched two for the Buffalo Bisons 45 days apart in 1919. In addition to Jordan,

Augie Prudhomme John Olgus "Augie" Prudhomme (November 20, 1902 – October 4, 1992) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Detroit Tigers in 1929.

(1927 and 1928), Bill Harris (1936 and 1937),

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(1937 and 1945), Earl Harrist (both in 1946), Duke Markell (1953 and 1955),

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(1966 and 1967),

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(1966 and 1967), and Justin Wilson (both in 2012) have each thrown two no-hitters. The team with the most no-hitters is the

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(previously known as the Hustlers and Tribe), with 20, two of which were perfect games. They are followed by the original Buffalo Bisons (17 no-hitters, 2 of them perfect games) and the Toronto Maple Leafs (17 no-hitters). The team with the most perfect games is the

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(previously known as the Chiefs and SkyChiefs), with three. Of the four nine-inning perfect games in the league's history, two were thrown by members of the

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, both having occurred at

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No-hitters

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No-hitters by team

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No-hitters In baseball, a no-hitter is a game in which a team was not able to record a hit. Major League Baseball (MLB) officially defines a no-hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in at least nine innings recorded no hits. A pitcher wh ...

International League no-hitters

No-hitters

No-hitters by team

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