The new golden age of pitching is upon us… and no hitters (and near no hitters) seem to be a weekly occurrence.
With Matt Garza’s no hitter the other evening, the Rays have the most recent no hitter in baseball. Let’s take a look at each franchise’s most recent no hitter and see who has been waiting the longest.
Of course I am eliminating the Padres and the Mets from the discussion as they have yet to see their first (get on that, Oliver Perez!)
And I am not including the Armando Galaragga perfect game because officially, it wasn’t. (F— you Jim Joyce… yeah I know he was classy afterwards but still.)
FOR EACH FRANCHISE

Matt Garza – July 26th, 2010
5-0 over Detroit.
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
Edwin Jackson – June 25, 2010
1-0 over Tampa Bay
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Roy Halladay – May 29, 2010
1-0 over Florida. (Perfect Game)
OAKLAND A’S
Dallas Braden – May 9, 2010
4-0 over Tampa Bay. (Perfect Game.)
COLORADO ROCKIES
Ubaldo Jimenez – April 17, 2010
4-0 over Atlanta.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Mark Buehrle – July 23, 2009
5-0 over Tampa Bay. (Perfect Game.)
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Jonathan Sanchez – July 10, 2009.
8-0 over San Diego.
CHICAGO CUBS
Carlos Zambrano – September 14, 2008.
5-0 over Houston.
BOSTON RED SOX
Jon Lester – May 19, 2008.
7-0 over Kansas City.
DETROIT TIGERS
Justin Verlander – June 12, 2007.
4-0 over Milwaukee.
FLORIDA MARLINS
Anibal Sanchez – September 6, 2006.
2-0 over Arizona.
HOUSTON ASTROS
Roy Oswalt, Peter Munro, Kirk Saarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel and Billy Wagner –
June 11, 2003.
8-0 over New York Yankees.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Bud Smith – September 3, 2001
4-0 over San Diego.
MINNESOTA TWINS
Eric Milton – September 11, 1999
7-0 over Anaheim.
NEW YORK YANKEES
David Cone – July 18, 1999.
6-0 over Montreal. (Perfect Game.)
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Francisco Cordova and Ricardo Rincon – July 12, 1997.
3-0 over Houston. (10 innings.)
LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Hideo Nomo – September 17, 1996.
9-0 over Colorado.
TEXAS RANGERS
Kenny Rogers – July 28, 1994.
4-0 over California. (Perfect Game.)
ATLANTA BRAVES
Kent Mercker – April 8, 1994.
6-0 over Los Angeles.
SEATTLE MARINERS
Chris Bosio – April 22, 1993.
2-0 over Boston.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
Bret Saberhagen – August 26, 1991
7-0 over Chicago White Sox.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS (AS MONTREAL EXPOS)
Dennis Martinez – July 28, 1991.
2-0 over Los Angeles. (Perfect Game.)
BALTIMORE ORIOLES
Bob Milacki, Mike Flanagan, Mark Williamson and Gregg Olson – July 13, 1991.
2-0 over Oakland.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Dave Steib – September 2, 1990.
3-0 over Cleveland.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS OF ANAHEIM (AS CALIFORNIA ANGELS)
Mark Langston and Mike Witt – April 11, 1990.
1-0 over Seattle.
CINCINNATI REDS
Tom Browning – September 16, 1988.
1-0 over Los Angeles. (Perfect Game.)
MILWAUKEE BREWERS
Juan Nieves – April 15, 1987.
7-0 over Baltimore.
CLEVELAND INDIANS
Len Barker – May 15, 1981.
3-0 over Toronto. (Perfect Game.)
BonusWASHINGTON SENATORS
Bobby Burke – August 8, 1931
5-0 over Boston.
And the Orioles, Astros and Pirates better get one soon. Those combined no hitters are a mess for a list like this.
And who would have thought with Smoltz, Maddux and Glavine on the Braves all of those years the most recent no hitter would have been Kent Mercker?
I threw in Bobby Burke’s no hitter as well… the last one for the city of Washington.
So let’s get on it pitchers… I want this list to be obsolete!
(Yeah, I know Sandy Koufax wasn’t the most recent no hitter… but I like that picture. It’s my blog. Sue me.)