Pirate No-Hitters
Last Updated 13 July 1997
Information is from the 1995 Record and Information Guide (Media Guide)
- September 20, 1907:
- Nicholas Maddox vs Brooklyn at
Pittsburgh; score 2-1. Maddox was a rookie.
- May 6, 1951:
- Clifford D. Chambers at Boston; score 3-0.
- *May 26, 1959:
- Harvey Haddix at Milwaukee; score 0-1.
Haddix pitched 12 perfect no-hit, no-run innings, giving
up one hit and losing in the 13th inning.
- September 20, 1969:
- Bob Moose at New York; score 4-0.
Moose and I are from the same hometown.
- June 12, 1970:
- Dock
Ellis at San Diego; score 2-0.
- August 9, 1976:
- John
Candelaria vs Los Angeles at Pittsburgh; score 2-0.
- July 12, 1997:
- Francisco Cordova/Ricardo Rincon vs
Houston at Pittsburgh; score 3-0, 10 innings.
Cordova pitched 9 innings
of no-hit ball (10 K's, 2 BBs) and Rincon garnered the win with a
no-hit inning of relief. Pirate pinch hitter Mark Smith hit a 3-run Home run
with 2-out in the 10th. A sell-out crowd (44,119) had gathered for
a tribute to the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's debut in the
majors as well as a usually popular post-game fireworks show. The win
inched the Pirates back into a tie for first place with the Astros.
There was never a no-hitter thrown by either a Pirate or visiting
pitcher at Forbes Field during
its 60-year history.
*Note: MLB announced in 1991 that a no-hit game is "one in
which
a pitcher - or pitchers - completes a game of nine innings or
more without allowing a hit." All other games, such as Haddix'
are "notable achievements and will be listed separately."
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