1-Hit Games Records

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive record book full of baseball milestones for one-hit games (1-hitters) — including career marks, single season plateaus and game related records.

"Talk about a pair of one-hit wonders. On May 24, Cubs pitcher Jon Lieber faced the minimum twenty-seven batters in throwing a one-hitter in a 3-0 victory against Cincinnati. Less than twenty-four hours later, Kerry Wood fired a one-hitter against Milwaukee in a 1-0 victory. 'Two amazing days,' Cubs manager Don Baylor said, 'And two different ways how to pitch.'" - USA Today (Wire, 05/29/2001)
1-Hit Games Records

Career Records

Record Lg Name(s) Team(s) Data

Most
In A Career

AL

Bob Feller

Cleveland

12

1936-1956

NL

Old Hoss Radbourn

Providence

7

1881-1891

Boston

Cincinnati

NL

Steve Carlton
(modern / 1900+)

St. Louis

6

1965-1986

Philadelphia

ML

Nolan Ryan

New York (NL)

12

1966-1993

California (AL)

Houston (NL)

Texas (AL)

1-Hit Games Records

Single Season Records

Record Lg Name(s) Team(s) Data

Most
In A Season

AL

Addie Joss

Cleveland

3

1907

Dave Stieb

Toronto

3

1988

NL

Grover Alexander

Philadelphia

4

1915

UA

Hugh Daily

Chicago

4

1884

1-Hit Games Records

Game Records

Record Lg Name(s) Team(s) Data

Longest
By Innings Pitched

AL

Doc White

Chicago

10.0

09-06-1903

Bobo Newsom

St. Louis

10.0

09-18-1934

Bert Blyleven

Texas

10.0

06-21-1976

NL

Harvey Haddix

Pittsburgh

12.2

05-26-1959

Record Lg Name(s) Team(s) Data

1-Hit Games Records



The record for most 1-hit games during a single season is on the chart above, but can you imagine the disappoint felt by a pitcher who tosses two (2) consecutive / back-to-back 1-hit games? In chronological order they are:

Name / Stats

League

Team / Rosters

Dates / Box Scores

Hugh Daily

UA

Chicago Browns

07-07-1884 & 07-10-1884

Toad Ramsey

AA

Louisville Colonels

07-29-1886 & 07-31-1886

Charlie Buffinton

NL

Philadelphia Phillies

08-06-1887 & 08-09-1887

Rube Marquard

NL

New York Giants

08-28-1911 & 09-01-1911

Lon Warneke

NL

Chicago Cubs

04-17-1934 & 04-22-1934

Mort Cooper

NL

St. Louis Cardinals

05-31-1943 & 06-04-1943

Whitey Ford

AL

New York Yankees

09-02-1955 &0 9-07-1955

Sam McDowell

AL

Cleveland Indians

04-25-1966 & 05-01-1966

Dave Stieb

AL

Toronto Blue Jays

09-24-1988 & 09-30-1988

The American League record for most 1-hit games during a single season by a team is held by the 1964 Baltimore Orioles who had five (5). The National League record for most 1-hit games during a single season by a team is held by the following teams: 1906 Chicago Cubs, 1907 Philadelphia Phillies, 1909 Chicago Cubs, 1911 Philadelphia Phillies, 1915 Philadelphia Phillies, 1979 Philadelphia Phillies and 1999 Cincinnati Reds; each team had four (4).

The 1965 season is often referred to as the year of the pitcher and there was an all-time league leading fifteen (15) 1-hitters thrown in the National League that year. The next closest seasons were both in the American League, both had thirteen (13) and they took place in 1979 and 1988.