List of Seattle Mariners no-hitters explained

The Seattle Mariners are a Major League Baseball franchise based in Seattle, Washington. Formed in 1977, they play in the American League West division. Pitchers for the Mariners have thrown six (6) no-hitters in franchise history.^[1] 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."^[2] The first perfect game in Mariners' history (a special subcategory of no-hitter in which "no batter reaches any base during the course of the game") ^{[2] [3]} was thrown on August 15, 2012 by Félix Hernández, who beat the Tampa Bay Rays in a 1–0 victory with 12 strikeouts.^[4] The Félix Hernández perfect game and Hisashi Iwakuma no hitter both took place as Wednesday matinee games that were "Mariners Camp Day" where the team hosted local summer camps. Of the six no-hitters, two were achieved in the Kingdome, three at Safeco Field—now known as T-Mobile Park—and one on the road, at Toronto's Rogers Centre.^[5]

List of no-hitters in Mariners history

¶	Indicates a perfect game
£	Pitcher was left-handed
*	Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

	Date	Pitcher(s)	Final score	Base- runners	Opponent	Catcher	Plate umpire	Manager	Notes	Ref
1			–0	6	Detroit Tigers				First no-hitter in franchise history First Mariners no-hitter at home First left-handed pitcher to throw a no-hitter in franchise history Johnson would pitch his perfect game almost 14 years later with the Diamondbacks	^[6]
2			–0	2	Boston Red Sox				First right-handed pitcher to throw a no-hitter in franchise history Largest margin of victory in a Mariners no-hitter	^[7]
3		(6 IP) (IP) (IP) (IP) (IP) (1 IP)	–0	4	Los Angeles Dodgers				First combined no-hitter in franchise history First interleague no-hitter in franchise history American League record for most pitchers in a no-hitter Millwood left with an injury before beginning the seventh inning Most pitchers to throw a combined no-hitter in MLB history (tied with Houston Astros) Longest interval between no-hitters in franchise history Smallest margin of victory in a Mariners no-hitter (tie) First Mariners no-hitter thrown at T-Mobile Park (then called Safeco Field)	^[8]
4			–0	0	Tampa Bay Rays				First perfect game in franchise history Smallest margin of victory in a Mariners no-hitter (tie)	^[9] ^[10]
5			–0	3	Baltimore Orioles				First career complete game shutout by Hisashi Iwakuma First complete game by Iwakuma in MLB First no-hitter by a Japanese-born pitcher since Hideo Nomo on April 4, 2001 Second Japanese pitcher to throw a Major League no-hitter, after Hideo Nomo	^[11]
6			–0	3	@ Toronto Blue Jays				First road no-hitter in Mariners history Second no-hitter by a Canadian-born pitcher after Dick Fowler on September 9, 1945 First Canadian pitcher to throw a no-hitter in his home country	^[12] ^[13]

See also

• List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

External links

• Seattle Mariners official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: No-hitters by club. Major League Baseball Advanced Media LP. August 12, 2015. August 13, 2015.
2. Web site: MLB Miscellany: Rules, regulations and statistics . MLB.com. Major League Baseball. February 11, 2011.
3. Web site: Seattle Mariners. Baseball Almanac. February 11, 2011.
4. Web site: Hernández Tosses Perfect Game.
5. Web site: Manny. Randhawa. Breaking down Mariners' 6 no-hitters. MLB.com. Major League Baseball. March 13, 2019. June 28, 2020.
6. Web site: June 2, 1990 Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. February 11, 2011.
7. Web site: April 22, 1993 Boston Red Sox at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. February 11, 2011.
8. Web site: June 8, 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. June 8, 2012.
9. News: Félix Hernández's Perfect Game: August 15, 2012. MLB Advanced Media LP. August 15, 2012. August 13, 2015.
10. Web site: August 15, 2012 Tampa Bay Rays at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. August 15, 2012.
11. Web site: Nowak. Joey. Iwakuma's no-hitter: Did You Know?. MLB Advanced Media LP. August 12, 2015. August 13, 2015.
12. News: Kelly. Matt. Randhawa. Manny. Simon. Andrew. What you need to know about Paxton's no-no. MLB Advanced Media. MLB.com. May 8, 2018. May 9, 2018.
13. Web site: May 8, 2018 Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. May 9, 2018.