Shortest, Longest Times Between No-Hitters
From SABR member Bill Petti at Beyond the Box Score on May 10:
This past Saturday, Justin Verlander tossed his second career no-hitter. This was the second no-hitter thrown this season, and the second thrown during the week. Two no-hitters thrown within just four days of each other.
Was this the shortest time between no-hitters? Actually, no.
Two no-hitters were thrown on the same day: Dave Stewart and Fernando Valenzuela achieved the feat on 6/29/1990. 1990 was a heck of a year for no-hitters. Eight no-no’s were thrown that year, the most in any single year. Randy Johnson threw the first on 6/2/1990, which was 616 days after Pascual Perez no-hit the Phillies on September 24, 1988 (11th longest drought between no-hit games).
The second most prolific year for no-hitters? 1969, which featured six no-no’s. That season came on the heals of 1968’s five no-hitters.
Read the full article here: http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2011/5/10/2162815/shortest-and-longest-time-between-no-hitters-and-other-interesting
Originally published: May 10, 2011. Last Updated: May 10, 2011.