Question Hello Tony. I know that Orioles pitcher Steve Barber once pitched a no-hitter and lost. Can you tell me the particulars of the loss (when and how)? And has a no-hitter ever been lost by any other MLB pitcher? Thank You.
Answer Hello Jim,
The game you're referring to was a 2-1 Oriole loss to Detroit on April 30, 1967. Actually Steve did not complete the no-hitter as he pitched 8 2/3 innings and Stu Miller got the final out. As far as anything more specific about the game (how Detroit scored), I really don't know.
As I scanned through the all-time MLB no-hitter files I found the following facts:
On October 4, 1884, Sam Kimber of Brooklyn pitched a no-hitter through 10 innings of a 0-0 tie.
On June 21, 1890, Silver King pitched an eight inning no-hitter for Chicago in a 1-0 loss.
On May 9, 1901, Earl Moore of Cleveland had a no-hitter through 9 innings but allowed two hits in the tenth inning of a 4-2 loss.
On August 1, 1906, Harry McIntyre of Brooklyn had a no-hitter through 10 innings before allowing his first hit in the 11th inning and then allowed four more hits in the 13th inning to lose 1-0.
On April 15, 1909, Red Ames of New York had a no-hitter through nine innings before allowing seven hits in extra innings of a 3-0 loss in 13 innings.
On August 30, 1910, Tom Hughes of the New York Yankees had a no-hitter through nine innings before allowing seven hits the next two innings in a 5-0 loss.
On May 14, 1914, Jim Scott of the Chicago White Sox had a no-hitter through nine innings before allowing two hits in the 10th inning of a 1-0 loss.
On May 2, 1917, Hippo Vaughn of the Chicago Cubs had a no-hitter through nine innings before allowing two hits in the 10th inning of a 1-0 loss.
On September 18, 1934, Bobo Newsom of St. Louis had a no-hitter through nine innings before allowing one hit in the 10th inning of a 2-1 loss.
On May 26, 1959, Harvey Haddix of Pittsburgh threw 12 innings of perfect ball before allowing a hit in the 13th inning of a 1-0 loss.
On April 23, 1964, Ken Johnson of Houston lost a 1-0 game to Cincinnati in which he pitched a complete game no-hitter.
On June 14, 1965, Jim Maloney of Cincinnati had a no-hitter through 10 innings before allowing two hits in the 11th inning of a 1-0 loss.
On July 1, 1990, Andy Hawkins of the Yankees pitched an 8 inning no-hitter in a 4-0 loss.
On July 26, 1991, Mark Gardner of Montreal had a no-hitter through nine innings of a 1-0, 10 inning loss.
On April 12, 1992, Matt Young of Boston pitched an 8 inning no-hitter in a 2-1 loss.
