About Geoff Expertise Huge baseball trivia lover! I will attempt to answer anything you can think of when it comes to major league baseball. I have a large reference library of all things baseball. Try to stump me!
Question can you lose a no hitter and what are the ways you can lose them
Answer Hi Chris,
Thanks for writing.
By "lose a no hitter" I'm assuming you mean lose the game despite pitching a complete game and not giving up any hits.
There are lots of ways for a team to score a run without getting a base hit. Fielding errors, walks, hit batters, sacrifice flies, etc. all are ways to either get on base or move a runner up. Imagine a pitcher walking 3 guys in a row and then a fielder makes an error and 2 or 3 runs score. If the pitcher's team gets shut out, then the losing pitcher can pitch a complete game no-hitter but still get the loss.
