List of Southern League no-hitters
Since the foundation of the Southern League in 1964 its pitchers have thrown 101 no-hitters, which include four perfect games. Of these no-hitters, 52 were pitched in games that lasted at least the full nine innings, while 49 were pitched in games shortened due to weather or that were played in doubleheaders, which are typically seven innings. Only two of the league's four perfect games were tossed in full nine-inning games. Thirty no-hitters were combined—thrown by two or more pitchers on the same team.
A no-hit game occurs when a pitcher (or pitchers) allows no hits during the entire course of a game. A batter may still reach base via a walk, an error, a fielder's choice, a hit by pitch, a passed ball or wild pitch on strike three, or catcher's interference.[1] Due to these methods of reaching base, it is possible for a team to score runs without getting any hits. While the vast majority of no-hitters are shutouts, teams which went hitless have managed to score runs in their respective games nine times in Southern League games, some in extra innings.
The first Southern League no-hitter was thrown on May 3, 1964, by Doug Gallagher of the Knoxville Smokies against the Asheville Tourists at Bill Meyer Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, as part of a seven-inning doubleheader. The first nine-inning feat occurred on August 11, 1965, when Bill Whitby of the Charlotte Hornets no-hit Asheville at Clark Griffith Park in Charlotte, North Carolina. The first perfect game was pitched on July 6, 1967, by George Lauzerique of the Birmingham A's against the Evansville White Sox at Bosse Field in Evansville, Indiana, as part of a seven-inning doubleheader. The first nine-inning perfect game occurred on August 14, 1970, when Charles Swanson of the Montgomery Rebels accomplished the feat against the Savannah Indians at Grayson Stadium in Savannah, Georgia.
Five league pitchers have participated in multiple Southern League no-hitters. Jimmie Brown, who pitched two for the Montgomery Rebels in 1968, is the only pitcher with two solo no-hit games. Griffin Canning (both in 2018), Ryan Clark (both in 2018), Ryan Franklin (both in 1997), and Eric Torres (2022 and 2023) have each participated in two combined no-hitters. Franklin's were made in back-to-back starts with the Memphis Chicks, with the second being a solo affair. Canning and Clark were the starting and closing pitchers, respectively, for the same no-hit games with the Mobile BayBears.
The team with the most no-hitters is the Knoxville Smokies, with 11. They are followed by the Birmingham Barons (9 no-hitters, 1 a perfect game) and the Jacksonville Suns (9 no-hitters). Four teams (Birmingham, the Montgomery Rebels, Orlando Rays, and Pensacola Blue Wahoos) have each thrown one perfect game.
No-hitters
Score
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Game score with no-hitter team's runs listed first |
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Location
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Stadium in italics denotes a no-hitter thrown in a home game. |
Score (#)
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A number following a score indicates number of innings in a game that was shorter or longer than 9 innings. |
Pitcher (#)
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A number following a pitcher's name indicates multiple no-hitters thrown. |
IP
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Innings pitched |
†
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Indicates a perfect game |
No-hitters by team
Active Southern League teams appear in bold.
Team | No-hitters | Perfect games |
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Knoxville Smokies (Knoxville Blue Jays/Tennessee Smokies) | 11 | 0 |
Birmingham Barons (Birmingham A's) | 9 | 1 |
Jacksonville Suns (Jacksonville Expos) | 9 | 0 |
Montgomery Rebels | 8 | 1 |
Columbus Astros (Columbus White Sox) | 6 | 0 |
Memphis Chicks | 6 | 0 |
Huntsville Stars | 5 | 0 |
Mississippi Braves | 5 | 0 |
Orlando Rays (Orlando Twins/Sun Rays) | 5 | 1 |
Carolina Mudcats | 4 | 0 |
Montgomery Biscuits | 4 | 0 |
Chattanooga Lookouts | 3 | 0 |
Mobile BayBears | 3 | 0 |
Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 3 | 1 |
Savannah Braves | 3 | 0 |
Charlotte Knights (Charlotte O's) | 2 | 0 |
Columbus Confederate Yankees | 2 | 0 |
Jackson Generals (West Tenn Diamond Jaxx) | 2 | 0 |
Asheville Tourists | 2 | 0 |
Biloxi Shuckers | 2 | 0 |
Rocket City Trash Pandas | 2 | 0 |
Charlotte Hornets | 1 | 0 |
Evansville White Sox | 1 | 0 |
Greenville Braves | 1 | 0 |
Macon Peaches | 1 | 0 |
Nashville Sounds | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 101 | 4 |
Notes
- ^ The game was called due to rain after five innings, resulting in a tie.
- ^ Jacksonville scored one run in the seventh inning. Robert Ferris drew a walk, advanced to second base when another batter walked, and came home following a wild pitch and a subsequent failed pickoff attempt at third by catcher Glen Bockhorn.
- ^ Columbus scored one run in the second inning. Mark Strucher drew a walk, advanced to second base when another batter walked, moved up to third when another was hit by a pitch, and came home on a fielder's choice.
- ^ Charlotte scored one run in the ninth inning of the scheduled seven-inning doubleheader. Al Pardo drew a walk, advanced to second base on a sacrifice, moved up to third on a wild pitch, and came home when Jeff Schaefer's batted ball was mishandled at second by Hilario Soriano.[11]
- ^ The game was called due to rain after six innings.
- ^ Charlotte scored one run in the fifth inning. Paul Blair drew a walk, advanced to second base when another batter was hit by a pitch, reached third on a fielder's choice, and came home on a sacrifice fly.
- ^ Carolina did not score a run until the eighth inning of the scheduled seven-inning doubleheader.
- ^ Huntsville did not score a run until the tenth inning of the scheduled seven-inning doubleheader.
- ^ Chattanooga scored one run in the seventh inning. Cleveland Ladell drew a walk, advanced to second base on a wild pitch, and reached third on a sacrifice. The next two batters were intentionally walked and a third drew a walk to bring Ladell home.
- ^ The game was called due to rain in the bottom of the sixth inning.
- ^ The game was called due to rain in the middle of the fifth inning.
- ^ Chattanooga scored one run in the fifth inning. Matt Wallach drew a walk, advanced to second base on a fielder's choice, moved up to third after two other batters walked, and came home after another batter walked.
- ^ Jackson scored one run in the fifth inning. Brock Hebert drew a walk, advanced to second base on a wild pitch, advanced to third on a fielder's choice, and came home on a wild pitch.
- ^ Chattanooga scored seven runs in the seventh inning. Five batters walked and four were hit by pitches. Rocket City committed one fielding error and a wild pitch.
- ^ Columbus scored one run in the sixth inning. Cody Milligan drew a walk, advanced to second base when another batter walked, moved up to third on a wild pitch, and came home on a sacrifice.
References
Specific
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- ^ "Stars' Sturtze Tosses No-Hitter". The Huntsville Times. Huntsville. June 14, 1993. p. C1. Archived from the original on June 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Chicks Split a Pair, Lose Nightcap No-Hitter". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis. September 3, 1995. p. D9. Archived from the original on June 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Davis, Rick (June 2, 1996). "Chattanooga Right-Hander No-Hits the Stars". The Huntsville Times. Huntsville. p. C1. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Curtis, John (April 15, 1997). "3 Chicks Unite for No-Hitter". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis. p. D7. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ Al, Myatt (April 10, 2003). "Mudcats No-Hit Bears in Sweep". The News and Observer. Raleigh. p. 7C. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ Elliott, Jeff (September 9, 2005). "Barons Get No-Hit in Series Opener". The Birmingham News. Birmingham. p. 1D. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Gameday: Stars 2, Lookouts 0 Final Score (06/02/2008)". Minor League Baseball. June 2, 2008. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Gameday: Diamond Jaxx 0, Barons 3 Final Score (05/04/2009)". Minor League Baseball. May 4, 2009. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Gameday: BayBears 0, Braves 2 Final Score (08/02/2010)". Minor League Baseball. August 2, 2010. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Gameday: BayBears 0, Blue Wahoos 6 Final Score (06/16/2012)". Minor League Baseball. June 16, 2012. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Gameday: Lookouts 1, Stars 3 Final Score (08/02/2012)". Minor League Baseball. August 2, 2012. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Gameday: BayBears 2, Stars 0 Final Score (08/14/2013)". Minor League Baseball. August 14, 2013. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Gameday: Blue Wahoos 6, Suns 0 Final Score (05/20/2016)". Minor League Baseball. May 20, 2016. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Gameday: Biscuits 2, Generals 1 Final Score (07/11/2016)". Minor League Baseball. May 20, 2016. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Gameday: Blue Wahoos 1, BayBears 0 Final Score (04/22/2017)". Minor League Baseball. April 22, 2017. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Gameday: Smokies 0, Shuckers 1 Final Score (08/14/2017)". Minor League Baseball. August 14, 2017. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Gameday: BayBears 1, Biscuits 0 Final Score (04/28/2018)". Minor League Baseball. April 28, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Gameday: Barons 0, BayBears 9 Final Score (05/14/2018)". Minor League Baseball. May 14, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Gameday: Generals 6, Jumbo Shrimp 0 Final Score (06/14/2018)". Minor League Baseball. June 14, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
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- ^ "Gameday: Braves 0, Shuckers 1 Final Score (05/15/2021)". Minor League Baseball. May 15, 2021. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Gameday: Blue Wahoos 0, Braves 6 Final Score (07/10/2021)". Minor League Baseball. July 10, 2021. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
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- ^ "Gameday: Smokies 5, Clingstones 1 Final Score (06/14/2025)". Minor League Baseball. June 14, 2025. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
General
- McGill, Chuck. "Minor League No-Hitters". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- "Southern League No-Hit Games". Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on June 21, 2025. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- "Southern League (AA) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
- "Double-A South (AA) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2025.