List of Seattle Mariners no-hitters
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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 2 no-hitters in franchise history.[1] A no-hitter is officially recognized by Major League Baseball only "when a pitcher (or pitchers) retires each batter on the opposing team during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings".[2] No-hitters of less than nine complete innings were previously recognized by the league as official; however, several rule alterations in 1991 changed the rule to its current form.[3] A no-hitter is rare enough that two teams in Major League Baseball have never had a pitcher accomplish the feat.[a] A perfect game, a special subcategory of no-hitter, has yet to be thrown in Mariners history.[4] As defined by Major League Baseball, "in a perfect game, no batter reaches any base during the course of the game."[2]
The umpire is also an integral part of any no-hitter. The task of the umpire in a baseball game is to make any decision "which involves judgment, such as, but not limited to, whether a batted ball is fair or foul, whether a pitch is a strike or a ball, or whether a runner is safe or out… [the umpire's judgment on such matters] is final."[5] Part of the duties of the umpire making calls at home plate includes defining the strike zone, which "is defined as that area over homeplate (sic) the upper limit of which is a horizontal line at the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants, and the lower level is a line at the hollow beneath the kneecap."[5] These calls define every baseball game and are therefore integral to the completion of any no-hitter.[6]
The manager is another integral part of any no-hitter. The tasks of the manager include determining the starting rotation as well as batting order and defensive lineup every game.
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 | Final score | Base- runners |
Opponent | Catcher | Plate umpire | Manager | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 2, 1990 | Randy Johnson£ | 2–0 | 6 | Detroit Tigers | Scott Bradley | Al Clark | Jim Lefebvre |
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| 2 | April 22, 1993 | Chris Bosio | 7–0 | 2 | Boston Red Sox | Dave Valle | Vic Voltaggio | Lou Piniella |
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See also
Footnotes
- a The two teams without a no-hitter in franchise history are the New York Mets and the San Diego Padres.[9]
References
- ^ "Seattle Mariners Franchise History". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/alltime/franchise?team=SEA. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ^ a b "MLB Miscellany: Rules, regulations and statistics". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/about_mlb/rules_regulations.jsp. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ^ Kurkjian, Tim (June 29, 2008). "No-hit win makes no sense, except in baseball". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=kurkjian_tim&id=3465888. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ^ "Seattle Mariners". Baseball Almanac. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/mari.shtml. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ^ a b "Umpires: Rules of Interest". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/umpires/rules_interest.jsp. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ^ Bronson, Eric. Baseball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Batter's Box, Pgs 98–99. ISBN 0-8126-9556-9. http://books.google.com/books?id=Zc11bf7iopcC&pg=PA98&lpg=PA98&dq=%22Wes+Curry%22+baseball&source=web&ots=hMgAtUNlQf&sig=2NEAG3A0vsMtykgkBgXLt7uiBkU&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=7&ct=result. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ^ "June 2, 1990 Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA199006020.shtml. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ^ "April 22, 1972 Boston Red Sox at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA199304220.shtml. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ^ "No Hitters Chronologically". Retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. http://www.retrosheet.org/nohit_chrono.htm. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
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