matt young threw the most no hitters in mlb history.
matt young threw the most no hitters in mlb history.
who threw the most no hitters in mlb history?
matt young
on may 29, 2010, halladay pitched the 20th perfect game in major league baseball history, beating the florida marlins by a score of 1–0. on october 6, 2010, in his first postseason start, halladay threw the second no-hitter in mlb postseason history (don larsen's perfect game in the 1956 world series being the first) against the cincinnati reds in game 1 of the 2010 nlds. this feat made halladay the fifth pitcher in major league history (and the first since nolan ryan in 1973) to throw multiple no-hitters in the same calendar year (including the postseason). during the 2012 season, he became the 67th pitcher to record 2,000 career strikeouts. halladay was also one of six pitchers in mlb history to win the cy young award in both the american and national leagues.
roy halladay
on june 25, 2014, lincecum pitched his tenth career complete game and second career no-hitter, also against the san diego padres, this time at at&t park and on 35 fewer pitches. on the offensive side, he registered two hits, both leadoff singles, walked once, and scored two runs. the padres had just one baserunner, chase headley on a second inning walk. it was his first no-hitter at at&t park, the second against the padres, and the third no-hitter in the short history of the ballpark. with his second no-hit performance against the padres, lincecum became the second player in major league baseball history to throw two no-hitters against the same team, joining hall of famer addie joss and the first in major league history to do it in back-to-back seasons. he is also the second giant with two no-hitters, along with christy mathewson. he has the most career no-hitters in san francisco giants history and is tied with mathewson for most giants no-hitters in franchise history. with his second no-hit performance, lincecum joins elite company. he joins sandy koufax, randy johnson, and roy halladay as the only pitchers in mlb history to throw multiple no-hitters and win multiple cy young awards as well as multiple all-star selections. lincecum and sandy koufax are the only pitchers in mlb history to throw multiple no-hitters and to win multiple cy young awards and multiple world series championship titles as well as multiple all-star selections. for his play, on june 30, he was again awarded national league player of the week honors.
tim lincecum