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Cubs No-Hitters

NO-HITTERS BY CUBS (15) DATE OPPONENT SCORE NOTES 8/19/1880 Boston Braves 6-0 9/20/1882 Larry Corcoran Worcester 5-0 6/27/1884 Larry Corcoran Providence 6-0 7/27/1885 @Providence 4-0 8/21/1898 Walter Thornton Brooklyn 2-0 8/31/1915-1 @N.Y. Giants 2-0 5/12/1955 4-0 5/15/1960-2 St. Louis 4-0 Cardwell was making his Cubs Debut 8/19/1969 3-0 6/3/1971 Ken Holtzman @Cincinnati 1-0 First Cubs night game no-hitter 4/16/1972 4-0 Hooton’s fourth major league game 9/2/1972 8-0 Walked with two outs in ninth to break up 9/14/2008 @Houston in 5-0 Game played at Miller Park due to Hurricane Ike 8/30/2015 @Los Angeles-N.L. 2-0 Struck the side in the ninth 4/21/2016 Jake Arrieta @Cincinnati 16-0 Most runs scored in a no-hitter since Buffalo won 18-0 in 1884

In 1991, Major League revised the definition of a no-hitter to include only efforts of at least nine without allowing a . The following four outings no longer are considered official no-hitters by : DATE PITCHER OPPONENT SCORE NOTES 6/21/1888 Pittsburgh 1-0 (6) Allowed no hits, but game did not last nine innings 6/11/1904 Bob Wicker @N.Y. Giants 1-0 (12) Pitched 9.1 hitless innings before allowing his only hit of the game 7/31/1910-2 @St. Louis 4-0 (7) Allowed no hits, but game did not last nine innings 5/2/1917 Cincinnati 0-1 (10) Pitched 9.1 hitless innings before allowing two hits and in 10th

NO-HITTERS AGAINST THE CUBS (8) DATE PITCHER CLUB SCORE NOTES 6/2/1894 @Brooklyn 0-1 9/18/1903-2 Philadelphia 0-10 6/13/1905 N.Y. Giants 0-1 5/2/1917 Cincinnati 0-1 (10) Cubs pitcher Hippo Vaughn pitched 9.1 hitless innings 6/19/1952 @Brooklyn 0-5 8/19/1965-1 Cincinnati 0-1 (10) 9/9/1965 @Los Angeles 0-1 Only perfect game ever involving the Cubs 7/25/2015 Philadelphia 0-5 Snapped Cubs MLB record streak of not being no-hit (7,920 games)*

* The Cubs were no-hit by Cole Hamels at , July 25, 2015, snapping a MLB record streak of 7,920 consecutive games since being previously no-hit, September 9, 1965, against Sandy Koufax at ... the 49 full seasons without being no-hit surpassed the mark set by the St. Louis Cardinals from 1920 to 1959. According to the Complete Baseball Record Book, the record is 44 years, accomplished by the Yankees from 1959 to 2002.

LAST TIME IT HAPPENED: N0-HITTERS AND PERFECT GAMES Cubs No-Hitters at Wrigley Field (5)...... last done: Milt Pappas, 9/2/1972 vs. San Diego Cubs No-Hitters on the Road (6)...... last done: Jake Arrieta, 4/21/2016 @ Cincinnati Opponent No-Hitters at Wrigley Field (3)...... last done: Cole Hamels, 7/25/2015 vs. Philadelphia Opponent No-Hitters on the Road (3)...... last done: Sandy Koufax, 9/9/1965 @ Los Angeles (N.L.) Cubs Perfect Games (0)...... last done: N/A Opponent Perfect Games (1)...... last done: Sandy Koufax, 9/9/1965 @ Los Angeles (N.L.)

Notes on Jake Arrieta’s Second No-Hitter Jake Arrieta tossed his second-career no-hitter April 21, 2016 against the Reds at Great American Park ... he became the third Cubs pitcher to throw multiple no-hitters, joining Larry Corcoran and Ken Holtzman, and is the first Cubs pitcher to ever throw a no-hitter in consecutive seasons. © Jake became only the fourth reigning Award winner to throw a no-hitter, joining elite company that includes Sandy Koufax (1964), (1971) and (2014). © Jake became the eighth pitcher in major league history to throw a no-hitter in consecutive seasons, the first since in 2013-14 … he became the second pitcher in major league history to throw a no-hitter on the road in consecutive campaigns, joining Kansas City’s from 1973 (at ) and 1974 (at Milwaukee) … all notes thanks to Elias. © Jake’s first no-hitter occurred last August 30 at the Dodgers, a mere 10 starts prior … only two pitchers in big league history went fewer starts between no-hitters: , the only pitcher to throw no-hitters in consecutive starts (1938) and , who had five starts between no-hitters on September 16, 1960 and April 28, 1961 … Jake and Vender Meer are the only two pitchers to toss a pair of no-hitters without a loss inbetween. © The only more lopsided no-hitter in major league history took place more than 130 years ago when the scored 18 runs in support of ’s brilliance against the on August 4, 1884 … the Cubs became the first team in big league history to hit five home runs in support of a no-hitter. MOST NO-HITTERS: CUBS HISTORY MOST NO-HITTERS: MLB HISTORY 3 — Larry Corcoran (1880, 1882, 1884) 7 — (CAL, HOU, TEX) 2 — Jake Arrieta (2015, 2016) 4 — Sandy Koufax (LAD) Ken Holtzman (1969, 1971) 3 — Larry Corcoran (CUBS) 1 — 8 Players Tied (CLE) Cy Young (CLE, BOS) 2 — Jake Arrieta (CUBS), 24 others tied