no-hitter

noun

no-hit·​ter ˌnō-ˈhi-tər How to pronounce no-hitter (audio)
: a no-hit game in baseball

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Murakami Was First The newest Cooperstown exhibit recalls pitcher Masanori Murakami, who became the first Japanese player in the American major leagues in 1964, and Hideo Nomo, who won Rookie of the Year honors and later pitched no-hitters in both leagues. Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025 Yet Ryan had just pitched his seventh no-hitter, still the most in Major League Baseball history. Bob Brody, Fortune, 21 July 2025 Right-hander George Klassen, one of the Angels’ top pitching prospects, took a no-hitter into the sixth inning Friday night at Double-A. Klassen has 5.86 ERA at Double-A, but his season was interrupted by injuries suffered when he was hit in the head by a line drive. Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 19 July 2025 At the site of his 2024 no-hitter and working with Díaz behind the plate for the first time this season, Cease recorded multiple strikeouts in four of the first five innings and finished with 10 of them. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for no-hitter

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First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of no-hitter was in 1911

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no-hitter

noun
no-hit·​ter
(ˈ)nō-ˈhit-ər
: a baseball game in which a pitcher allows the opposition no base hits
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