List of Milwaukee Brewers no-hitters

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The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball franchise based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Formed in 1969 (originally as the Seattle Pilots), they play in the National League Central division. Pitchers for the Brewers 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) allows no hits during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings", though one or more batters "may reach base via a walk, an error, a hit by pitch, a passed ball or wild pitch on strike three, or catcher's interference".[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]

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."[4] 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."[4] These calls define every baseball game and are therefore integral to the completion of any no-hitter.[5]

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 Brewers 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 April 15, 1987 Juan Nieves£ 7–0 5 @ Baltimore Orioles Bill Schroeder Jim Evans Tom Trebelhorn
  • First no-hitter in franchise history
  • First Brewers no-hitter on the road
  • First left-handed pitcher to throw a no-hitter in franchise history
 [6]
2 September 11, 2021 Corbin Burnes (8 IP)
Josh Hader£ (1 IP) 		3–0 1 @ Cleveland Indians Omar Narváez Jeremie Rehak Craig Counsell
  • First combined no-hitter in franchise history
  • First time a right-handed pitcher was involved in a no-hitter in team history (Burnes)
 [7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Milwaukee Brewers Franchise History". ESPN. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "MLB Miscellany: Rules, regulations and statistics". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  3. ^ Kurkjian, Tim (June 29, 2008). "No-hit win makes no sense, except in baseball". ESPN. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Umpires: Rules of Interest". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  5. ^ Bronson, Eric (2004). Baseball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Batter's Box, Pgs 98–99. ISBN 0-8126-9556-9. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "April 15, 1987 Milwaukee Brewers vs Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "September 11, 2021 Milwaukee Brewers vs Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score". MLB.com. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
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