Teams without no-hitters
Three existing teams in Major League Baseball have not had a pitcher toss a no-hitter. One, the Tampa Bay Rays, is a recent expansion team (1998).The other two are longer-established teams. The San Diego Padres (1969) have gone 40 years without a no-hitter. The Padres' closest bid came against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 18, 1972; Steve Arlin came within one out of a no-hitter before a Denny Doyle single broke up the bid.
The team that has been in the majors the longest without a no-hitter is the New York Mets, who began play in 1962. As of the end of the 2009 season, the Mets had played a total of 7,644 regular season games <sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference">[14]</sup> and 74 postseason games without a single no-hitter. Mets' pitchers have thrown 33 one-hitters.
Three existing teams in Major League Baseball have not had a pitcher toss a no-hitter. One, the Tampa Bay Rays, is a recent expansion team (1998).The other two are longer-established teams. The San Diego Padres (1969) have gone 40 years without a no-hitter. The Padres' closest bid came against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 18, 1972; Steve Arlin came within one out of a no-hitter before a Denny Doyle single broke up the bid.
The team that has been in the majors the longest without a no-hitter is the New York Mets, who began play in 1962. As of the end of the 2009 season, the Mets had played a total of 7,644 regular season games <sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference">[14]</sup> and 74 postseason games without a single no-hitter. Mets' pitchers have thrown 33 one-hitters.
Yeah kind of spooky. Just Googled and Qualls' hit came in 69. Heres a link to a cool article I just found on him and the incident.
http://www.nj.com/sports/ledger/politi/index.ssf/2009/05/forty_years_later_jim_qualls_s.html
http://www.nj.com/sports/ledger/politi/index.ssf/2009/05/forty_years_later_jim_qualls_s.html
