Tampa Bay Rays set record for most times 1-hit (or no-hit) in a season
Posted by Andy on August 14, 2010
About a week ago, the Rays were 1-hit by the Jays' Brandon Morrow, marking the 5th time this season they have gotten 0 or 1 hits in a game, setting a post-1920 record.
Here are the Rays' five 2010 games with 1 hit or fewer:
| Rk | Date | Tm ▾ | Opp | Rslt | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010-05-09 | TBR | OAK | L 0-4 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 2010-06-25 | TBR | ARI | L 0-1 | 36 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 2010-08-08 | TBR | TOR | L 0-1 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | 2010-07-23 | TBR | CLE | L 1-3 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | 2010-05-25 | TBR | BOS | L 0-2 | 34 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
That's two no-hitters (including a perfect game) and 3 one-hitters. Wow.
Here are the clubs with the most such games in a season:
| Rk | Tm | Year | #Matching | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBR | 2010 | 5 | 0 | 5 | Ind. Games |
| 2 | WSA | 1965 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Ind. Games |
| 3 | WSA | 1963 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Ind. Games |
| 4 | TEX | 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Ind. Games |
| 5 | STL | 1991 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Ind. Games |
| 6 | SFG | 1986 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Ind. Games |
| 7 | SDP | 2001 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Ind. Games |
| 8 | PHI | 1972 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Ind. Games |
| 9 | NYM | 1965 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Ind. Games |
| 10 | CHC | 1965 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Ind. Games |
| 11 | CAL | 1986 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Ind. Games |
| 12 | BRO | 1938 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Ind. Games |
The Rays, despite having a good record this year, are not a great hitting team. They have the 3rd-lowest team batting average in the AL, which probably has something to do with the frequency of their low-hit games. (Yet somehow they have the 3rd-highest runs/game in the AL. With a team OPS+ of 99, I'd say their run-scoring is a bit of an aberration. Their record is so good because their pitching allows the fewest runs/game.)
I'm guessing that a lot of the teams on the list above were not great-hitting teams. The Rangers, for example, had a .260 team BA and an OPS+ of 95 last year compared to league averages of .267 and, umm, 100.
August 14th, 2010 at 8:31 am
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that RA Dickey's one-hitter against the Phillies last night was only the 3rd time since 1985 that a pitcher has thrown a one-hitter with the only hit by the opposing pitcher. I believe that August 18, 2003 was the last time it was done, and September 21, 1986 was the only other time it was done.
August 14th, 2010 at 9:00 am
2006/05/01,was the last time it was done
August 14th, 2010 at 9:04 am
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL200605010.shtml
August 14th, 2010 at 10:18 am
to #1
this September 21, 1986 game not only was a one-hitter, it was (as i mentioned in an earlier post) a
>PERFECTDEBUTPITCHER´S TRIPLE<
It was Jimmy Jones first MLB appearance.
August 14th, 2010 at 10:19 am
oops, messed up something
should be: it was a PERFECT game in a DEBUT broken up only by a PITCHER´S TRIPLE
August 14th, 2010 at 11:00 am
the other time:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MON/MON199206080.shtml
August 14th, 2010 at 6:18 pm
The 1910 Browns and the 1915 Indians were also held to 1 hit (or fewer) 5 times.
August 15th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
The Rays have also thrown a no-hitter. Have they thrown any one-hitters? It'd be interesting to know how many totals games they've been involved in this year.
August 15th, 2010 at 8:19 pm
The Rays have been cursed ever since the Mark Buehrle perfect game last year.