2006-09-06 16:43:46 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
exactly what it says....pitcher, pitched a game without allowing any hits.
2006-09-06 16:46:31 · answer #1 · answered by MANDEE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pitching a no-hitter is quite literally means what it says. It is unlike a perfect game in that with a no-hitter, the you are allowed to walk the other team and they still could possibly score runs which might result in a loss. Don't let this fool you, no-hitters are a special treat to watch and a nightmare to play against. Baseball is a game that everyone is expected to fail the majority of the time, so when a team defies the expectation and plays practically perfect for one day, that's something special to watch. Just don't talk about it during the game, only afterward unless you want to jinx it and ruin a no-hitter.
2006-09-07 07:48:57 · answer #2 · answered by The mac 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means when one team does not allow the other team any legal hits during a game.
Walks, errors, hit by pitch, etc., don't count as hits, so there can be no-hitters with baserunners, even runs scoring.
If a pitcher retires all 27 batters he faces without anyone reaching first base it is called a perfect game.
A no-hitter does not necessarily have to be a complete game. Several no-hitters were pitched by two or more pitchers in the same game.
At Baseball Almanac, here ais the list of every no-hitter in the Major Leagues, by league:
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/pitching/pinohit2.shtml
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/pitching/pinohit1.shtml
and Don Larson's perfect game in the 1956 World Series:
http://baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=195610080NYA
2006-09-07 01:46:46 · answer #3 · answered by Jeffrey M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A no-hitter is when a pitcher (or a combination of pitchers, as with the Astros v. Yankees) gets through all 27 outs without allowing a hit. Baserunners are acceptable through walks, errors, and passed ball strikeouts. If a pitchers pitches a no-hitter without allowing any baserunners, thereby pitching to the minimum of 27 batters, it is called a Perfect Game.
2006-09-07 01:43:18 · answer #4 · answered by s_reflux 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means that you pitched a minimum of 4 1/2 innings without allowing a base hit. You could lose a no-hitter by walking in a run or allowing the other team to score on a fielders choice or error.
2006-09-06 23:50:46 · answer #5 · answered by sethsdadiam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't mean the batters all struck out. They could have grounded out, struck out, flied out. They could have walked, reached base on an error or been hit by a pitch and it would still be a no-hitter (no pun intended) if no one got a legitimate base hit during the game. It is very possible to get a no-hitter and lose.
2006-09-08 18:21:13 · answer #6 · answered by Duke D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I'm correct, you can't lose a no-hitter because of giving up a walk or if someone reaches on an error; even if you walk in a run. I think that you have to give up an actual hit that the official scorer scores as a base hit.
2006-09-08 20:25:12 · answer #7 · answered by rockiebattles411 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A no-hitter is when a pitcher gets the batters to get no hits in 9 innings, but he walks batters. When no one get on base then that's a perfect game.
2006-09-09 21:59:59 · answer #8 · answered by phoenix 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you pitch so good that the other team doesn't get any hits.They can reach base on a walk or an error but not by a hit.
2006-09-07 17:27:04 · answer #9 · answered by royalsgirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that a pitchers was able to pitch a whole game, where none of the batters "hit" the ball to get themselves on base.
2006-09-06 23:50:15 · answer #10 · answered by monarenee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a pitcher that pitches a whole game without allowing a hit.
2006-09-07 20:52:32 · answer #11 · answered by theblobster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋