In baseball, throwing a no-hitter is a pitching accomplishment in which one or more pitchers does not yield a hit in the course of one game. A no-hitter is rare in NPB, occurring 66 times since Fumio Fujimura's first cycle during the single league era in 1948.[clarification needed] In terms of frequency, the cycle is roughly as common as a no-hitter (101 occurrences in NPB history based on the more recognised international definition, which is not to be confused with the NPB definition, counting combined no-hitters and those where runs were scored by the losing team, which may occur with players advancing on base without hits).
Unlike in Major League Baseball (MLB), combined no-hitters are not considered as official no-hitters by Nippon Professional Baseball.
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Inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |
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Denotes a perfect game |
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Number of no-hitters recorded to that point (if the player recorded more than one) |
Players | Date | Team | League | Opponent | Ref |
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Miyoshi Nakagawa† Shigezo Ishihara |
June 22, 1941 | Kurowashi Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Nagoya Baseball Club | [2] |
Takashi Eda Kotaro Mori |
August 2, 1941 | Hankyu Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Nagoya Baseball Club | [2] |
Tomoya Yagi Hisashi Takeda Michael Nakamura |
April 15, 2006 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | Pacific League | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | [3] |
Daisuke Yamai* Hitoki Iwase* |
November 1, 2007 | Chunichi Dragons | 2007 Japan Series | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | [4] |
Players | Date | Team | League | Opponent | Ref |
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Yoshikichi Miyaguchi Shotaro Hirano |
May 6, 1939 | Nankai Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Hankyu Baseball Club | |
Tadashi Kameda | August 3, 1939 | Eagles | Japanese Baseball League | Nagoya Kinko Baseball Club | |
Minoru Murayama† | May 21, 1959 | Osaka Tigers | Central League | Yomiuri Giants | |
Noboru Makino Shigemasa Yamamoto |
May 13, 1964 | Kintetsu Buffaloes | Pacific League | Nankai Hawks |