Astrodome
aka Harris County Domed Stadium
1965 - 1999
Houston, TX
Historic Aerials
What Was There
| Team | Years | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Astros |
(1965 - 1999) |
2774 |
No-Hitters
6/18/1967: Don Wilson, W (4-3)
Houston Astros (2) vs Atlanta Braves (0)
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HBP | BR | BF | AB | IBB | GDP | ROE | GB | FB | LD | PU | GSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Wilson | 9.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
0 |
3 |
30 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
99 |
Starter Age: 22.126
Rank among 327: 28
Opposing Starter: Phil Niekro
Catcher: Dave Adlesh
Plate Umpire: Bill Williams
Attendance: 19,199
Time of Game: 2:35
Did You Know?
- This was the first of two career no-hitters thrown by Don Wilson (vs. Reds on May 1, 1969 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati) and it came in only his 12th career MLB start.
- Wilson struck out 15 batters and tied Warren Spahn (vs. Phillies on September 16, 1960 at County Stadium in Milwaukee) for most strikeouts in a no-hitter to that point before Nolan Ryan fanned 17 Tigers on July 15, 1973 at Tiger Stadium in Detroit.
- Once Wilson realized he had a no-hitter in the sixth inning he began throwing nothing but fastballs, including the ninth when he threw all fastballs.
- Prior to throwing his first no-hitter, Wilson had started only 11 times in his young big league career and catcher Dave Adlesh had started only 14 times, making them the least experienced battery until Kent Mercker (11) and Javy Lopez (9) went into Mercker's 1994 no-hitter with 20 combined starts (vs. Dodgers on April 8, 1994 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles).
7/9/1976: Larry Dierker, W (8-8)
Houston Astros (6) vs Montreal Expos (0)
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HBP | BR | BF | AB | IBB | GDP | ROE | GB | FB | LD | PU | GSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Dierker | 9.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
30 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
91 |
Starter Age: 29.291
Rank among 327: 228
Opposing Starter: Don Stanhouse
Catcher: Ed Herrmann
Plate Umpire: John McSherry
Attendance: 12,511
Time of Game: 2:26
Did You Know?
- Dierker was the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter against the Montreal Expos.
- After Dierker's no-hitter, Astros general manager Tal Smith claimed he was going to re-write Dierker's contract and add $2,500 to it.
4/7/1979: Ken Forsch, W (1-0)
Houston Astros (6) vs Atlanta Braves (0)
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HBP | BR | BF | AB | IBB | GDP | ROE | GB | FB | LD | PU | GSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Forsch | 9.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
29 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
88 |
Starter Age: 32.211
Rank among 327: 277
Opposing Starter: Larry McWilliams
Catcher: Alan Ashby
Plate Umpire: Murray Strey
Attendance: 24,325
Time of Game: 2:05
Did You Know?
- Ken's no-hitter came on the earliest calendar date of the year and almost exactly a year after his brother Bob threw a no-hitter (vs. Phillies on April 16, 1978 at Busch Stadium II in St. Louis), making them the only brothers to each toss a no-no.
- The previous mark for earliest no-hitter was held by Eddie Cicotte who tossed a no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns on April 14, 1917 at Sportsman's Park III in St. Louis.
- Jack Morris later threw a no-hitter on this date in 1984 against the White Sox at Comiskey Park in Chicago, but Hideo Nomo currently holds the record for earliest calendar date of the year (vs. Orioles on April 4, 2001 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore).
- This was the first of three no-hitters caught by Alan Ashby (Nolan Ryan vs. Dodgers on September 26, 1981 at the Astrodome in Houston; Mike Scott vs. Giants On September 25, 1986 at the Astrodome).
9/26/1981: Nolan Ryan, W (10-5)
Houston Astros (5) vs Los Angeles Dodgers (0)
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HBP | BR | BF | AB | IBB | GDP | ROE | GB | FB | LD | PU | GSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Ryan | 9.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
0 |
3 |
30 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
95 |
Starter Age: 34.238
Rank among 327: 303
Opposing Starter: Ted Power
Catcher: Alan Ashby
Plate Umpire: Bruce Froemming
Attendance: 32,115
Time of Game: 2:46
Did You Know?
- This was Nolan Ryan's fifth of seven career no-hitters and broke a tie with Sandy Koufax for most in a career (vs. Royals on May 15, 1973 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City; vs. Tigers on July 15, 1973 at Tiger Stadium in Detroit; vs. Twins on September 28, 1974 at Anaheim Stadium; vs. Orioles on June 1, 1975 at Anaheim Stadium; vs. Athletics on June 11, 1990 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum; vs. Blue Jays on May 1, 1991 at Arlington Stadium).
- Ryan walked three batters in the first three innings and tossed a wild pitch among 81 pitches he threw in the first four innings, but he threw only 48 pitches over the final five innings and retired the last 19 Dodgers in a row.
- After the game, home plate umpire Bruce Froemming admitted he had no idea it was Ryan's fifth career no-hitter.
- This was the second of three no-hitters caught by Alan Ashby (Ken Forsch vs. Braves on April 7, 1979 at the Astrodome in Houston; Mike Scott vs. Giants on September 25, 1986 at the Astrodome).
9/25/1986: Mike Scott, W (18-10)
Houston Astros (2) vs San Francisco Giants (0)
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HBP | BR | BF | AB | IBB | GDP | ROE | GB | FB | LD | PU | GSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Scott | 9.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
1 |
3 |
30 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
98 |
Starter Age: 31.152
Rank among 327: 264
Opposing Starter: Juan Berenguer
Catcher: Alan Ashby
Plate Umpire: Bob Engel
Attendance: 32,808
Time of Game: 2:24
Did You Know?
- Scott's no-hitter clinched the National League West division for the Astros.
- His 13 strikeouts were the most by a no-hit pitcher in the NL since Don Wilson fanned 13 for the Astros on May 1, 1969 against the Reds at Crosley Field in Cincinnati.
- Scott wasn't sharp in the first two innings, hitting leadoff hitter Dan Gladden with his first pitch of the game, then walked Chili Davis to lead off the second. Both stole second base and were in scoring position with no outs, but Scott worked out of it both times and didn't allow another runner to reach base until he walked Phil Ouellette with one out in the eighth inning.
- Giants pitcher Juan Berenguer hit Astros leadoff hitter Billy Hatcher in the bottom of the first, prompting home plate umpire Bob Engel to issue warnings to both teams.
- Scott finished his previous start against the Padres with a no-hit inning and retired the last six batters he faced. He extended his streak to 10 hitless innings when he no-hit the Giants, then held the Giants hitless for six more innings in his last appearance of the season on October 2, extending his hitless streak to 16 innings before he surrendered a double to Will Clark leading off the bottom of the seventh. During his hitless streak, Scott retired 49 of 53 batters. |This was the third of three no-hitters caught by Alan Ashby (Ken Forsch vs. Braves on April 7, 1979 at the Astrodome in Houston; Nolan Ryan vs. Dodgers on September 26, 1981 at the Astrodome).
9/8/1993: Darryl Kile, W (15-6)
Houston Astros (7) vs New York Mets (1)
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HBP | BR | BF | AB | IBB | GDP | ROE | Pit | Str | Lk | Sw | GB | FB | LD | PU | GSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Kile | 9.0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
28 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
83 |
59 |
20 |
12 |
4 |
14 |
4 |
3 |
93 |
Starter Age: 24.280
Rank among 327: 84
Opposing Starter: Frank Tanana
Catcher: Scott Servais
Plate Umpire: Ed Montague
Attendance: 15,684
Time of Game: 2:11
Did You Know?
- A crazy play in the fourth inning allowed the Mets to score a run when Jeff McKnight walked, went to second on Darryl Kile's wild pitch, advanced to third when Astros catcher Scott Servais ignored the wild pitch, thinking the ball had hit the batter, and came home when first baseman Jeff Bagwell retrieved the ball and threw wildly to third.
- Where pitch count is available, Kile's 83 pitches are the fewest thrown by a starter in a no-hitter since Ted Lyons tossed 81 in 1926 (vs. Red Sox on August 21, 1926 at Fenway Park in Boston).