From the foundation of the American Association (AA) in 1902 through its final season in 1997, its pitchers threw 97 no-hitters, which include 6 perfect games. Of these no-hitters, 72 were pitched in games that lasted at least the full 9 innings, while 25 were pitched in games shortened due to weather or that were played in doubleheaders, which were typically 7 innings. Only three of the league's six perfect games were tossed in full nine-inning games. Five no-hitters were combined—thrown by two or more pitchers on the same team.

A no-hit game occurs when a pitcher (or pitchers) allows no hits during the entire course of a game. A batter may still reach base via a walk, an error, a fielder's choice, a hit by pitch, a passed ball or wild pitch on strike three, or catcher's interference. Due to these methods of reaching base, it is possible for a team to score runs without getting any hits. While the vast majority of no-hitters are shutouts, teams which went hitless have managed to score runs in their respective games 11 times in AA games, some in extra innings.

The first American Association no-hitter was thrown on August 10, 1906, by Harry Swan of the Kansas City Blues against the Columbus Senators at Neil Park in Columbus, Ohio. The first perfect game was pitched on May 26, 1940, by Mickey Haefner of the Minneapolis Millers versus the Milwaukee Brewers at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in a game that was called after six innings due to a six o'clock Sunday amusement blue law. The first nine-inning perfect game occurred on June 26, 1947, when Kansas City's Carl DeRose accomplished the feat against Minneapolis at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The league disbanded after the 1962 season but reorganized in 1969. It continued to operate through the 1997 season. The final AA no-hitter was thrown on June 20, 1997, by Bartolo Colón of the Buffalo Bisons over the New Orleans Zephyrs at North AmeriCare Park in Buffalo, New York.

Two league pitchers have thrown multiple no-hitters. Charley Hall pitched three no-hit games for the St. Paul Saints (formerly the Apostles), giving him the record for the most career AA no-hitters. The first was a 12-inning affair, which he lost, in 1909. He won the second two 9-inning games in 1918 and 1920. Chris Knapp threw his first no-hitter in 1979 for the Iowa Oaks and pitched the opening four innings of a combined no-hitter for Iowa in 1977.

The teams with the most no-hitters are the Toledo Mud Hens (10 no-hitters, 1 a perfect game) and Indianapolis Indians (10 no-hitters). They are followed by the Kansas City Blues (8 no-hitters, 1 a perfect game) and the Louisville Colonels and St. Paul Saints (8 no-hitters each). The team with the most perfect games is the Oklahoma City 89ers, with two.

No-hitters

+KeyGame score with no-hitter team's runs listed firstStadium in italics denotes a no-hitter thrown in a home game.A number following a score indicates number of innings in a game that was shorter or longer than 9 innings.A number following a pitcher's name indicates multiple no-hitters thrown.Innings pitchedIndicates a perfect game

+No-hittersDatePitcher(s)TeamScoreOpponentLocation1Kansas City Blues5–0Columbus SenatorsNeil Park2Louisville Colonels2–0Minneapolis MillersEclipse Park3Milwaukee Brewers6–0Indianapolis IndiansBrewer Field4Kansas City Blues5–0Indianapolis IndiansUnknown5Kansas City Blues1–0Milwaukee BrewersUnknown6Toledo Mud Hens7–0Milwaukee BrewersBrewer Field7Columbus Senators3–0Kansas City BluesUnknown8Indianapolis Indians7–0Columbus SenatorsNeil Park9 St. Paul Apostles0–1 Louisville ColonelsLexington Park10Toledo Mud Hens8–0Kansas City BluesUnknown11St. Paul Apostles4–2Indianapolis IndiansWashington Park12Milwaukee Brewers3–0Indianapolis IndiansWashington Park13Minneapolis Millers4–0Toledo Mud HensSwayne Field14Milwaukee Brewers2–0Louisville ColonelsBrewer Field15Kansas City Blues2–0Toledo Mud HensSwayne Field16Columbus Senators4–0Indianapolis IndiansWashington Park17Toledo Mud Hens0–1Minneapolis MillersNicollet Park18Columbus Senators3–1Milwaukee BrewersBrewer Field19Minneapolis Millers4–0St. Paul SaintsNicollet Park20Indianapolis Indians6–0Cleveland SpidersLeague Park21Columbus Senators1–0Cleveland SpidersLeague Park22Indianapolis Indians3–0Columbus SenatorsWashington Park23 St. Paul Saints2–0Columbus SenatorsLexington Park24Louisville Colonels4–0Kansas City BluesUnknown25Louisville Colonels12–0Toledo Mud HensSwayne Field26 St. Paul Saints6–0Columbus SenatorsLexington Park27Columbus Senators3–0Indianapolis IndiansWashington Park28Kansas City Blues1–2 Indianapolis IndiansMunicipal Stadium29Milwaukee Brewers10–0Columbus SenatorsBrewer Field30St. Paul Saints9–0Kansas City BluesMunicipal Stadium31Columbus Red Birds3–0Kansas City BluesMunicipal Stadium32St. Paul Saints5–0Kansas City BluesLexington Park33Milwaukee Brewers2–0 St. Paul SaintsLexington Park34Kansas City Blues0–0 Louisville ColonelsMunicipal Stadium35Louisville Colonels3–0 Columbus Red BirdsParkway Field36Minneapolis Millers4–0 Milwaukee BrewersNicollet Park37Toledo Mud Hens5–0Louisville ColonelsParkway Field38Toledo Mud Hens1–0 Milwaukee BrewersBorchert Field39Indianapolis Indians2–0Kansas City BluesMunicipal Stadium40Columbus Red Birds4–0Kansas City BluesRed Bird Stadium41Louisville Colonels8–0Indianapolis IndiansParkway Field42St. Paul Saints3–0Louisville ColonelsParkway Field43Kansas City Blues5–0Minneapolis MillersMunicipal Stadium44Minneapolis Millers14–0Louisville ColonelsNicollet Park45Toledo Mud Hens1–0 Minneapolis MillersSwayne Field46St. Paul Saints7–0 Milwaukee BrewersLexington Park47Toledo Mud Hens2–0 Minneapolis MillersSwayne Field48Toledo Mud Hens5–0Louisville ColonelsSwayne Field49Toledo Mud Hens1–0Indianapolis IndiansSwayne Field50Minneapolis Millers3–1 Columbus Red BirdsRed Bird Stadium51Louisville Colonels5–0Milwaukee BrewersParkway Field52Minneapolis Millers6–0Columbus Red BirdsNicollet Park53Milwaukee Brewers5–0 Toledo Mud HensBorchert Field54Kansas City Blues3–0 Minneapolis MillersMunicipal Stadium55Toledo Mud Hens3–0 St. Paul SaintsLexington Park56Minneapolis Millers1–0 Indianapolis IndiansVictory Field57Denver Bears3–0 Louisville ColonelsBears Stadium58Wichita Braves6–0Louisville ColonelsLawrence Stadium59Omaha Cardinals3–0Louisville ColonelsFairgrounds Stadium60Louisville Colonels1–0Charleston SenatorsFairgrounds Stadium61Indianapolis Indians5–0Minneapolis MillersVictory Field62Charleston Senators2–0 Louisville ColonelsWatt Powell Park63Louisville Colonels2–0 Indianapolis IndiansFairgrounds Stadium64Oklahoma City 89ers1–2 Omaha RoyalsAll Sports Stadium65Indianapolis Indians2–0 Evansville TripletsBush Stadium66Tulsa Oilers4–0Indianapolis IndiansOiler Park67Wichita Aeros3–0Tulsa OilersOiler Park68Evansville Triplets5–0Wichita AerosLawrence Stadium69Omaha Royals7–0Indianapolis IndiansJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium70Oklahoma City 89ers5–0 Denver BearsAll Sports Stadium71Tulsa Oilers5–0Denver BearsMile High Stadium72Indianapolis Indians2–0Omaha RoyalsJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium73Iowa Oaks10–0Wichita AerosLawrence Stadium74Iowa Oaks7–0Indianapolis IndiansBush Stadium75Omaha Royals4–0 Tulsa OilersOiler Park76 Iowa Oaks3–0 Evansville TripletsBosse Field77Evansville Triplets3–0 Iowa OaksSec Taylor Stadium78 Fred Howard Iowa Oaks8–0Omaha RoyalsJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium79Iowa Oaks6–1Oklahoma City 89ersSec Taylor Stadium80Springfield Redbirds4–0Omaha RoyalsJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium81Denver Bears10–0 Iowa OaksSec Taylor Stadium82 Dave May Sheldon Burnside Ángel Torres Indianapolis Indians5–0Evansville TripletsBosse Field83 Mark Lemongello Wichita Aeros5–2Iowa OaksSec Taylor Stadium84Omaha Royals2–0Iowa OaksJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium85Evansville Triplets1–0Iowa OaksBosse Field86Wichita Aeros2–0 Iowa CubsSec Taylor Stadium87Iowa Cubs2–0Omaha RoyalsSec Taylor Stadium88Nashville Sounds6–0Oklahoma City 89ersHerschel Greer Stadium89Indianapolis Indians3–0 Buffalo BisonsBush Stadium90Omaha Royals2–0Columbus ClippersJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium91 Pat Pacillo Indianapolis Indians0–1Nashville SoundsHerschel Greer Stadium92Nashville Sounds4–0Indianapolis IndiansHerschel Greer Stadium93Omaha Royals3–0 Iowa CubsSec Taylor Stadium94 Steve Peters Oklahoma City 89ers0–1Indianapolis IndiansBush Stadium95New Orleans Zephyrs6–0Buffalo BisonsPrivateer Park96Oklahoma City 89ers4–0Nashville SoundsAll Sports Stadium97Buffalo Bisons4–0New Orleans ZephyrsNorth AmeriCare Park

No-hitters by team

TeamNo-hittersPerfect gamesToledo Mud Hens 10 1Indianapolis Indians 10 0Kansas City Blues 8 1Louisville Colonels 8 0St. Paul Saints (St. Paul Apostles) 8 0Minneapolis Millers 7 1Charleston Senators 6 0Iowa Cubs (Iowa Oaks) 6 0Milwaukee Brewers 6 0Omaha Royals 5 0Oklahoma City 89ers 4 2Evansville Triplets 3 0Wichita Aeros 3 0Denver Bears 2 1Columbus Redbirds 2 0Nashville Sounds 2 0Tulsa Oilers 2 0Buffalo Bisons 1 0New Orleans Zephyrs 1 0Omaha Cardinals 1 0Springfield Redbirds 1 0Wichita Braves 1 0Totals 97 6

See also List of International League no-hitters List of Pacific Coast League no-hitters

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