The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball franchise based in Kansas City, Missouri. Formed in 1969, they play in the American League Central division. Pitchers for the Royals have thrown 4 no-hitters in franchise history.[1] A no-hitter is officially recognized by Major League Baseball only "when a pitcher (or pitchers) allows no hits during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings", though batters "may reach base via a walk, an error, a hit by pitch, a passed ball or wild pitch on strike three, or catcher's interference."[2] No-hitters of less than nine complete innings were previously recognized by the league as official; however, several rule alterations in 1991 changed the rule to its current form.[3] No perfect games, a special subcategory of no-hitter, have been thrown in Royals history.[4] As defined by Major League Baseball, "in a perfect game, no batter reaches any base during the course of the game."[2]
The umpire is also an integral part of any no-hitter. The task of the umpire in a baseball game is to make any decision "which involves judgment, such as, but not limited to, whether a batted ball is fair or foul, whether a pitch is a strike or a ball, or whether a runner is safe or out… [the umpire's judgment on such matters] is final."[5] Part of the duties of the umpire making calls at home plate includes defining the strike zone, which "is defined as that area over homeplate (sic) the upper limit of which is a horizontal line at the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants, and the lower level is a line at the hollow beneath the kneecap."[5] These calls define every baseball game and are therefore integral to the completion of any no-hitter.[6]
The manager is another integral part of any no-hitter. The tasks of the manager include determining the starting rotation as well as batting order and defensive lineup every game.
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No-hitters
| ¶ | Indicates a perfect game |
| £ | Pitcher was left-handed |
| * | Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |
| # | Date | Pitcher | Final score | Base- runners |
Opponent | Catcher | Plate umpire | Manager | Notes | Ref |
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| 1 | April 27, 1973 | Steve Busby (1) | 3–0 | 6 | @ Detroit Tigers | Fran Healy (1) | John Rice | Jack McKeon (1) |
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| 2 | June 19, 1974 | Steve Busby (2) | 3–0 | 1 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Fran Healy (2) | Joe Brinkman | Jack McKeon (2) |
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| 3 | May 14, 1977 | Jim Colborn | 6–0 | 2 | Texas Rangers | Darrell Porter | Bill Deegan | Whitey Herzog |
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| 4 | August 26, 1991 | Bret Saberhagen | 7–0 | 3 | Chicago White Sox | Brent Mayne | Ted Hendry | Hal McRae |
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See also
References
- ^ "Kansas City Royals Franchise History". ESPN. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ^ a b "MLB Miscellany: Rules, regulations and statistics". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ^ Kurkjian, Tim (June 29, 2008). "No-hit win makes no sense, except in baseball". ESPN. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ^ "Kansas City Royals". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ^ a b "Umpires: Rules of Interest". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ^ Bronson, Eric (2004). Baseball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Batter's Box, Pgs 98–99. ISBN 0-8126-9556-9. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ^ "April 27, 1973 Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ^ "June 19, 1974 Kansas City Royals at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ^ "May 14, 1977 Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- ^ "August 26, 1991 Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
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