List of Boston Red Sox no - hitters - wikipedia List of Boston Red Sox no - hitters The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball franchise based in Boston, Massachusetts, also known in their early years as the `` Boston Americans '' ( 1901 -- 07 ). They play in the American League East division. Pitchers for the Red Sox have thrown 18 no - hitters in franchise history. A no - hitter is officially recognized by Major League Baseball `` when a pitcher ( or pitchers ) allows no hits during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings. In a no - hit game, a batter 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. '' ( 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. ) A no - hitter is rare enough that one team in Major League Baseball, the San Diego Padres, has never had a pitcher accomplish the feat. The New York Mets ' first no - hitter ( pitched by Johan Santana ) came on June 1, 2012, in the team 's 8,021 st game and 51st season. One perfect game, a special subcategory of no - hitter, has been pitched in Red Sox history. As defined by Major League Baseball, `` in a perfect game, no batter reaches any base during the course of the game. '' Every opposing batter is retired. This feat was achieved by Cy Young in 1904. Young 's perfect game, pitched on May 5, 1904, also was the first no - hitter in Red Sox history ; the most recent Red Sox no - hitter was thrown by Jon Lester on May 19, 2008. Two pitchers have thrown more than one no - hitter in a Red Sox uniform, Hall of Famer Cy Young and Dutch Leonard. Thirteen of the Red Sox no - hitters were thrown at home ( the first four at the Huntington Avenue Grounds and the other nine at Fenway Park ) and five on the road. Two were thrown in April, two in May, five in June, two in July, three in August, and four in September. The longest interval between Red Sox no - hitters was 35 years, 6 months, and 18 days, between the games pitched by Dave Morehead, on September 16, 1965 and Hideo Nomo, on April 4, 2001. The shortest interval between Red Sox no - hitters was merely 1 month and 6 days, between the games pitched by Earl Wilson on June 26, 1962 and Bill Monbouquette on August 1, 1962. The Red Sox have no - hit the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles ( formerly the `` St. Louis Browns '' ) the most : four times each. The White Sox were no - hit by Jesse Tannehill in 1904, Bill Dinneen in 1905, Parnell in 1956, and Monbouquette in 1962. The Browns and Orioles were no - hit by Smokey Joe Wood in 1911, Leonard in 1916, Hideo Nomo in 2001, and Clay Buchholz in 2007. The Red Sox have won all of their no - hitters ( three times in major league history a team has thrown a nine - inning no - hitter and lost the game ). The most baserunners allowed in a Red Sox no - hitter was five, by Dutch Leonard in 1918. Of the 18 Red Sox no - hitters, four have been won by a score of 4 -- 0 and another four by a score of 2 -- 0, making those final scores more common than any other results. The largest margin of victory in a Red Sox no - hitter was 10 -- 0, in wins by Derek Lowe in 2002 and Clay Buchholz in 2007. The smallest margin of victory was 1 -- 0, Monbouquette 's no - hitter in 1962. 12 different managers have led the team during the franchise 's 18 no - hitters. 15 different home plate umpires presided over the franchise 's 18 no - hitters. Jason Varitek has caught the last 4 of the Red Sox 's No - hitters, a Major League record for No - hitters caught by one catcher. Contents 1 List of no - hitters in Red Sox history 2 See also 3 Footnotes 4 References List of no - hitters in Red Sox history ¶ 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 000000001904 - 05 - 05 - 0000 May 5, 1904 Young, Cy Cy Young * ( 1 ) 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 -- 0 0 Philadelphia Athletics Criger, Lou Lou Criger ( 1 ) Caruthers, Bob Bob Caruthers Collins, Jimmy Jimmy Collins ( 1 ) First no - hitter in franchise history First perfect game in Red Sox history and 3rd in MLB history ( First in the MLB Modern Era ) First franchise 's no - hitter at home First right - handed pitcher to throw a no - hitter in franchise history 000000001904 - 08 - 17 - 0000 August 17, 1904 Tannehill, Jesse Jesse Tannehill 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 -- 0 Chicago White Sox Farrell, Duke Duke Farrell Dwyer, Frank Frank Dwyer Collins, Jimmy Jimmy Collins ( 2 ) First left - handed pitcher to throw a no - hitter in franchise history 000000001905 - 09 - 27 - 0000 September 27, 1905 Dinneen, Bill Bill Dinneen 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 -- 0 Chicago White Sox Criger, Lou Lou Criger ( 2 ) Sheridan, Jack Jack Sheridan Collins, Jimmy Jimmy Collins ( 3 ) First game of a doubleheader Latest calendar date of franchise 's no - hitter Last no - hitter for Americans as a team name 000000001908 - 06 - 30 - 0000 June 30, 1908 Young, Cy Cy Young * ( 2 ) 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8 -- 0 @ New York Highlanders Criger, Lou Lou Criger ( 3 ) O'Laughlin, Silk Silk O'Laughlin ( 1 ) McGuire, Deacon Deacon McGuire First Red Sox no - hitter on the road First no - hitter since the franchise was renamed to Red Sox First pitcher to pitch multiple no - hitters for the Red Sox 5 000000001911 - 07 - 29 - 0000 July 29, 1911 Wood, Smokey Joe Smokey Joe Wood 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 -- 0 St. Louis Browns Carrigan, Bill Bill Carrigan O'Laughlin, Silk Silk O'Laughlin ( 2 ) Donovan, Patsy Patsy Donovan First game of a doubleheader Last Red Sox no - hitter at Huntington Avenue Grounds 6 000000001916 - 06 - 21 - 0000 June 21, 1916 Foster, Rube Rube Foster 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 -- 0 New York Yankees Thomas, Pinch Pinch Thomas Hildebrand, George George Hildebrand Carrigan, Bill Bill Carrigan ( 1 ) First no - hitter at Fenway Park 7 000000001916 - 08 - 30 - 0000 August 30, 1916 Leonard, Dutch Dutch Leonard ( 1 ) 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 -- 0 St. Louis Browns Thomas, Pinch Pinch Thomas ( 1 ) Owens, Brick Brick Owens ( 1 ) Carrigan, Bill Bill Carrigan ( 2 ) 8 000000001917 - 06 - 23 - 0000 June 23, 1917 Babe Ruth * ( 0 IP ) Shore, Ernie Ernie Shore ( 9 IP ) 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 -- 0 Washington Senators Thomas, Pinch Pinch Thomas ( 1 ) Sam Agnew ( 1 ) Owens, Brick Brick Owens ( 2 ) Barry, Jack Jack Barry First combined no - hitter in MLB history. First game of a doubleheader. Ruth and Thomas were ejected for arguing balls and strikes after walking the first batter, who was then caught stealing. Shore retired the next 26 in a row for a no - hitter completely in relief. 9 000000001918 - 06 - 03 - 0000 June 3, 1918 Leonard, Dutch Dutch Leonard ( 2 ) 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 -- 0 5 @ Detroit Tigers Agnew, Sam Sam Agnew ( 2 ) Dinneen, Bill Bill Dinneen ( 1 ) Barrow, Ed Ed Barrow Last pitcher to pitch multiple no - hitters for the Red Sox 10 000000001923 - 09 - 07 - 0000 September 7, 1923 Ehmke, Howard Howard Ehmke 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 -- 0 @ Philadelphia Athletics Picinich, Val Val Picinich Dinneen, Bill Bill Dinneen ( 2 ) Chance, Frank Frank Chance 11 000000001956 - 07 - 14 - 0000 July 14, 1956 Parnell, Mel Mel Parnell 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 -- 0 Chicago White Sox White, Sammy Sammy White Summers, Bill Bill Summers Higgins, Pinky Pinky Higgins ( 1 ) Second game of a doubleheader 12 000000001962 - 06 - 26 - 0000 June 26, 1962 Wilson, Earl Earl Wilson 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 -- 0 Los Angeles Angels Tillman, Bob Bob Tillman ( 1 ) Schwarts, Harry Harry Schwarts Higgins, Pinky Pinky Higgins ( 2 ) Wilson hit a home run 13 000000001962 - 08 - 01 - 0000 August 1, 1962 Monbouquette, Bill Bill Monbouquette 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 -- 0 @ Chicago White Sox Pagliaroni, Jim Jim Pagliaroni McKinley, Bill Bill McKinley Higgins, Pinky Pinky Higgins ( 3 ) Smallest margin of victory in a franchise 's no - hitter Shortest interval between no - hitters in franchise history 14 000000001965 - 09 - 16 - 0000 September 16, 1965 Morehead, Dave Dave Morehead 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 -- 0 Cleveland Indians Tillman, Bob Bob Tillman ( 2 ) Runge, Ed Ed Runge Herman, Billy Billy Herman On the same day, the Red Sox fired Pinky Higgins as their general manager 15 000000002001 - 04 - 04 - 0000 April 4, 2001 Nomo, Hideo Hideo Nomo 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 -- 0 @ Baltimore Orioles Varitek, Jason Jason Varitek ( 1 ) Cooper, Eric Eric Cooper Williams, Jimy Jimy Williams Made Red Sox debut for Nomo Game 2 of season Longest interval between no - hitters in franchise history Earliest calendar date of franchise 's no - hitter Earliest calendar date of no - hitter in MLB history First no - hitter thrown at Camden Yards 16 000000002002 - 04 - 27 - 0000 April 27, 2002 Lowe, Derek Derek Lowe 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 -- 0 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Varitek, Jason Jason Varitek ( 2 ) Rippley, Steve Steve Rippley Little, Grady Grady Little Longest interval between no - hitters at Fenway Park in franchise history Largest margin of victory in a franchise 's no - hitter ( tie ) 17 000000002007 - 09 - 01 - 0000 September 1, 2007 Buchholz, Clay Clay Buchholz 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 -- 0 Baltimore Orioles Varitek, Jason Jason Varitek ( 3 ) West, Joe Joe West Francona, Terry Terry Francona ( 1 ) Second career game for Buchholz Largest margin of victory in a franchise 's no - hitter ( tie ) 18 000000002008 - 05 - 19 - 0000 May 19, 2008 Lester, Jon Jon Lester 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 -- 0 Kansas City Royals Varitek, Jason Jason Varitek ( 4 ) Knight, Brian Brian Knight Francona, Terry Terry Francona ( 2 ) Most recent no - hitter in franchise history First time since the 1974 California Angels that one team had last two no - hitters in the Majors Varitek sets the record for most no - hitters caught See also List of Major League Baseball no - hitters Footnotes The only team without a no - hitter in franchise history is the San Diego Padres. References General reference `` Boston Red Sox on Baseball Almanac ''. Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 24, 2010. Inline citations Jump up ^ `` Boston Red Sox Team History & Encyclopedia ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Boston Red Sox Franchise History ''. ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` MLB Miscellany : Rules, regulations and statistics ''. MLB.com. Retrieved May 18, 2013. Jump up ^ Kurkjian, Tim ( June 29, 2008 ). `` No - hit win makes no sense, except in baseball ''. ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Despite close calls, Padres only members of the no no - hitters club ''. CNN. June 13, 2012. Jump up ^ http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/7999246/new-york-mets-johan-santana-tosses-first-no-hitter-franchise-history ^ Jump up to : `` Red Sox no - hitters ''. Boston.com. The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on April 18, 2009. 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Question: who threw the last no-hitter for the red sox
Answer: Jon Lester