List of Minnesota Twins no - hitters - wikipedia List of Minnesota Twins no - hitters The Minnesota Twins are a Major League Baseball franchise based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the American League Central division. Also known in their early years as the `` Washington Senators '' ( 1901 -- 60 ) based in Washington, D.C., pitchers for the Twins have thrown seven no - hitters in franchise history. A no - hitter is officially recognized by Major League Baseball only `` when a pitcher ( or pitchers ) retires each batter on the opposing team during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings ''. 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 only one team in Major League Baseball has never had a pitcher accomplish the feat. A perfect game, a special subcategory of no - hitter, has yet to be thrown in Twins history. As defined by Major League Baseball, `` in a perfect game, no batter reaches any base during the course of the game. '' Walter Johnson threw the first no - hitter in Senators / Twins history on July 1, 1920 ; the most recent no - hitter was thrown by Francisco Liriano on May 3, 2011. Four left - handed pitchers have thrown no - hitters in franchise history while three were by right - handers. The longest interval between no - hitters was between the games pitched by Bobby Burke and Jack Kralick, encompassing 31 years and 8 days from August 8, 1931 to August 26, 1962. Conversely, the shortest interval between no - hitters was between the games pitched by Kralick and Dean Chance, encompassing 4 years and 364 days from August 26, 1962 to August 25, 1967. They no - hit the Boston Red Sox the most, which occurred twice, which were no - hit by Johnson in 1920 and Burke in 1931. There is one no - hitter in which the team allowed at least a run, thrown by Chance in 1967. The most baserunners allowed in a no - hitter were by Chance ( in 1967 ) and Liriano ( in 2011 ), who each allowed six. Four no - hitters were thrown at home, and three were thrown on the road. They threw one in April, one in May, one in July, three in August, and one in September. Of the seven no - hitters, three have been won by a score of 1 -- 0, more common than any other results. The largest margin of victory in a no - hitter was a 7 -- 0 win by Eric Milton in 1999. The smallest margin of victory in a Twins no - hitter came in 1 -- 0 wins -- by Johnson in 1920, Kralick in 1962, and Liriano in 2011 -- and a 2 -- 1 win by Chance in 1967. 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. '' 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. '' These calls define every baseball game and are therefore integral to the completion of any no - hitter. A different umpire presided over each of the franchise 's seven no - hitters. Contents 1 List of no - hitters in Senators / Twins history 2 See also 3 Footnotes 4 References List of no - hitters in Senators / Twins 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 Notes Ref 000000001920 - 07 - 01 - 0000 July 1, 1920 Johnson, Walter Walter Johnson * 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 -- 0 @ Boston Red Sox Picinich, Val Val Picinich Chill, Ollie Ollie Chill First no - hitter in franchise history First no - hitter on the road in franchise history First right - handed pitcher to throw a no - hitter in franchise history Smallest margin of victory in a franchise 's no - hitter ( tie ) Only baserunner came on 2B Bucky Harris ' error leading off the 7th 000000001931 - 08 - 08 - 0000 August 8, 1931 Burke, Bobby Bobby Burke 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 -- 0 5 Boston Red Sox Spencer, Roy Roy Spencer Moriarty, George George Moriarty First no - hitter at home in franchise history First left - handed pitcher to throw a no - hitter in franchise history Last no - hitter as the Washington Senators 000000001962 - 08 - 26 - 0000 August 26, 1962 Kralick, Jack Jack Kralick 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 -- 0 Kansas City Athletics Battey, Earl Earl Battey Honochick, Jim Jim Honochick Smallest margin of victory in a franchise 's no - hitter ( tie ) Only baserunner was a walk in the 9th with one out Longest interval between no - hitters in franchise history First no - hitter since moving to Minnesota 000000001967 - 08 - 25 - 0000 August 25, 1967 Chance, Dean Dean Chance 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 -- 1 6 @ Cleveland Indians Zimmerman, Jerry Jerry Zimmerman Napp, Larry Larry Napp Second game of a doubleheader Smallest margin of victory in a franchise 's no - hitter ( tie ) Shortest interval between no - hitters in franchise history Most baserunners allowed in a franchise 's no - hitter ( tie ) First and only franchise 's no - hitter while allowing a run 5 000000001994 - 04 - 27 - 0000 April 27, 1994 Erickson, Scott Scott Erickson 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 -- 0 Milwaukee Brewers Walbeck, Matt Matt Walbeck Scott, Dale Dale Scott Earliest calendar date of franchise 's no - hitter 6 000000001999 - 09 - 11 - 0000 September 11, 1999 Milton, Eric Eric Milton 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7 -- 0 Anaheim Angels Steinbach, Terry Terry Steinbach Welke, Tim Tim Welke Largest margin of victory in a franchise 's no - hitter Latest calendar date of franchise 's no - hitter 7 000000002011 - 05 - 03 - 0000 May 3, 2011 Liriano, Francisco Francisco Liriano 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 -- 0 6 Chicago White Sox Butera, Drew Drew Butera Dreckman, Bruce Bruce Dreckman Most recent no - hitter in franchise history Smallest margin of victory in a franchise 's no - hitter ( tie ) Most baserunners allowed in a franchise 's no - hitter ( tie ) See also List of Major League Baseball no - hitters Footnotes The only team without a no - hitter in its franchise history is the San Diego Padres. References Jump up ^ `` Minnesota Twins Team History & Encyclopedia ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 4, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Minnesota Twins Franchise History ''. ESPN. Retrieved May 4, 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` MLB Miscellany : Rules, regulations and statistics ''. MLB.com. Retrieved November 21, 2010. Jump up ^ Kurkjian, Tim ( June 29, 2008 ). `` No - hit win makes no sense, except in baseball ''. ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Minnesota Twins ''. Baseball Almanac. Retrieved May 4, 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` Umpires : Rules of Interest ''. MLB.com. Retrieved November 21, 2010. Jump up ^ Bronson, Eric. Baseball and Philosophy : Thinking Outside the Batter 's Box, Pgs 98 -- 99. ISBN 0 - 8126 - 9556 - 9. Retrieved November 21, 2010. Jump up ^ `` July 1, 1920 Washington Senators at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 21, 2010. Jump up ^ `` August 8, 1931 Boston Red Sox at Washington Senators Box Score and Play by Play ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 21, 2010. Jump up ^ `` August 26, 1962 Kansas City Athletics at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 21, 2010. Jump up ^ `` August 25, 1967 Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 21, 2010. Jump up ^ `` April 27, 1994 Milwaukee Brewers at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 21, 2010. Jump up ^ `` September 11, 1999 Anaheim Angels at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 21, 2010. Jump up ^ `` May 3, 2011 Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play ''. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 4, 2011. Jump up ^ `` No Hitters Chronologically ''. Retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved November 21, 2010. List of Major League Baseball no - hitters by franchise American League East Division Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Tampa Bay Rays Toronto Blue Jays Central Division Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins West Division Houston Astros Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Oakland Athletics Seattle Mariners Texas Rangers National League East Division Atlanta Braves Miami Marlins New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies Washington Nationals Central Division Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Milwaukee Brewers Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals West Division Arizona Diamondbacks Colorado Rockies Los Angeles Dodgers San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants Minnesota Twins Established in 1901 Formerly the Washington Nationals and the Washington Senators Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota ( Twin Cities ) Franchise Franchise history in Washington Seasons Records No - hitters Awards Players Managers Owners and executives Broadcasters First - round draft picks Opening Day starting pitchers Ballparks American League Park National Park Griffith Stadium Metropolitan Stadium Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Target Field Spring Training : Plant Field Tinker Field Hammond Stadium Culture and lore Homer Hanky Little Big League Major League : Back to the Minors Continental League `` The Piranhas '' AL Central tie - breaker games 2008 2009 Damn Yankees musical film The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant Important figures Senators Hall of Famers Herb Carneal Goose Goslin Bucky Harris Walter Johnson Arch McDonald Sam Rice Wall of Fame members Rick Aguilera Bob Allison Earl Battey Bert Blyleven George Brophy Rod Carew Bob Casey Gary Gaetti Calvin Griffith Kent Hrbek Jim Kaat Tom Kelly Harmon Killebrew Tony Oliva Carl Pohlad Kirby Puckett Brad Radke Jim Rantz Zoilo Versalles Frank Viola Key personnel Owner Jim Pohlad President Dave St. Peter Vice president / Chief baseball officer Derek Falvey General manager Thad Levine Manager Paul Molitor World Series championships ( 3 ) 1924 1991 Pennants ( 6 ) American League : 1924 1925 1933 1965 1991 Division titles ( 10 ) West 1969 1970 1991 Central 2002 2003 2006 2009 Wild Card titles ( 1 ) 2017 Minor league affiliates Triple - A Rochester Red Wings Double - A Chattanooga Lookouts A Adv. 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Elizabethton Twins Rookie GCL Twins DSL Twins Seasons ( 118 ) 1900s 1900. 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910s 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920s 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930s 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940s 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1990s 1991 2000s 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Minnesota_Twins_no-hitters&oldid=832632052 '' Categories : Minnesota Twins lists Lists of Major League Baseball no - hitters by franchise Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from December 2017 Articles with permanently dead external links Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 27 March 2018, at 03 : 38. 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Question: who pitched the first no-hitter in twins history
Answer: Walter Johnson