<P> The pitcher who holds the record for the shortest time between no - hitters is Johnny Vander Meer, the only pitcher in history to throw no - hitters in consecutive starts, while playing for the Cincinnati Reds in 1938 . Besides Vander Meer, Allie Reynolds (in 1951), Virgil Trucks (in 1952), Nolan Ryan (in 1973), and Max Scherzer (in 2015) are the only other major leaguers to throw two no - hitters in the same regular season . Jim Maloney technically threw two no - hitters in the 1965 season, but his first one ended after he allowed a home run in the top of the 11th inning . According to the rules interpretation of the time, this was considered a no - hitter . Later that season, Maloney once again took a no - hitter into extra innings, but this time he managed to preserve the no - hitter after the Reds scored in the top half of the tenth, becoming the first pitcher to throw a complete game extra inning no - hitter since Fred Toney in 1917 . Roy Halladay threw two no - hitters in 2010: a perfect game during the regular season and a no - hitter in the 2010 National League Division Series . He is the only major leaguer to have thrown no - hitters in regular season and postseason play . </P> <P> The first black pitcher to toss a no - hitter was Sam Jones who did it for the Chicago Cubs in 1955 . The first Latin pitcher to throw one was San Francisco Giant Juan Marichal in 1963 . The first Asian pitcher to throw one was Los Angeles Dodger Hideo Nomo in 1996 . </P> <P> Through May 8, 2018, there have been 299 no - hitters officially recognized by Major League Baseball, 256 of them in the modern era (starting in 1901, with the formation of the American League). Joe Borden's no - hitter in 1875 is also noted, but is not recognized by Major League Baseball (see note in the chart). </P> <Table> Key <Tr> <Th> Italics </Th> <Td> Perfect game </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> RS </Th> <Td> Runs scored </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> RA </Th> <Td> Runs allowed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> NL </Th> <Td> National League </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> AL </Th> <Td> American League </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> FL </Th> <Td> Federal League </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> PL </Th> <Td> Players' League </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> UA </Th> <Td> Union Association </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> AA </Th> <Td> American Association </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> NA </Th> <Td> National Association </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> WS </Th> <Td> World Series </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Inter </Th> <Td> Interleague play </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> IP </Th> <Td> Innings pitched </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Denotes player who is still active </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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