Oldest pitcher to throw a no-hitter
Submitted by Robert Daeley on Sat, 2006-09-16 12:00.
Bob Timmerman over at The Griddle reported that a “41-year old tosses no-hitter in Japan”.
Masahiro Yamamoto of the first place Chunichi Dragons tossed a 3-0 no-hitter against the second place Hanshin Tigers at the Nagoya Dome.
According to baseball-reference.com and Wikipedia, Nolan Ryan is the oldest MLB pitcher to throw a no-hitter; at age 44 he threw his record seventh against the Blue Jays, on May 1, 1991. Retrosheet of that game, coincidentally also a 3-0 victory.
It’s worth noting as well Ryan’s entire line from the game:
IP H R ER BB SO HR
Ryan W(3-2) 9 0 0 0 2 16 0
Sixteen strikeouts and only two walks. Not too shabby for an old guy. :)