In baseball, throwing a no-hitter is a pitching accomplishment in which one or more pitchers does not yield a hit in the course of one game. A no-hitter is rare in the South Korean KBO League, occurring 17 times since Bang Soo-Won's first no hitter in 1984. Among them, no-hitter has been recorded as a shutout 14 times, and combined no-hitter has been recorded three times.
Unlike in Major League Baseball (MLB), combined no-hitters are not considered as official no-hitters by KBO. And in the KBO League, no-hitter recorded in the postseason is treated separately as an unofficial record.
KBO League no-hitters No-hitters with complete game shutout win in pennant race Date Pitcher Club Score Opponent Ballpark NotesMay 5, 1984 Haitai Tigers 5–0 Sammi Superstars Gwangju Mudeung Baseball Stadium June 5, 1986 Lotte Giants 8–0 Binggrae Eagles Sajik Baseball Stadium First game of Doubleheader April 2, 1988 OB Bears 4–0 Lotte Giants Sajik Baseball Stadium Opening day of the season April 17, 1988 Lee Dong-seok Binggrae Eagles 1–0 Haitai Tigers Gwangju Mudeung Baseball Stadium July 6, 1989 Sun Dong-yol Haitai Tigers 10–0 Samsung Lions Gwangju Mudeung Baseball Stadium August 8, 1990 Samsung Lions 8–0 Lotte Giants Sajik Baseball Stadium April 30, 1993 Kim Won-hyeong Ssangbangwool Raiders 3–0 OB Bears Jeonju Baseball Stadium At age 20, Kim was the youngest KBO pitcher to ever throw a no-hitter September 9, 1993 LG Twins 9–0 Ssangbangwool Raiders Jamsil Baseball Stadium May 23, 1997Lammers, Dirk. "Dropped 3rd strike makes Korean no-no imperfect, 22 years ago today". No-hitters.com (May 23, 2019). Jung Min-cheul Hanwha Eagles 8–0 OB Bears Jeonju Baseball Stadium May 18, 2000 Song Jin-woo Hanwha Eagles 6–0 Haitai Tigers Gwangju Mudeung Baseball Stadium At age 34, Song was the oldest KBO pitcher to throw a no-hitter June 25, 2014 Charlie Shirek NC Dinos 6–0 LG Twins Jamsil Baseball Stadium First foreign player to throw a KBO League no-hitter April 9, 2015 Yunesky Maya Doosan Bears 1–0 Nexen Heroes Jamsil Baseball Stadium June 30, 2016 Michael Bowden Doosan Bears 4–0 NC Dinos Jamsil Baseball Stadium April 21, 2019 Deck McGuire Samsung Lions 16–0 Hanwha Eagles Hanwha Life Insurance Eagles Park Sources:Kim Tae-jong. "No-hitter records in KBO history". The Korea Times (2014-06-25)."Korea Baseball Organization no-hitters". No-hitters.com. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
No-hitters in postseason Date Pitcher Club Score Opponent Ballpark Notes October 20, 1996 Hyundai Unicorns 4–0 Haitai Tigers Sungui Stadium Game 4 of the Korean Series
Combined no-hitters
Date Pitcher Club Score Opponent Ballpark NotesOctober 6, 2014 Shin Jung-rakYoo Won-sang LG Twins 1–0 NC Dinos Jamsil Baseball Stadium April 2, 2022 Wilmer FontKim Taek-hyeong SSG Landers 4–0 NC Dinos Changwon NC Park Opening day of the seasonAugust 6, 2023 Aaron Wilkerson Lotte Giants 1–0 SSG Landers Sajik Baseball Stadium
Shortened no-hitters
Date Pitcher Club Score Opponent Ballpark Notes May 13, 1993 Lotte Giants 4–0 Ssangbangwool Raiders Sajik Baseball Stadium 5 innings, 1BB"방위 박동희 첫등판 완봉". The Kyunghyang Shinmun (1993-05-14). Retrieved December 16, 2024.
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