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May 19, 2008

No-hitter for Lester

Journal photo / Bob Breidenbach
Jon Lester deals in the first inning of his historic start tonight.

Jon Lester has thrown a no-hitter tonight in the Red Sox' 7-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals. For more as the night goes on, go to our SoxBlog.

It was the fourth no-hitter for a Red Sox pitcher in this decade, a decade in which there have been only six no-hitters in the entire American League. It was the 18th no-hitter in franchise history, and the eighth since World War II.

It was the first no-hitter for a Red Sox left-handed pitcher in more than 50 years; the last was Mel Parnell's in July 1956.

Here is the full list of no-hitters for the franchise:

May 19, 2008: Jon Lester, vs. Kansas City
Sept. 1, 2007: Clay Buchholz, vs. Baltimore
April 27, 2002: Derek Lowe, vs. Tampa Bay
April 4, 2001: Hideo Nomo, at Baltimore
Sept. 16, 1965: Dave Morehead, vs. Cleveland
Aug. 1, 1962: Bill Monbouquette, at Chicago
June 26, 1962: Earl Wilson, vs. Los Angeles
July 14, 1956: Mel Parnell, vs. Chicago
Sept. 7, 1923: Howard Ehmke, at Philadelphia
June 3, 1918: Hub Leonard, at Detroit
June 23, 1917: Babe Ruth and Ernie Shore, vs. Washington
Aug. 30, 1916: Hub Leonard, vs. St. Louis
June 16, 1916: Rube Foster, vs. New York
July 19, 1911: Smokey Joe Wood, vs. St. Louis
June 30, 1908: Cy Young, at New York
Sept. 27, 1905: Bill Dinneen, vs. Chicago
Aug. 17, 1904: Jesse Tannehill, vs. Chicago
May 5, 1904: Cy Young, vs. Philadelphia

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