Scoreless Until the Ninth
There have been 11,128 games scoreless until the ninth since 1897, measured across 447,862 team-games, an average of one occurrence every 20 games. The most recent was the Toronto Blue Jays on 23 September 2026; the first was the Boston Braves on 19 April 1897.
A team scores zero in its first eight innings and scores at least one run in the ninth inning or later.
11,128recorded occurrences
1 in 20games · 1897+
1897first · Boston Braves
2026-09-23most recent · Toronto Blue Jays
By decade
Recorded occurrences in each decade within this page’s coverage.
