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Scoreless Until the Ninth

There have been 11,012 games scoreless until the ninth since 1897, measured across 445,073 games, one every 20 games. The most recent was the Toronto Blue Jays on 24 September 2025; the first was the Boston Braves on 19 April 1897.

Held scoreless for eight, then scored.
11,012times in history
1 in 20games · 1897+
1897first · Boston Braves
2025-09-24most recent · Toronto Blue Jays

By decade

1890s96
1900s735
1910s893
1920s583
1930s611
1940s875
1950s603
1960s962
1970s1035
1980s967
1990s936
2000s926
2010s1168
2020s622

Done it most

Every occurrence (11,012 of them) · 7,251–7,500 of 11,012

DateTeam#Game
1949-07-31New York Yankees3762
1949-07-31St. Louis Cardinals3761
1949-07-29St. Louis Browns3760
1949-07-26Chicago White Sox3759
1949-07-25Indianapolis Clowns3758
1949-07-16St. Louis Cardinals3757
1949-07-14Philadelphia Phillies3756
1949-07-10Detroit Tigers3755
1949-07-08Philadelphia Phillies3754
1949-07-04Philadelphia Phillies3753
1949-07-03New York Yankees3752
1949-07-02Cleveland Guardians3751
1949-06-30Cincinnati Reds3750
1949-06-29Philadelphia Phillies3749
1949-06-19Memphis Red Sox3748
1949-06-19Kansas City Monarchs3747
1949-06-18Pittsburgh Pirates3746
1949-06-18Philadelphia Phillies3745
1949-06-10Cleveland Guardians3744
1949-06-10New York Giants3743
1949-06-09Philadelphia Athletics3742
1949-06-06HOE3741
1949-06-04Boston Braves3740
1949-06-04Kansas City Monarchs3739
1949-06-02Pittsburgh Pirates3738
1949-05-30New York Giants3737
1949-05-30Cincinnati Reds3736
1949-05-29Chicago Cubs3735
1949-05-29Indianapolis Clowns3734
1949-05-29Philadelphia Phillies3733
1949-05-29St. Louis Cardinals3732
1949-05-28Cincinnati Reds3731
1949-05-28New York Yankees3730
1949-05-27Pittsburgh Pirates3729
1949-05-24New York Giants3728
1949-05-21Chicago Cubs3727
1949-05-21HOE3726
1949-05-08LCB3725
1949-05-08Chicago Cubs3724
1949-05-07Chicago White Sox3723
1949-05-07St. Louis Cardinals3722
1949-05-06Brooklyn Dodgers3721
1949-05-06Cincinnati Reds3720
1949-05-05HOE3719
1949-05-04Baltimore Elite Giants3718
1949-04-27Washington Senators (1901-60)3717
1949-04-24Chicago White Sox3716
1949-04-23Washington Senators (1901-60)3715
1949-04-21Boston Red Sox3714
1949-04-19Boston Braves3713
1949-04-19Pittsburgh Pirates3712
1948-10-03Cincinnati Reds3711
1948-10-03Cleveland Guardians3710
1948-10-01Brooklyn Dodgers3709
1948-10-01Pittsburgh Pirates3708
1948-09-30Pittsburgh Pirates3707
1948-09-28Philadelphia Phillies3706
1948-09-28New York Yankees3705
1948-09-25Chicago Cubs3704
1948-09-22Brooklyn Dodgers3703
1948-09-22Chicago White Sox3702
1948-09-21Chicago Cubs3701
1948-09-18Pittsburgh Pirates3700
1948-09-17Washington Senators (1901-60)3699
1948-09-16Boston Red Sox3698
1948-09-14Chicago White Sox3697
1948-09-14Washington Senators (1901-60)3696
1948-09-14Washington Senators (1901-60)3695
1948-09-07St. Louis Cardinals3694
1948-09-06St. Louis Cardinals3693
1948-09-03Baltimore Elite Giants3692
1948-09-01Philadelphia Athletics3691
1948-09-01Pittsburgh Pirates3690
1948-08-30Chicago American Giants3689
1948-08-29Boston Braves3688
1948-08-27Chicago Cubs3687
1948-08-27Cincinnati Reds3686
1948-08-26Philadelphia Phillies3685
1948-08-25Chicago White Sox3684
1948-08-23Philadelphia Stars3683
1948-08-21Brooklyn Dodgers3682
1948-08-21Chicago White Sox3681
1948-08-15New York Yankees3680
1948-08-13Homestead Grays3679
1948-08-11Cincinnati Reds3678
1948-08-09Philadelphia Stars3677
1948-08-08Cincinnati Reds3676
1948-08-06Baltimore Elite Giants3675
1948-08-06Detroit Tigers3674
1948-08-03Chicago White Sox3673
1948-08-01Boston Red Sox3672
1948-07-30Chicago Cubs3671
1948-07-27Washington Senators (1901-60)3670
1948-07-27Chicago White Sox3669
1948-07-25St. Louis Browns3668
1948-07-18New York Black Yankees3667
1948-07-18Chicago American Giants3666
1948-07-18Pittsburgh Pirates3665
1948-07-18Washington Senators (1901-60)3664
1948-07-09Baltimore Elite Giants3663
1948-07-09Chicago White Sox3662
1948-07-04Cincinnati Reds3661
1948-07-01Philadelphia Athletics3660
1948-06-26Boston Braves3659
1948-06-24Chicago Cubs3658
1948-06-23Birmingham Black Barons3657
1948-06-16Detroit Tigers3656
1948-06-13New York Black Yankees3655
1948-06-05St. Louis Browns3654
1948-06-04Cleveland Guardians3653
1948-06-03Memphis Red Sox3652
1948-06-02Philadelphia Phillies3651
1948-06-02Chicago Cubs3650
1948-06-02Pittsburgh Pirates3649
1948-05-30Baltimore Elite Giants3648
1948-05-28Cleveland Buckeyes3647
1948-05-28Kansas City Monarchs3646
1948-05-26Cleveland Buckeyes3645
1948-05-26Indianapolis Clowns3644
1948-05-23Washington Senators (1901-60)3643
1948-05-21Birmingham Black Barons3642
1948-05-19Philadelphia Athletics3641
1948-05-19Philadelphia Phillies3640
1948-05-11Homestead Grays3639
1948-05-11Washington Senators (1901-60)3638
1948-05-09New York Cubans3637
1948-05-08New York Yankees3636
1948-05-08Washington Senators (1901-60)3635
1948-05-06Pittsburgh Pirates3634
1948-05-01Chicago White Sox3633
1948-04-25Boston Red Sox3632
1948-04-24Detroit Tigers3631
1948-04-23St. Louis Cardinals3630
1947-09-28New York Giants3629
1947-09-28Chicago White Sox3628
1947-09-28St. Louis Browns3627
1947-09-25Boston Braves3626
1947-09-23Chicago White Sox3625
1947-09-21Philadelphia Phillies3624
1947-09-18Chicago White Sox3623
1947-09-16Pittsburgh Pirates3622
1947-09-13St. Louis Browns3621
1947-09-12Washington Senators (1901-60)3620
1947-09-05Philadelphia Phillies3619
1947-09-05New York Yankees3618
1947-09-04Detroit Tigers3617
1947-09-02St. Louis Browns3616
1947-08-31Philadelphia Athletics3615
1947-08-26Cleveland Guardians3614
1947-08-22Detroit Tigers3613
1947-08-21Detroit Tigers3612
1947-08-21Pittsburgh Pirates3611
1947-08-20St. Louis Cardinals3610
1947-08-20Memphis Red Sox3609
1947-08-19Homestead Grays3608
1947-08-17New York Giants3607
1947-08-17Boston Red Sox3606
1947-08-16New York Yankees3605
1947-08-16St. Louis Browns3604
1947-08-14Chicago American Giants3603
1947-08-13St. Louis Browns3602
1947-08-12Boston Red Sox3601
1947-08-10New York Yankees3600
1947-08-10Boston Red Sox3599
1947-08-10Washington Senators (1901-60)3598
1947-08-09Washington Senators (1901-60)3597
1947-08-08Chicago White Sox3596
1947-08-07Cincinnati Reds3595
1947-08-05St. Louis Browns3594
1947-07-29Cincinnati Reds3593
1947-07-28Brooklyn Dodgers3592
1947-07-28Chicago White Sox3591
1947-07-20Brooklyn Dodgers3590
1947-07-20New York Giants3589
1947-07-20Philadelphia Phillies3588
1947-07-18Philadelphia Athletics3587
1947-07-16Chicago White Sox3586
1947-07-16Chicago Cubs3585
1947-07-15St. Louis Browns3584
1947-07-14Boston Red Sox3583
1947-07-13Philadelphia Athletics3582
1947-07-12Chicago Cubs3581
1947-07-12Cleveland Guardians3580
1947-07-12St. Louis Cardinals3579
1947-07-04New York Black Yankees3578
1947-06-30Birmingham Black Barons3577
1947-06-29New York Yankees3576
1947-06-28Chicago White Sox3575
1947-06-24Philadelphia Phillies3574
1947-06-22Chicago White Sox3573
1947-06-15Cincinnati Reds3572
1947-06-14Brooklyn Dodgers3571
1947-06-12Memphis Red Sox3570
1947-06-10Brooklyn Dodgers3569
1947-06-10Pittsburgh Pirates3568
1947-06-08Washington Senators (1901-60)3567
1947-06-04Baltimore Elite Giants3566
1947-06-03Kansas City Monarchs3565
1947-06-02Kansas City Monarchs3564
1947-06-01Newark Eagles3563
1947-05-30Chicago Cubs3562
1947-05-29Detroit Tigers3561
1947-05-27Pittsburgh Pirates3560
1947-05-27New York Black Yankees3559
1947-05-26Chicago Cubs3558
1947-05-25Boston Red Sox3557
1947-05-22New York Black Yankees3556
1947-05-21Philadelphia Phillies3555
1947-05-18Philadelphia Phillies3554
1947-05-17Detroit Tigers3553
1947-05-17Philadelphia Athletics3552
1947-05-17Washington Senators (1901-60)3551
1947-05-13Memphis Red Sox3550
1947-05-11Homestead Grays3549
1947-05-11Boston Braves3548
1947-05-10Newark Eagles3547
1947-05-08Brooklyn Dodgers3546
1947-05-08Philadelphia Phillies3545
1947-05-06Indianapolis Clowns3544
1947-05-04Baltimore Elite Giants3543
1947-05-04St. Louis Browns3542
1947-04-26Philadelphia Phillies3541
1947-04-24Detroit Tigers3540
1947-04-19Boston Red Sox3539
1947-04-17Chicago Cubs3538
1947-04-15St. Louis Cardinals3537
1946-09-24St. Louis Cardinals3536
1946-09-18St. Louis Cardinals3535
1946-09-18Detroit Tigers3534
1946-09-15Chicago White Sox3533
1946-09-14Philadelphia Athletics3532
1946-09-05Pittsburgh Pirates3531
1946-09-02Chicago White Sox3530
1946-09-02Detroit Tigers3529
1946-09-01Cincinnati Reds3528
1946-08-27Baltimore Elite Giants3527
1946-08-27New York Black Yankees3526
1946-08-25Birmingham Black Barons3525
1946-08-23Philadelphia Stars3524
1946-08-23Philadelphia Athletics3523
1946-08-22Chicago White Sox3522
1946-08-22New York Giants3521
1946-08-21Philadelphia Phillies3520
1946-08-16Chicago Cubs3519
1946-08-15Philadelphia Phillies3518
1946-08-15Cincinnati Reds3517
1946-08-06Cleveland Guardians3516
1946-08-06Philadelphia Phillies3515
1946-08-04Chicago American Giants3514
1946-08-04New York Yankees3513

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