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
Done it most
Every occurrence (11,012 of them) · 11,001–11,012 of 11,012
| Date | Team | # | Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897-07-31 |  New York Giants | 12 | ↗ | |
| 1897-07-17 |  Chicago Cubs | 11 | ↗ | |
| 1897-07-16 | BOBaltimore Orioles (1897-99) | 10 | ↗ | |
| 1897-07-01 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 9 | ↗ | |
| 1897-06-30 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 | ↗ | |
| 1897-06-26 | BOBaltimore Orioles (1897-99) | 7 | ↗ | |
| 1897-06-10 | CSCleveland Spiders | 6 | ↗ | |
| 1897-05-27 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 5 | ↗ | |
| 1897-05-26 | Philadelphia Phillies | 4 | ↗ | |
| 1897-05-04 | BOBaltimore Orioles (1897-99) | 3 | ↗ | |
| 1897-05-04 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | ↗ | |
| 1897-04-19 |  Boston Braves | 1 | ↗ |