[chrisinoc]

“While a walk should spoil a no-hitter, it seems to me that pitching a no-hitter where one of your fielders makes an error should count as a perfect game. It’s harder, you had to get 28 outs, not 27.”

I remember Dodger Jerry Reuss (whose birthday is today) pitching a no-hitter back on June 27, 1980 against the Giants.

He allowed only one baserunner, an error by shortstop Bill Russell. But he made up for it by making a great play to preserve the no-hitter.

[Doomonyou]

I remember Dodger Jerry Reuss (whose birthday is today) pitching a no-hitter back on June 27, 1980 against the Giants.

I was there. I still hate the dodgers. :)

[ErnBatavia]

error by shortstop Bill Russell

Those were not at all uncommon! We used to joke that his jersey should read "E Russell"...

[Defiant]

That’s the tough thing about no-hitters, a lot of luck is usually involved. A great play made, or a bad play, or a line drive right at someone, or a bad call (in Detroit) or a tweener can determine whether you have a no-hitter or not. About all you can say is if you pitch a lot of great games over the course of a career, you hope that the luck is with you for one of them so that you get the no-hitter.