Ken Johnson (right-handed pitcher)

This article is about the right-handed pitcher who pitched a no-hitter in a game he lost in 1964. For the left-handed pitcher, see Ken Johnson (left-handed pitcher).

Ken Johnson
Pitcher
Born: June 16, 1933 (1933-06-16) West Palm Beach, Florida
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 13, 1958 for the Kansas City Athletics
Last MLB appearance
April 18, 1970 for the Montreal Expos
Career statistics
Win-Loss	91-106
Strikeouts	1042
Earned run average	3.46
Teams
Kansas City Athletics (1958-1961) Cincinnati Reds (1961) Houston Colt .45s / Astros (1962-1965) Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1965-1969) New York Yankees (1969) Chicago Cubs (1969) Montreal Expos (1970)
Career highlights and awards
Threw a no hitter on April 23, 1964

Kenneth Travis Johnson (born June 16, 1933 in West Palm Beach, Florida) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who became the first and so far only pitcher to lose a complete game nine-inning no-hitter.

No-hit game

Pitching for the Houston Colt .45s on April 23, 1964, Johnson gave up no hits in a 1-0 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. The game's only run was scored after Pete Rose reached second base on an error (by Johnson himself), went to third on a ground-out, and scored on a second error. The following week he appeared on the television show I've Got a Secret where panelist Henry Morgan described the loss as "the saddest story of the year".

Baseball career

He pitched for the Kansas City Athletics (1958–61), Cincinnati Reds (1961), Houston Colt .45/Astros (1962–65), Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (1965–69), New York Yankees (1969), Chicago Cubs (1969), and Montreal Expos (1970).

See also

• List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• Box score of Johnson's no-hitter

Preceded by Juan Marichal

No-hitter pitcher April 23, 1964

Succeeded by Sandy Koufax