No No Notes

• Carlos tossed the 13^th no-hitter in Cubs history and the first in 36 years (Milt Pappas – Sept. 2^nd 1972)

• Eight of the Cubs’ 13 no-no’s have come during the modern era of baseball, five happened in the 1800’s.

• The 36 years between no-hitters is the third longest stretch in baseball: Philly waited 58 years (1906-54) and Detroit 38 years (1913-51).

• The Mets (46 years) and Padres (39 years) are the lone teams in MLB without ever having thrown a no-hitter.

• Z is the third Venezuelan to ever throw a no-hitter: the White Sox’s Wilson Alverez (Aug. 11, 1991) and Florida’s Anibal Sanchez (Sept. 6, 2006).

• Carlos is the first pitcher to throw a no-no with his last name beginning with a Z.

• He is also the first Cubs pitcher to record 10 strikeouts during a no-hitter.

• The no-hitter is the first in Miller Park’s history.

• Ken Holtzman is the last Cubs pitcher to throw a no-hitter on the road (June 3, 1971 at Cincinnati’s Riverfront Stadium).

• Zambrano and Holtzman are the only Cubs pitchers to throw a no-hitter in a night game.