Looking back at all 6 Marlins no-hitters

In their 25 years of existence, the Marlins have produced some of the most memorable no-hitters in baseball history.

Miami has accounted for six no-hitters since its inaugural season in 1993. Each was thrown by a different pitcher, and each respective performance was extraordinary in its own way.

MLB.com dusts off the pages of baseball's history books, taking a look at every no-hitter thrown in Marlins franchise history.

June 3, 2017: Edinson Volquez
Marlins 3, D-backs 0

Edinson Volquez was not alone as he stared down Arizona's Chris Owings with two outs in the top of the ninth at Marlins Park, one out away from a no-hitter.

Hours before Volquez took the mound on that Saturday evening, he posted on his Instagram account, dedicating his start to the late Yordano Ventura. Ventura, who passed away in a car accident just months prior, was Volquez's close friend from when they were teammates in Kansas City. That Saturday would have been Ventura's 26th birthday.

Volquez honored his friend in the most unforgettable way possible: striking out Owings and tossing the Marlins’ sixth no-hitter in franchise history.

The right-hander secured the first out of the ballgame flat on his back after colliding with Arizona's Rey Fuentes behind the first base bag, putting his body on the line for the 3-1 putout. The veteran got up, dusted himself off and quickly settled into his groove, striking out 10 and facing the minimum by wiping away two walks with two double-play grounders. Volquez needed just 98 pitches.

In what may have seemed like nothing more than a highlight reel play at the time, Dee Gordon's fourth inning diving grab at second base, robbing Fuentes of a base knock, proved to be the D-backs’ closest chance at cracking the hit column.

Sept. 29, 2013: Henderson Alvarez
Marlins 1, Tigers 0

In Game 162 of the 2013 regular season, right-hander Henderson Alvarez didn’t have a chance to celebrate as he struck out Detroit's Matt Tuiasosopo to complete his ninth no-hit inning.

With the game a scoreless tie heading into the bottom of the ninth, Alvarez slid on batting gloves, put on a helmet and grabbed a bat. With two outs and the bases loaded, a slider to Miami's Greg Dobbs got past Tigers catcher Brayan Pena, allowing Giancarlo Stanton to scamper home to seal the Marlins’ victory and the fifth no-hitter in franchise history in walk-off fashion.

That's right, Alvarez celebrated his performance, etched into baseball lore, while standing in the on-deck circle.

Alvarez was brilliant at inducing weak contact against Detroit as only four of his 27 outs came via the strikeout. The only time one of the Tigers hitters squared up an Alvarez pitch came in the top of the third; shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria leaped high to snag a sharp line drive off the bat of Ramon Santiago to secure the no-hit bid. Alvarez walked one, hit another batter with a pitch and needed only 99 pitches.

Sept. 6, 2006: Anibal Sanchez
Marlins 2, D-backs 0

Two and a half years after Randy Johnson's perfect game for the D-backs in May 2004, Venezuelan sensation Anibal Sanchez put an end to the longest no-hitter drought in MLB history.

Sanchez mowed down Arizona's hitters, striking out six while walking four. One close call, however, came on a sharp grounder down the third base line in the fifth. Sanchez's teammate, fellow Venezuelan and rookie Miguel Cabrera, made the backhand stop but then made a wild throw across the diamond, forcing Mike Jacobs off the bag at first. Luckily for Sanchez, the play went down as an E5.

At 22 years old, Sanchez was en route to a stellar rookie year, finishing 2006 with a 2.83 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP in 17 games started (10-3). Acquired in an offseason deal with the Red Sox involving Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell, Sanchez was one of six Marlins rookies to receive voting points in the race for the 2006 National League Rookie of the Year Award.

The honor went to teammate Hanley Ramirez, who made the final out of Sanchez's gem, firing a strike to first on a routine groundball to shortstop. Ramirez was acquired from the Red Sox in the same trade.

Sanchez was overcome with emotion as his teammates hoisted him up and carried him off the field. Tears began to fall from his eyes, a fitting way to capture the emotions of such a remarkable performance.

May 12, 2001: A.J. Burnett
Marlins 3, Padres 0

A.J. Burnett was experiencing severe control issues early on during the 2001 season. On May 12, in his second start of the campaign, he used his lack of command to his advantage in a big way.

Burnett was the epitome of effectively wild in San Diego that Saturday night, walking an unprecedented nine Padres hitters, while striking out seven. Burnett came just one base-on-balls short of tying the record for most walks in a single no-hit bid, held by Jim Maloney of the Reds, who walked a grand total of 10 in his 10-inning, 13-strikeout onslaught in 1956.

The Padres were on their heels all night long, chasing errant pitches early and often. The fifth, sixth and ninth innings were the only frames in which Burnett faced the minimum as he allowed baserunners to reach, and was forced to pitch from the stretch, in six different innings. Burnett threw a total of 129 pitches that night, 65 of which were strikes.

To make his performance even more impressive, Burnett helped his own cause, ripping a double down the left field line in the bottom of the second. He was stranded in scoring position on a Luis Castillo groundout in the next at-bat. Burnett was even on base in the ninth inning, while just three outs away from his no-hitter, as he worked a full count and a walk off San Diego's Rodney Myers.

Burnett's no-no goes down as unquestionably one of most unconventional in baseball history.

June 10, 1997: Kevin Brown
Marlins 9, Giants 0

With 7 2/3 perfect innings in the books, Kevin Brown was just four outs away from the first perfect game in Marlins franchise history. Instead, with a 1-2 count, Brown lost his control ever so slightly and grazed San Francisco's Marvin Bernard on the leg with a pitch.

Brown would retire the next four batters, securing one of the most dominant no-hit performances in baseball history. He also became the first Marlin to throw a no-no on the road, conquering the Giants at historic Candlestick Park.

And Brown wasn't the only one flirting with greatness that day in the Bay. Giants right-hander William VanLandingham had a no-hitter through six frames until Marlins catcher Charles Johnson hit a solo home run, opening up the offensive flood gates. The Marlins would go on to score six more runs in the inning.

That was more than enough run support for Brown, who struck out seven and needed only 99 pitches (68 strikes) to finish the game.

Four months later, Brown and the Marlins won the 1997 World Series over the Cleveland Indians in seven games, their first title in franchise history in just their fifth year of existence. In two games started in the World Series, Brown was 0-2 with an 8.18 ERA in 11 innings pitched.

May 11, 1996: Al Leiter
Marlins 11, Rockies 0

The Marlins' first no-hitter in franchise history came in May 1996. Lefty Al Leiter had his way with the visiting Colorado Rockies, striking out six and walking two in the friendly confines of Joe Robbie Stadium.

After completing the 1995 season with the Toronto Blue Jays, Leiter signed with the Marlins via free agency and made the most of his time in South Florida in ‘96, going 16-12 with a 2.93 ERA in 33 starts. Leiter was selected to his first All-Star Game that same year and finished tied for ninth in NL Cy Young Award voting. His teammate Kevin Brown finished in second.

The Marlins knocked Colorado's starter Mark Thompson out of the game in just the second inning, scoring eight runs in the first two frames alone. Marlins Terry Pendelton was the star on offense, going 3-4 with a home run, two runs scored and five runs-batted-in.

The 30-year-old needed 103 pitches to get through all 27 outs. Leiter worked quickly as even with the offensive barrage in the early innings, the final out was recorded just 2:22 after the game's first pitch.