 Also known in their early years as the "Boston Red Caps" (1876–82), "Boston Beaneaters" (1883–1906), "Boston Doves" (1907–10), "Boston Rustlers" (1911), "Boston Bees" (1936–40), "Boston Braves" (1912–35, 41–52), and "Milwaukee Braves" (1953–65), pitchers for the Braves have thrown 14 no-hitters in franchise history.A no-hitter is officially recognized by Major League Baseball only "when a pitcher (or pitchers) allows no hits during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings", though one or more batters "may reach base via a walk, an error, a hit by pitch, a passed ball or wild pitch on strike three, or catcher's interference".No-hitters of less than nine complete innings were previously recognized by the league as official; however, several rule alterations in 1991 changed the rule to its current form.