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You're including modern day in there which it is still 42 no hitters vs 33 non. But, as the article's primary example, Bob Milacki was pulled after getting hit with a batted ball. How many more of those examples were there?
My reference was more 80's and 90's though where there were 43 CG no hitters. Zero times was a pitchers pulled after 8 innings and only twice after 7. There were 14 instances of 6+ innings of no hit ball and then being pulled. Was that because of injury or protecting a lead? Who knows. But I think its safe to say on some level a manager manages differently when a no hitter is on the line. If a one game accomplishment that occurs far more frequently than a consecutive games played streak can affect a manager's in game decisions, so should such a streak.
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