The No. 15 position on our NoNoHitters 30 list belongs to the Baltimore Orioles, an American League franchise that spent the 1901 season in Milwaukee as the Brewers before settling in St. Louis for 51 seasons as the Browns. The ball club has thrown nine no-hitters over 114 years of history.
Earl Hamilton threw the first no-hitter for the Orioles/Browns franchise.
In 1967, the Orioles became only the second team in history to throw a no-hitter for a loss (Steve Barber, 8 2/3 inn., and Stu Miller 1/3 inn.).
Here are the Orioles/Browns no-hitters:
| 1 | Earl Hamilton |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Browns (AL) | |
| Friday, August 30, 1912 St. Louis Browns 5, Detroit Tigers 1 Navin Field (Detroit) | |
| 2 | Ernie Koob |
| St. Louis Browns (AL) | |
| Saturday, May 5, 1917 St. Louis Browns 1, Chicago White Sox 0 Sportsman’s Park (St. Louis) | |
| 3 | Bob Groom |
| St. Louis Browns (AL) | |
| Sunday, May 6, 1917 (Second game of doubleheader) St. Louis Browns 3, Chicago White Sox 0 Sportsman’s Park (St. Louis) | |
| 4 | Alva "Bobo" Holloman |
| St. Louis Browns (AL) | |
| Wednesday, May 6, 1953 St. Louis Browns 6, Philadelphia Athletics 0 Busch Stadium (St. Louis) (This was Holloman’s first MLB start, marking the only time that’s been done in the modern era.) |
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| 5 | Hoyt Wilhelm |
| Baltimore Orioles (AL) | |
| Saturday, September 20, 1958 Baltimore Orioles 1, New York Yankees 0 Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) | |
| 6 | Steve Barber (8 2/3 inn.) Stu Miller (1/3 inn.) |
| Baltimore Orioles (AL) | |
| Sunday, April 30, 1967 (First game of doubleheader) Detroit Tigers 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) (Barber and Miller combined for a loss.) |
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| 7 | Tom Phoebus |
| Baltimore Orioles (AL) | |
| Saturday, April 27, 1968 Baltimore Orioles 6, Boston Red Sox 0 Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) | |
| 8 | Jim Palmer |
| Baltimore Orioles (AL) | |
| Wednesday, August 13, 1969 Baltimore Orioles 8, Oakland Athletics 0 Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) | |
| 9 | Bob Milacki (6 inn.) Mike Flanagan (1 inn.) Mark Williamson (1 inn.) Gregg Olson (1 inn.) |
| Baltimore Orioles (AL) | |
| Saturday, July 13, 1991 Baltimore Orioles 2, Oakland Athletics 0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland) |
Here’s our list so far from 15 to 30:
No-hitters thrown by franchise
| 9 | Baltimore Orioles |
|---|---|
| (Milwaukee Brewers/St. Louis Browns) | |
| 7 | Minnesota Twins |
| (Washington Senators) | |
| 7 | Detroit Tigers |
| 6 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| (Pittsburgh Alleghenys) | |
| 5 | Texas Rangers |
| 5 | Miami Marlins |
| 5 | Washington Nationals |
| 4 | Kansas City Royals |
| 4 | Seattle Mariners |
| 2 | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| 1 | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 1 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 1 | Colorado Rockies |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Rays |
| (Tampa Bay Devil Rays) | |
| 1 | New York Mets |
| 0 | San Diego Padres |
