The COVID-19 shutdown has left major-league baseball with no chance for a no-hitter today on a date that has yielded six no-nos since 1944.
April 27 shares record for most no-nos with May 15, September 20 and September 28.
Here are the six April 27 no-hitters:
| 1 | Jim Tobin |
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| Boston Braves (NL) | |
| Thursday, April 27, 1944 Boston Braves 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 Braves Field (Boston) |
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| 2 | Tom Phoebus |
| Baltimore Orioles (AL) | |
| Saturday, April 27, 1968 Baltimore Orioles 6, Boston Red Sox 0 Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) |
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| 3 | Steve Busby |
| Kansas City Royals (AL) | |
| Friday, April 27, 1973 Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 0 Tiger Stadium (Detroit) (His first of two no-hitters) |
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| 4 | Scott Erickson |
| Minnesota Twins (AL) | |
| Wednesday, April 27, 1994 Minnesota Twins 6, Milwaukee Brewers 0 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Minneapolis) |
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| 5 | Derek Lowe |
| Boston Red Sox (AL) | |
| Saturday, April 27, 2002 Boston Red Sox 10, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0 Fenway Park (Boston) |
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| 6 | Kevin Millwood |
| Philadelphia Phillies (NL) | |
| Sunday, April 27, 2003 Philadelphia Phillies 1, San Francisco Giants 0 Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia) |
