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, have thrown 10 no-hitters over the team’s history.
Earl Hamilton threw the franchise’s first no-hitter in 1912, and “Bobo” Holloman threw a no-hitter in 1953 in his first major league start. Holloman’s lead-off no-no didn’t lead to much success, as he was sold to Toronto of the International League later that season after posting a 3-7 record.
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. For just the St. Louis Browns no-hitters, click here. For just the Baltimore Orioles no-nos, click here.
| 1 | Earl Hamilton |
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| St. Louis Browns (AL) | |
| Friday, August 30, 1912 St. Louis Browns 5, Detroit Tigers 1 Navin Field (Detroit) (Hamilton becomes the first MLB pitcher to throw a no hitter without a single strikeout.) |
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| 2 | Ernie Koob |
| St. Louis Browns (AL) | |
| Saturday, May 5, 1917 St. Louis Browns 1, Chicago White Sox 0 Sportsman’s Park (St. Louis) |
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| 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) |
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| 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 first 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 8 | Jim Palmer |
| Baltimore Orioles (AL) | |
| Wednesday, August 13, 1969 Baltimore Orioles 8, Oakland Athletics 0 Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) |
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| 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) |
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| 10 | John Means |
| Baltimore Orioles (AL) | |
| Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Baltimore Orioles 6, Seattle Mariners 0 T-Mobile Park (Seattle) Means throws the first MLB no-hitter in which the only baserunner reached on a dropped third strike. |
Now that Tyler Gilbert has thrown a no-hitter in his first start, maybe #4 should read “first” rather than only?
Thanks. Updated.