The St. Louis Browns, an American League franchise that first spent the 1901 season in Milwaukee as the Brewers, threw four no-hitters during the team’s 51 seasons in St. Louis. The club then headed out east to Baltimore to become the Orioles.
Earl Hamilton tossed the Browns’ first no-hitter in 1912, and Ernie Koob and Bob Groom threw no-hitters on back-to-back days, though their feats were separated by a first game of a doubleheader.
“Bobo” Holloman threw the final AL St. Louis no-hitter in 1953 in his first major league start. Holloman’s 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.
Below are the no-hitters thrown by the St. Louis Browns. For the no-hitters thrown over the whole franchise’s history, 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 only time that’s been done in the modern era.) |