Millwood will be opposed tonight by Phil Hughes, who had his no-hitter broken up in the 8th inning of his last start against Oakland.
In fact, throughout baseball history, April 27th leads (actually is tied with two other dates) all dates in no-hitters thrown with six.
Notably, Tom Phoebus of the Baltimore Orioles threw one of them in 1968 vs. the Boston Red Sox.
It has been almost 19 years since the last (and 5th) no-hitter in Baltimore history, thrown by Bob Milacki (who was taken out in the 7th after being hit by a line-drive), Mike Flanagan (a starter at the time), Mark Williamson and the great Gregg Olson. At the time, it tied a record for most pitchers used in a no-hitter.
Only three franchises have no no-no's in their history. Tampa Bay (only in the league since '98), San Diego ('69), and the New York Mets (1962). The Mets have played over 7700 games without a no-hitter.
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