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Baltimore Orioles: Looking Back at a No-Hitter Fluke in 1991

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 26: A baseball sits on the mound before the game pitting the Minnesota Twins against the Baltimore Orioles at Target Field on April 26, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)

Many memorable moments in MLB and Baltimore Orioles history revolve around flukes that make their way into the record books.

In 1991, the Baltimore Orioles became the second team to set their place in the no-hitter record books for an odd achievement.

The record being a combined no-hitter that involved four pitchers. The O’s set the record on July 13 against the Athletics, which made it even more unusual because the A’s were the first team to set the four-man no-hitter record.