Kevin Millwood

Kevin Austin Millwood

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 4", Weight 205 lb.
• High School Bessemer City High School (NC)
• Debut July 14, 1997
• Final Game September 12, 2012
• Born December 24, 1974 in Gastonia, NC USA

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Biographical Information

Kevin Millwood threw a no-hitter on April 27, 2003, pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies.

His best season was 1999, with the Atlanta Braves, when he was second to Randy Johnson in the National League in ERA. He threw ten shutout innings in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals (boxscore) that year, and he more famously threw a one-hitter against the Houston Astros in the NLDS (boxscore). The lone hit that he allowed was a home run by Ken Caminiti.

He went 18-8, 3.24 for the Braves in 2002 and the Braves fully expected him to file for free agency. When he decided to accept salary arbitration instead, the Braves got caught in a quandary, as they had not budgeted for his salary for the upcoming season. With a figurative gun to their head, they had to trade him to a division rival, the Philadelphia Phillies, on December 20th, only obtaining light-hitting catcher Johnny Estrada in return. The deal turned out well for both teams, as the Phils re-signed him as a free agent following the 2003 season, after going 14-12, 4.01 during the season (this was the height of the steroids era, so his ERA+ of 99 was actually almost at the league average). Meanwhile, estrada, turned out to be a pretty decent catcher with the Braves.

On June 8, 2012, he pitched 6 no-hit innings for the Seattle Mariners against the Los Angeles Dodgers, but had to leave the game with a mild groin strain and the game still scoreless. Five relievers succeeded him on the mound to complete the no-hitter, with Stephen Pryor earning the 1-0 win in only his 4th major league appearance. He pitched his last major league game at the end of that season.

Millwood became eligible for the Hall of Fame in the 2018 Hall of Fame Election, although he did not receive a single vote.

Notable Achievements

• NL All-Star (1999)
• AL ERA Leader (2005)
• NL Shutouts Leader (2003)
• 15 Wins Seasons: 4 (1998, 1999, 2002 & 2006)
• 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 5 (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 & 2006)
• 200 Strikeouts Seasons: 1 (1999)

Further Reading

• Joe Posnanski: "Livan, Millwood made their marks on mound", mlb.com, December 29, 2017. [1]

Related Sites

• Kevin Millwood on mlb.com