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Hudson made an immediate impact when the Phillies brought him up from Triple-A in June 1983. Inserted into the starting rotation, he posted an 8-8 record in 26 starts. He took a no-hitter into the ninth inning on July 20 against Houston before Craig Reynolds broke it up with a one-out bloop single. Hudson helped the Phillies reach the World Series by defeating the Dodgers in Game Three of the LCS. But he lost two games during the Series to the Orioles, never lasting through the fifth inning and tying a five-game Series record by allowing four home runs. He never reached .500 again with the Phillies and was traded to New York in 1987, where he won his first six decisions. A month-long slump led to a brief demotion to Columbus, but he recovered to finish 11-7 in 16 starts and 19 relief appearances. After a 6-6 1988 season, the Yankees traded him to Detroit. (EG)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » July 20, 1983: Two outs away from a no-hitter against the Astros, Phillies P Charles Hudson gives up a bloop single to Craig Reynolds and back-to-back home runs to Denny Walling and Dickie Thon before settling down for a 10–3 victory. » December 12, 1986: The Yankees trade Mike Easler and minor leaguer Tom Barrett to the Phillies for P Charles Hudson and minor leaguer Jeff Knox, and also re-sign free-agent OF Claudell Washington to fill Easler's DH position. » October 9, 1992: Rookie Tim Wakefield hurls Pittsburgh to a 3–2 victory over the Braves, giving the Pirates their 1st win in the NLCS. He is the 1st rookie to start an National League playoff game since Philadelphia's Charles Hudson in 1983. Ron Gant homers for the Braves, but Andy Van Slyke's sac fly in the 7th provides the margin of victory.