Caught Hawkin's No-No
Which was removed from records
Because team lost game
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| 1990 Donruss #395 Bob Geren |
Geren was the starting catcher when Andy Hawkin's no-hit the White Sox in 1990. The next year, MLB clarified the definition of a no-hitter, and since the Yankees lost that game 4-0 (thanks to 3 errors in one inning!) it lost it's status as an official no-hitter.
It was removed because it was only 8 innings (Yankees were losing after the top of the ninth so no bottom of the ninth for the White Sox)
ReplyDeleteYep! I remember at the time reading about his feat and thinking how incredible it was to lose a game without allowing a hit. A few years later Red Sox pitcher Matt Young also gave up no hits in a losing game, but by then the rule had been more clearly defined.
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