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On this date in 1990, the New York Yankees were playing against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park. The Yankees pitcher Andy Hawkins gave up no hits, and ended up losing the game and never being credited for the no-hitter.

In the eight inning, the Yankees gave up four unearned runs on three errors and two walks. The White Sox didn’t have to bat in the bottom of the ninth, since they were in the lead, and a commitee decided a year later that since Hawkins didn’t pitch a full nine innings, he did not warrant a no-hitter.

Baseball is a kooky, kooky game. You can look at the boxscore and play by play from retrosheet for more details.