Melton Andrew "Andy" Hawkins (born January 21, 1960 in Waco, Texas) is a former major-leaguepitcher. A right-handed starter, Hawkins spent most of his career with the San Diego Padres, and also played for the New York Yankees and briefly for the Oakland Athletics. January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Waco is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. ... Jump to: navigation, search MLB logo Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... A baseball pitcher delivers the ball to home plate In baseball, pitching is the act of throwing the baseball from the pitchers mound toward the catcher with the goal of retiring a batter who attempts to make contact with it, or draw a walk. ... The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. ... The New York Yankees are a Major League baseball team based in The Bronx, New York City. ... This article is about the baseball team currently active in the American League. ...
In 1990, Hawkins pitched a no-hitter for the Yankees against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park and lost the game. He was the first Yankees pitcher to lose a no-hitter. The 4-0 loss was also the biggest margin of a no-hitter loss in the 20th century. Several years later, the Elias Sports Bureau, the official keeper of statistics for Major League Baseball, changed the definition of a no-hitter so that Hawkins' game was no longer classified as a no-hitter. The precise change required that a pitcher throw nine full innings to be credited with a no-hitter. Since Hawkins played for the visiting team in the game in question, the White Sox never batted in the ninth inning, meaning that although he pitched a complete game, he did not pitch nine innings. SUCKS FOR YOU, BUDDY! Jump to: navigation, search The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... Comiskey Park (35th Street & Shields Avenue, Chicago, Illinois) was the ballpark in which the Chicago White Sox played from 1910 to 1990. ...
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Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
The Padres' first pick in the 1978 June draft, Hawkins showed few signs of living up to expectations until the 1984 postseason, when he allowed just one earned run in 15.2 innings of relief and was the winner in San Diego's only World Series victory.
An 0-2, 9.95 start in 1991 prompted his release that May. Hawkins caught on with the A's, but continued inconsistency and Oakland's acquisition of Ron Darling brought an end to his career.
Hawkins has now pitched a total of one inning in three starts at Fenway Park and given up 18 runs (ERA 162.00).
Melton Andrew "Andy"Hawkins (born January 21, 1960 in Waco, Texas) is a former major-leaguepitcher.
A right-handed starter, Hawkins spent most of his career with the San Diego Padres, and also played for the New York Yankees and briefly for the Oakland Athletics.
Hawkinspitched much better in his next three starts, although he still had only a 1-4 record prior to the no-hitter.