It takes a special kind of night to pitch that well and still lose.

Five days after losing a no-hitter, Andy Hawkins delivered another masterpiece on July 6, 1990—11-plus shutout innings before finally allowing two runs in a 2-0 loss to the Twins. Incredibly, it marked back-to-back dominant performances with nothing to show for them. “That’s the way it goes sometimes,” Hawkins shrugged afterward.