Has an inning ever ended in 3 pitches?

Oakland A's Lou Trivino throws 3-pitch inning, a surprisingly rare feat - Athletics Nation.

Has there ever been a three pitch inning?

Research by Baseball Almanac. "The first time I faced him (Walter Johnson, who had four known 3-pitch innings), I watched him take that easy windup — and then something went past me that made me flinch.

What baseball inning has 3 pitches?

One such rarity is the immaculate inning. You've probably heard of it -- an immaculate inning is when a pitcher strikes out all three batters in an inning, on three pitches each.

How many times has there been a 3 pitch innings?

106 times a 3 pitch inning has been recorded by a player.

Was there ever a 2 pitch inning?

It's a pretty rare feat. But ... have you ever seen a two-pitch inning? As in, a pitcher only needs two pitches to record a clean inning of work? If you watched the Rome Braves' win over the West Virginia Power on Friday night, you did.

Logan Webb Throws a 3-Pitch Inning

What is the rarest pitch in baseball?

Definition. A screwball is a breaking ball designed to move in the opposite direction of just about every other breaking pitch. It is one of the rarest pitches thrown in baseball, mostly because of the tax it can put on a pitcher's arm.

What is the rarest stat in baseball?

Rarest of all is the unassisted triple play by an outfielder, performed only once in professional baseball history, by Walter Carlisle. It is possible for a team to score on a triple play, but that is also phenomenally rare.

Has there ever been a 1 pitch inning?

If the team decided to intentionally walk the first two batters, and then got a triple play, that would be one pitch to complete one inning.

Is a 27 pitch game possible?

No, there has never been a 27-strikeout baseball game. The all-time record for strikeouts in a 9-inning game is 20. This has been done by both Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox, and Kerry Wood of the Chicago Cubs.

What is the record for most pitches in one inning?

Bert Cunningham of the 1890 Players' League threw five wild pitches in a single inning. 26 hits allowed in a game. Number of occurrences: 1.

How rare is an immaculate inning?

An immaculate inning is rarer than a perfect game, according to baseball statistician Ryan Spaeder. In a 2018 research project, Spaeder noted that there were just 23 perfect games – or 0.0106%—out of over 216,000 games in baseball history.

What is a 9 pitch inning called?

An immaculate inning occurs when a pitcher strikes out all three batters he faces in one inning, using the minimum possible number of pitches - nine.

What pitches are illegal in baseball?

What is the lowest pitched game in MLB history?

Charles Henry "Red" Barrett (February 14, 1915 – July 28, 1990) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played 11 total career seasons in the National League. He played for the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves and St. Louis Cardinals. He pitched the shortest complete game by fewest pitches (58) in history.

Has there ever been 5 strikeouts in one inning?

A five-strikeout inning has never happened in the majors. Multiple pitchers have struck out four in one inning, including earlier this season when Los Angeles Angels pitcher Luke Bard did it in the 14th inning against the New York Yankees.

What is the weirdest pitch in baseball?

An eephus pitch (also spelled ephus) in baseball is a very high-arcing off-speed pitch. The delivery from the pitcher has very low velocity and often catches the hitter off-guard. The eephus pitch is thrown overhand like most pitches, but is characterized by an unusual, high-arcing trajectory.

How rare is a 100 mph pitch?

In the pitch-tracking era (since 2008), there have been 223 MLB pitchers to hit 100 on the radar gun, according to Baseball Savant's Statcast.

Who pitched 2 no-hitters in a row?

More than 9,000 men have taken the mound in a big league game, but what pitcher Johnny Vander Meer accomplished more than three quarters of a century ago by tossing back-to-back no-hitters is considered by many one of the game's most unbreakable records.

Has anyone lost a no-hitter?

On April 23, 1964, Ken Johnson of the Houston Colt . 45s became the first pitcher to throw a nine-inning no-hitter and lose. In fact, he is still the only individual to throw an official (nine-inning) no-hitter and lose.

What is the fewest pitches ever in an inning?

Share All sharing options for: Lou Trivino throws 3-pitch inning, a surprisingly rare feat. Think about an immaculate inning. That's nine pitches, nine strikes, three strikeouts, pure perfection. It hardly ever happens.

What is the biggest blowout in MLB history?

Description. Baseball's Biggest Blowout Games tells the story of the most lopsided games in major-league baseball history. The biggest blowout game in major-league history was on August 22, 2007, when the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles, 30-3. That's a 27-run differential.

Is there a mercy rule in MLB baseball?

In the case of a nine-inning game, if your team (or opponent) is winning by 10 runs after seven innings (or after the top of the sixth inning if you are the home team), the game ends.

What baseball records will never be broken?

Has there ever been a 0 0 baseball game?

In the American League, the longest 0–0 game was played between the Washington Senators and Detroit Tigers on July 16, 1909. The game was called after 18 innings due to darkness at Bennett Park in Detroit.

Is 0 a legal baseball number?

In Major League Baseball, players are allowed to wear zero as their uniform number (yes, it's a number. Also, it's even). It's rare, but it happens. Currently, there is one player in baseball who wears zero, and that's Adam Ottavino, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies.