What is the biggest blowout in baseball 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.
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What is the biggest comeback in MLB history?

1. 8 Runs: Philadelphia Athletics 10, Chicago Cubs 8 (Oct. 12, 1929, World Series Game 4)
  • T-2. Oct. 8, 2022 (AL Wild Card Series Game 2): Seattle Mariners Trailed 8-1 vs. Toronto Blue Jays, Won 10-9.
  • Oct. 16, 2008 (ALCS Game 5): Boston Red Sox Trailed 7-0 vs. Tampa Bay Rays, Won 8-7.
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What is the biggest losing streak in baseball history?

The Cleveland Spiders have the longest losing streak of regular season games in MLB history at 24 straight games. During this streak they lost to their opponents by an average of 5.9 runs. The streak occurred entirely during the 1899 season.
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What is the biggest blown lead in MLB?

The Cleveland Indians rallied from 14-2 down to beat the Seattle mariners 15-14 on August 5, 2001, marking the largest blown lead in the history of the National League.
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Is there a mercy rule in MLB?

The Mercy Rule, also known as the Ten Run Rule or Skunk Rule, is a rule that ends games early if one team is winning (or losing) by a large amount.
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30-3: The Biggest Blowout in MLB History



What is mercy rule 44?

The mercy rule is used in 44 states, Bellinfante said. Under the rule, games in which one team holds a lead of at least 10 runs would be halted after the fifth inning. Regulation high school games last seven innings.
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What is the most runs in one inning?

Back in 1883, the Chicago White Stockings beat the Detroit Wolverines in a game in which they scored 18 runs in an inning. In the modern MLB era, the record is 17 runs set by the Boston Red Sox in 1953 when they did it against the Detroit Tigers.
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What is the most rare hit 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.
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What is the rarest play in MLB?

The unassisted triple play which has occurred 15 times in MLB history since 1900, is the rarest play in baseball for which there is a specific statistic and which is truly about a single play, and not the context in which the play occurred.
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What is the biggest 4th quarter comeback?

Louis Cardinals 31, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28 (Nov. 8, 1997) In front of just 22,449 fans – the Cardinals' lowest attendance in four years – Neil Lomax threw three touchdown passes as St. Louis rallied from a 28-3 deficit to pull off the biggest fourth-quarter comeback in league history.
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What was the worst loss in MLB?

Cardinals to Royals, '85 (28 letters)

The most painful loss in baseball history is the Cardinals losing Game 6 of the '85 Series. All other teams on this list got beat by the other team.
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What is the best record in MLB history?

Which teams won the most games in a season?
  • 1 (tie). 1906 Cubs: 116-36 (.763) ...
  • 1 (tie). 2001 Mariners: 116-46 (.716) ...
  • 1998 Yankees: 114-48 (.704) Won World Series.
  • 4 (tie). 1954 Indians: 111-43 (.721) ...
  • 4 (tie). 2022 Dodgers: 111-51 (.685) ...
  • 5 (tie). 1909 Pirates: 110-42 (.724) ...
  • 5 (tie). 1927 Yankees: 110-44 (.714) ...
  • 8 (tie).
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Who has the most losses in MLB history?

The Philadelphia Phillies have the most losses, with 11,112, while the Arizona Diamondbacks have the fewest, with 1,946. With 21,769 games played, the Chicago Cubs have played more games than any other MLB club.
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Is MLB losing popularity?

Concerns about the MLB's waning popularity will only increase with the release of the league's attendance numbers for the 2022 season. The MLB saw a 5.7% decline in total attendance from the 2019 season, according to a report from Forbes. In the 2022 season, MLB posted a total attendance of 67,556,636.
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What was the coldest MLB game?

What was the coldest game in MLB history? Up in the Rocky Mountains, the Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies participated in the coldest game in MLB history on April 23, 2013. It was a particularly cold stretch in Denver.
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What is a 3 pitch inning called?

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. The immaculate inning used to be very rare -- there were none from 1929-52.
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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.
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Has a team ever 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.
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Has anyone ever had 3 hits in one inning?

Boston sent 23 batters to the plate, and 20-year-old rookie Gene Stephens -- who had a . 591 OPS for the season -- set a modern record with three hits in the same inning.
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Has there ever been a 27 pitch game?

No, there has never been a 27-strikeout baseball game. The all-time record for strikeouts in a 9-inning game is 20.
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What baseball records will never be broken?

Pitching
  • Most career wins – 511. ...
  • Most wins in a season – 60. ...
  • Most career complete games – 749. ...
  • Most complete games in a season – 75. ...
  • Most consecutive complete games in a season (since 1900) – 39; Most consecutive games without being relieved – 202. ...
  • Most career shutouts – 110. ...
  • Most shutouts in a season – 16.
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Has anyone hit 7 home runs in a game?

"The White Sox hit seven home runs during Saturday's game against the Blue Jays at U.S. Cellular Field, and made dubious history in the process. Those seven long balls, all amazingly of the solo variety, were not enough to prevent a 10-8 loss.
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What was the longest MLB game ever?

1. Brooklyn Robins 1, Boston Braves 1 on May 1, 1920 – 26 innings. It shouldn't come as a surprise that the longest MLB game ever happened decades ago. The record goes all the way back to May 1, 1920, a meeting between the Brooklyn Robins and Boston Braves.
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What is Madden mercy rule?

Mercy Rule

1) If either player gains a lead of 21 points in the second half the opposing player will be granted 1 possession to score. If after that possession a player fails to score and reduce the point differential the game will end by mercy rule.
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