What is the most pitches thrown in one at bat?

Belt has longest at-bat that we've ever seen
Belt hit 16 foul balls in the first-inning plate appearance
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against Angels starter Jaime Barria that ended with a fly ball to right field. The 21 pitches in the at-bat, which lasted about 13 minutes, were the most on record (since 1988) for a single trip to the plate.
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What's the record for most pitches in one at-bat?

Belt's 21-pitch at-bat is the longest on record since 1988, as far back as the data is available, but his regular-season feat was surpassed in a Spring Training game by the Mets' Luis Guillorme.
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Has there ever been a 27 pitch game?

Necciai is best remembered for the unique feat of striking out 27 batters in a nine-inning game, which he accomplished while playing with the Class-D Appalachian League team, the Bristol Twins, on May 13, 1952. He is the only pitcher ever to do so in a nine-inning, professional-league game.
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What is the most pitches thrown in a single inning?

Pitch count data goes back to 1988, and since then, the most pitches thrown in a single inning was the 62 thrown by Russ Ortiz under the watch of notorious pitcher-abuser Dusty Baker on July 26, 1999.
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What is the most pitches thrown by one pitcher in a game?

History. On June 25, 2010, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Edwin Jackson threw 149 pitches in a no-hitter. This was the highest pitch count in an MLB game since 2005.
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The longest at-bat in MLB history, a breakdown



What is the rarest feat in baseball?

Unassisted triple plays

The rarest type of triple play, and one of the rarest events of any kind in baseball, is for a single fielder to complete all three outs. There have only been 15 unassisted triple plays in MLB history, making this feat rarer than a perfect game.
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Who threw the slowest pitch in MLB history?

Utility player Brock Holt used a few eephus pitches during a relief appearance for the Texas Rangers on August 7, 2021, one registering the slowest MLB pitch for a called strike since at least 2008 (the pitch-tracking era) at 31.1 miles per hour (50.1 km/h).
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Has there ever been a 7 hit game?

In a 22-0 shellacking of the Chicago Cubs that day, Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Rennie Stennett would record a hit in all seven of his at-bats – becoming the first and to date the only modern-era player to accomplish this in a nine-inning game.
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Has there ever been a 3 pitch inning?

Completely unofficial and no record books have ever been kept. The following pitchers had no problem with their pitch count, at least for one inning, as they started the inning, threw exactly three pitches and recorded three outs.
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Is a 2 pitch inning possible?

Rome completes rare two-pitch inning

Working in the top of the 10th on Friday, the Class A Rome reliever hurled what is believed to be the Minor Leagues' first-ever two-pitch inning before the Braves walked off with a 4-3 win over West Virginia at State Mutual Stadium.
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Why is strikeout called AK?

A “K” is used to refer to a strikeout in baseball because the letter “S” was already used to score a sacrifice. So Henry Chadwick, the inventor of the box score, began using the letter “K” in the 1860s because it is the last letter of “struck”, which was the common term for a strikeout at the time.
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What is 5 strikeouts in a game called?

The "Olympic Rings" or platinum sombrero applies to a player striking out five times in a game. A horn refers to a player striking out six times in a game; the term was coined by pitcher Mike Flanagan after teammate Sam Horn of the Baltimore Orioles accomplished the feat in an extra-inning game in 1991.
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What's the longest HR ever hit?

In 1987, Joey Meyer, playing for the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs, launched this ball astonishing 582 feet home run. Joey Meyer's home run is the longest homer ever recorded on video.
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What is the record for longest at-bat?

What is the longest at bat in MLB history? Brandon Belt grabbed hold of the record in 2018 with a 21-pitch at bat. The San Francisco Giants first baseman faced Jaime Barria of the Angels and occupied 13 minutes of his time, per MLB.com.
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Has anyone hit 4 home runs in a game?

No player has ever hit four home runs in a postseason game; that record is three, first accomplished by Babe Ruth in Game 4 of the 1926 World Series. Bobby Lowe was the first to hit four home runs in a single game, doing so on May 30, 1894 for the Boston Beaneaters.
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What is the most at bats in one game?

The record for at-bats during a nine-inning game is eight held by eighteen Major League players. However, the last player to accomplish this was Barry McCormick of Chicago on June 29, 1897. Did you know that Jimmie Foxx is the only American League player to have six plate appearances and zero at-bats?
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Has anyone thrown a no-hitter and lost?

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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Can a batter hit a ball that bounces?

Yes. This is treated like any other pitch. The ball can be batted and if the batter is touched by the bounced pitch, he is awarded first base on a hit by pitch.
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What is the lowest pitch count in a perfect game?

Germán Márquez 62-pitch complete game.
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Who has the most total bases in one game?

The record number of total bases allowed in a single game by one pitcher is 42, by Allan Travers of the Detroit Tigers.
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What is the most errors in a baseball game?

Mike Grady was playing third base for the New York Giants when he committed five errors on a single play. Or maybe it was six? Nobody was really sure. But for more than 100 years, Mike Grady was believed to hold the Major League record for the most errors on a single play by a single player.
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Who has the most 5 hit games?

Bernie Williams holds that honor, with all five of his five-hit games coming in the regular season.
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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.
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What is the fastest pitch ever thrown?

The University of Tennessee pitcher uncorked a pitch at 105.5 mph, breaking the college baseball record for fastest-ever recorded pitch.
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What is the 12 second rule in baseball?

In fact, baseball has a 12-second rule. Rule 8.04: “When the bases are unoccupied, the pitcher shall deliver the ball to the batter within 12 seconds after he receives the ball. Each time the pitcher delays the game by violating this rule, the umpire shall call 'Ball.
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