What was 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.

What is the biggest score difference in MLB history?

The highest run differential in a single game in major-league history is 29, when the Chicago Colts (now the Cubs) beat the Louisville Colonels 36–7 on June 29, 1897, and the record in baseball's modern era (since 1900) is 27, when the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 30–3 on August 22, 2007.

What is the largest win margin in MLB history?

The largest margin of victory in a Major League Baseball game is 30 runs, which occurred when the New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 30–0 on August 24, 2007. In baseball history, it has been the most common method of victory: one run.

What is the hardest MLB record to break?

What is the rarest accomplishment in baseball?

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.

30-3: The Biggest Blowout in MLB History

What's the worst loss in MLB history?

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.

Has anyone ever gone 7 for 7 in an MLB game?

Prior to Stennett, 43 players in modern baseball history had recorded a 6-for-6 game, including Hall of Famers Ty Cobb and Paul Waner. However no batter in the modern era had been able to go 7-for-7 in a nine-inning game.

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.

What is the slaughter rule in MLB?

A mercy rule, slaughter rule, knockout rule, or skunk rule ends a two-competitor sports competition earlier than the scheduled endpoint if one competitor has a very large and presumably insurmountable scoring lead over the other.

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.

Can MLB players refuse to be sent down?

Players with more than three years of Major League service time or who have been previously outrighted may reject the outright assignment in favor of free agency.

Has anyone hit 3 triples in a game?

Jim Golden (1962) is the last pitcher to hit two triples in one game. The modern record (since 1900) for triples in a game is three, last done by Yasiel Puig (2014).

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.

Who pitched 7 no hitters?

The pitcher who holds the record for the most no-hitters is Nolan Ryan, who threw seven in his 27-year career.

Has anyone thrown a 27 pitch game?

The first recorded perfect game happened in 1880 by Lee Richmond, and the most recent perfect game was in August of 2012 by Felix Hernandez. There has not been a perfect game since. Here is a full list of all 23 pitchers who have thrown a perfect game in Major League Baseball.

Has a MLB team ever lost a no-hitter?

But, as always, there are exceptions. 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.

Has anyone won an MLB game with no hits?

If someone told you that a team recorded no hits in a baseball game, you would probably -- and reasonably -- assume that team lost said game. Well, on June 28, 2008, the Dodgers beat that Angels despite not recording a single hit in the game.

What was the quickest MLB game ever?

According to the all-knowing Google, the 1910 matchup between the Atlanta Crackers and Mobile Sea Gulls is the first choice that pops up when you search fastest baseball game ever. It was 32 minutes long.

What is the longest MLB inning?

The longest MLB inning occurred on May 8, 2004, when the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers combined for 18 runs in a 5th inning that lasted 68 minutes.

What is the longest MLB game ever played?

Number one on the list is a 1920 matchup between the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Robins. The longest game in MLB history was a 26 inning marathon between the Brooklyn Robins and Boston Braves in 1920.

What is the rarest triple play?

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.

Who has 3000 hits and a Triple Crown?

Of the 12 Triple Crown winners, Cabrera joins Yastrzemski and Robinson as the only players to win a Triple Crown and get to 3,000 hits.

Who has 6 hit games in MLB?

Cal McVey is the sole player to collect six hits in each of two consecutive games.

Can umpires throw anyone out?

(d) Each umpire has authority to disqualify any player, coach, manager or substitute for objecting to decisions or for unsportsmanlike conduct or language, and to eject such disqualified person from the playing field.

Has any player gone straight to MLB?

That's not to say, however, that going straight from the Draft to The Show never happens. It's just very rare. How rare? Consider this: Since the MLB Draft began in June 1965, only 23 players have gone from being selected via that process straight to MLB without first playing in the Minors.