Who has the least strikeouts in MLB history?

Sewell holds the record for the lowest strikeout rate in major league history, striking out on average only once every 73 plate appearances, and the most consecutive games without a strikeout, at 115.
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Has there ever been a 27 strikeout MLB game?

On May 13, 1952 while pitching for the Class-D Bristol Twins, Ron Necciai tossed a no-hitter, striking out 27 in nine innings!
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Who strike out the most in MLB?

Nolan Ryan has the most career strikeouts in Major League Baseball. During a record 27-year career, he struck out 5,714 batters. The American League record is held by Roger Clemens (4,167 strikeouts), while in the National League, the record is 4,000 by Steve Carlton.
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Who has the best ERA in MLB history?

Ed Walsh holds the MLB earned run average record with a 1.816.
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Who is the best baseball player of all time?

Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees

It should come as no surprise that “The Sultan of Swat” tops our list of the best baseball players of all time. He posted Hall of Fame-caliber numbers in his first five seasons with the Boston Red Sox (981 OPS, 190 OPS+.
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MLB All-Time Career Strikeout Leaders (1874-2020)



Has any pitcher thrown 2 perfect games?

No major league player has ever thrown two perfect games, although Jean Faut of the AAGPBL accomplished the feat with perfect games in 1951 and 1953.
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Has anyone ever pitched an 81 pitch game?

Per STATS, Hendricks' 81 pitches were the fewest in a nine-inning complete-game shutout since Aaron Cook of the Boston Red Sox in 2012. Cook also threw 81 pitches, allowing just two hits with two strikeouts in a 5-0 win over the Seattle Mariners. The Cubs had to be thrilled with Hendricks' performance Friday.
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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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What is the fastest pitch ever recorded?

The University of Tennessee pitcher uncorked a pitch at 105.5 mph, breaking the college baseball record for fastest-ever recorded pitch. The pitch broke his own record he set in March when he fired a 104 mph fastball against South Carolina.
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Has any batter ever made all 3 outs in an inning?

Caruso set a record that might never be broken: he made all three outs in the inning, against three New Jersey pitchers. Caruso led off the inning by grounding out to third.
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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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Who threw the most no-hitters?

The pitcher who holds the record for the most no-hitters, with seven in his career, is Nolan Ryan.
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Has anyone pitched 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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Has a pitcher ever won a game without throwing a pitch?

B.J. Ryan, a pitcher, once earned a win without actually throwing a pitch.
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Did Nolan Ryan ever throw a perfect game?

Ryan is the all-time leader in no-hitters with seven, three more than any other pitcher. He is tied with Bob Feller for the most one-hitters, with 12. Ryan also pitched 18 two-hitters. Despite this, he never pitched a perfect game, nor did he ever win a Cy Young Award.
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Has there ever been a no-hitter on Opening Day?

On April 16, 1940, Bob Feller threw the first Opening Day no-hitter in history.
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What is the most no-hitters in one season?

In 1884, there were eight no-hitters thrown in a single season. That record was tied during the 2021 season on Aug. 14. The nine no-hitters this season set a new modern-era record, surpassing the seven no-hitters in one season, achieved in 1990, 1991, 2012 and 2015.
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How many innings was the longest no-hitter?

After nearly 70 years, they still talk about that game in Winchester. It was no ordinary no-hitter. It went 17 innings, a feat still unchallenged as the longest no-hit game in professional baseball history.
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Who pitched a perfect game?

There has been one perfect game in the World Series, thrown by Don Larsen for the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers on October 8, 1956.
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Who pitched the most perfect games?

Of the 20 perfect games for which pitch counts are available, Addie Joss's was the most efficient–74 pitches, fewer than three per batter.
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Who pitched 2 no-hitters in a row?

Vander Meer is most notable for being the only pitcher in Major League Baseball history to throw two consecutive no-hitters.
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Did Babe Ruth ever throw a no-hitter?

Young Babe Ruth, 21, gave out plenty of free passes on this Saturday afternoon. He walked seven Browns batters in six innings of work. The lefty didn't allow a hit, though, and got some help from his St.
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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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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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