The probable MLB record is Leon Cadore of the Brooklyn Dodgers who pitched every inning of a 26 inning game in 1920. It is estimated that he threw
360 pitches
over course of the game.
What is the most pitches ever thrown in one at-bat?
Must C: Record
21-pitch
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.
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 in the Class-D Appalachian League on May 13, 1952. He is the only pitcher ever to do so in a nine-inning, professional-league game.
What is the most innings pitched in one game?
Leon Cadore and Joe Oeschger are tied for pitching the most innings in a game, with
26 innings
on May 1, 1920.
What is the least amount of pitches thrown by a pitcher in a complete game?
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 a 3 pitch inning?
Major League Pitchers Who Threw a 3-Pitch Inning
Completely unofficial and
no record books have ever been kept
.
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.
Has anyone hit 5 home runs in a game?
Five home runs in a game has been achieved four times:
Pete Schneider (1923)
, Lou Frierson (1934), Cecil Dunn (1936) and Dick Lane (1948). In the pre-professional era, Lipman Pike also hit five home runs in 1866.
Who was the worst baseball player ever?
| John Gochnaur | September 29, 1903, for the Cleveland Naps | MLB statistics | Batting average .187 | Home runs 0 |
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What was the shortest baseball game ever?
| Major League Baseball Game Length Records Time Based Records | Record Lg Teams | Shortest Game 9 Innings NL New York 6 vs. Philadelphia 1 | Shortest Game Nine Innings At Night AL Chicago 1 vs. Washington 0 | NL Boston 2 at Cincinnati 0 |
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Why is the letter K used for a strikeout?
He had already chosen S to stand for sacrifice in a box score, so he used K for a strikeout, since that is
the last letter in “struck
,” which was at the time the most popular way to refer to a batter’s being out after three strikes.
Can a baseball game go on forever?
If the game goes on too long then the
umpire can suspend it
, but the game will be completed later unless (1) the game does not affect the championship, and (2) the two teams do not have a scheduled game. This is very rare.
Has there ever been a one pitch inning?
It technically
wouldn’t be a
“one-pitch inning”, but you as a pitcher would get credit for one inning of work, and 1 pitch thrown. You could issue an intentional walk and pick off the runner a theoretically unlimited number of times – 0 pitches required.
Has there ever been a two pitch inning?
Has there ever been a 2 pitch inning recorded in the MLB? From googling, I found that a minor league pitcher,
Hayden Deal
, throwing a 2 pitch inning in the top of the 10th – in a game back in 2018.
Is it possible to have a 2 pitch inning?
Try watching this video on www.youtube.com, or enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser. That
uncommon inning is believed to be Minor Leagues’ very first two-pitch inning —
which would also make it the first in all of professional baseball, since it can’t happen in the Majors like it did on Friday night.
