Blah blah Red Sox whatever. Will A-Rod be a Dodger?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

What answer of zero?

What answer of zero?




for the record I didn't edit your post. You must have hit "quote" right after I submitted my edit

[Kevy Baby]

Which brings up a question that I have wondered: what is the lowest ACTUAL pitch count a pitcher has ever had in a complete game.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Actually in that case it's 12. If the home team is leading after the top of the 5th, it's a regulation game, so the visiting pitcher would not have to pitch the bottom.

13 - see my edited post (which I added after you quoted - this thread is going too fast).

[Ghoulish Delight]

12. Visitor doesn't need to throw a pitch in the bottom of the 5th.

ETA: Oh, wait, right, the home team needs to score a run. Yeah, 13.

[Gemini Cricket]

The Red Sox were swept by the Angels. They played badly. They deserved to get whomped.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Which brings up a question that I have wondered: what is the lowest ACTUAL pitch count a pitcher has ever had in a complete game.

Greg Maddux owns the 3 lowest complete games pitch counts, the lowest being 78.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Greg Maddux owns the 3 lowest complete games pitch counts, the lowest being 78.

Hmm... I thought it would have been lower.

But thanks for the info.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Hmm... I thought it would have been lower.

But thanks for the info.

10 pitches per inning is considered an efficient rate. At 78 pitches for 27 outs, it took Maddux fewer than 3 pitches per out. That's just unreal.

[Kevy Baby]

That is not just great pitching, that is also having a great team backing you up on defense.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

My answer of "8" still stands.

Technically no since you stated "if the pitcher is on the home team"
Under your scenario you would still fall prey to bat 8 pitch 9.