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Mark Buehrle is the only pitcher in MLB history to have 3 complete game shutouts where he faced the minimum of 27 batters? On July 21, 2004 Buehrle allowed singles to batters in the 7th and 8th innings, but both runners would eventually be erased on inning ending double plays. He retired the first 19 batters in that game. On April 18th, 2007 Buehrle threw his first no-hitter. The lone baserunner that day was Sammy Sosa, who was walked in the 5th inning, and then promptly picked off first base. And then on July 23, 2009 Buehrle tossed his perfect game.
Roy Oswalt is the last pitcher to face the minimum of 27 batters and NOT throw a perfect game. On September 11, 2008 Oswalt allowed singles in the 1st, 8th, and 9th innings, but all three of those runners were wiped out by inning ending double plays. He only threw 91 pitches.
On July 25, 2007 Aaron Cook of the Rockies tossed a complete game in a 10-2 victory over the Padres. Cook allowed 2 runs in the first before settling down and finishing with 8 scoreless frames. He allowed 7 hits and only had 2 strikeouts, but he didn't walk anyone. Why am I telling you about this game? He only threw 74 pitches, 55 for strikes. He had four innings where he threw more warmup pitches (8) than pitches in the inning, including just 5 pitches thrown in the 8th inning.
The last 3 pitch inning was thrown by Jamie Moyer in the 2nd inning of this game against the Braves on May 7, 2010: http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes ... 5070.shtml
I'm going to go out on a limb and say Moyer is the oldest pitcher to have a 3 pitch inning. Mariano Rivera and Greg Maddux have both had two 3 pitch innings in their careers. No one has done it twice in one game.
The last pitcher to have 3 strikeouts on 9 pitches in one inning is Russ Ohlendorf, on September 5, 2009: http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes ... 9050.shtml
Ohlendorf struck out Khalil Greene, Julio Lugo, and Jason LaRue in the 7th inning. It has only happened 14 times since 2001, but only twice in the AL (Pedro Martinez in 2002 and Rich Harden in 2008).
David
Roy Oswalt is the last pitcher to face the minimum of 27 batters and NOT throw a perfect game. On September 11, 2008 Oswalt allowed singles in the 1st, 8th, and 9th innings, but all three of those runners were wiped out by inning ending double plays. He only threw 91 pitches.
On July 25, 2007 Aaron Cook of the Rockies tossed a complete game in a 10-2 victory over the Padres. Cook allowed 2 runs in the first before settling down and finishing with 8 scoreless frames. He allowed 7 hits and only had 2 strikeouts, but he didn't walk anyone. Why am I telling you about this game? He only threw 74 pitches, 55 for strikes. He had four innings where he threw more warmup pitches (8) than pitches in the inning, including just 5 pitches thrown in the 8th inning.
The last 3 pitch inning was thrown by Jamie Moyer in the 2nd inning of this game against the Braves on May 7, 2010: http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes ... 5070.shtml
I'm going to go out on a limb and say Moyer is the oldest pitcher to have a 3 pitch inning. Mariano Rivera and Greg Maddux have both had two 3 pitch innings in their careers. No one has done it twice in one game.
The last pitcher to have 3 strikeouts on 9 pitches in one inning is Russ Ohlendorf, on September 5, 2009: http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes ... 9050.shtml
Ohlendorf struck out Khalil Greene, Julio Lugo, and Jason LaRue in the 7th inning. It has only happened 14 times since 2001, but only twice in the AL (Pedro Martinez in 2002 and Rich Harden in 2008).
David
