2007-02-19 07:32:06 · 7 answers · asked by mister c 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
It may very well be 97 total pitches thrown by New York Yankees Don Larson in game 5 of the 1956 world series. Larson threw a perfect game against the Brooklyn Dodgers on October 8, of that year.
2007-02-19 07:43:43 · answer #1 · answered by Yankee Dude 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I heard this answered on the radio a few years ago. The answer was in the 50's or 60's. I don't remember the teams but it was early in the 20th century and teams used trains to travel. It was the last game of the season and neither team was going to the WS. The teams basically agreed not to take pitches and the game was completed in less than 1 hour, allowing the visitors to catch the earliest train departure as possible. I apologize for being so vague, but this is all I could remember. I'm not sure, but I believe it was Peter Gammons who told the story.
I watched Maddux pitch a 76 pitch complete game in the late 90's
2007-02-19 08:01:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm assuming you want to know the actual record and not the potential record. I couldn't find the actual record, but I would assume it would be less than 100 because most pitchers would get yanked as the pitch count gets that high. I checked with Wikipedia and just could not find anything. You may want to send the question into the play by play announcer for the major league team nearest you. They love stuff like that and have researchers who would provide them the answer.
The first answer is also incorrect as it assumes 3 pitches is the least amount required to get someone out. In actuality, if everyone grounded out on their first pitch, the THEORETICAL low pitch would be either 24 or 27, depending on who is the home team. But it is not likely that this would happen... it's purely theoretical.
2007-02-19 07:44:15 · answer #3 · answered by deerslyr_71 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Chris Short 1965-09-06(2) PHI @STL W 10-5 CG 9 ,W
He threw 48 pitches in this complete game victory. It was the 2nd game of a double header.
2007-02-19 08:16:15 · answer #4 · answered by cwspill 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Not very sure but something tells me it was 76 by Tom Glavine of the Atlanta Braves. I could be wrong though.
2007-02-19 07:41:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
58
Red Barrett, 1944
Per STATS Inc.'s Baseball Scoreboard 1991
It was in an article on page 184, entitled "What is the Red Barrett Trophy?"
2007-02-19 08:56:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
81
3 pitches per out
3 outs per inning
2007-02-19 07:35:25 · answer #7 · answered by Terry C. 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋