What would be the longest standing dual between a pitcher and a single batter? Including the number of pitches, and the time between when his at bat started and did he get on base or did the pitcher finally get him out?
2007-04-25 22:06:56 · 5 answers · asked by Chris 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
PLEASE!! I am sure you mean DUEL, not dual!! And your responders didn't pick it up either. Re: the question, I don't remember seeing records of that sort being kept. Very interesting question, though.
Chow!!
2007-04-26 05:39:26 · answer #1 · answered by No one 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know of a 20-pitch at-bat that occurred on June 26, 1998. Bartolo Colon was pitching to Ricky Gutierrez with the Indians leading the Astros 4-2 in the eighth inning with no outs in Cleveland.
Strike 0-1
Strike 0-2
Foul 0-2
Ball 1-2
Foul 1-2
Ball 2-2
Foul 2-2
Foul 2-2
Foul 2-2
Foul 2-2
Foul 2-2
Foul 2-2
Ball 3-2
Foul 3-2
Foul 3-2
Foul 3-2
Foul 3-2
Foul 3-2
Foul 3-2
Strike Strikeout
An 0-2 count, and just 18 pitches later, strike three. It took 13 pitches to make it to a full count. This single plate appearance represents 18% of all the pitches Colon threw that day.
Then, further back in Astros history there was 19-pitch at bat occurred on July 23, 1988 with Steve Bedrosian pitching to Kevin Bass, Astros and Phillies tied at six with two outs in the eighth inning.
Foul 0-1
Ball 1-1
Foul 1-2
Ball 2-2
Foul 2-2
Foul 2-2
Ball 3-2
Foul 3-2
Foul 3-2
Foul 3-2
Foul 3-2
Foul 3-2
Foul 3-2
Foul 3-2
Foul 3-2
Foul 3-2
Foul 3-2
Foul 3-2
In Play Flies out to left-center
That's a long time standing at the plate hacking.
2007-04-26 10:06:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 1940 Luke Appling of the Chicago White Sox, dueled New York Yankees pitcher Red Ruffing. There was no official time kept from the first pitch to last, but the at bat consisted of 24 foul balls, and 28 pitches total. The at bat ended in a walk.
2007-04-26 05:47:43 · answer #3 · answered by Eric O 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When I was a teenager Mike Hargrove of Cleveland ( The Human Rain Delay and no manager in Seattle) and Bert Blyleven of California (Now the LA Angels of Anaheim) had an at-bat that was timed at something like 8 minutes and 20 seconds. It was because both were VERY deliberate in their routines.
2007-04-26 06:12:44 · answer #4 · answered by david w 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best dual was Mike Piazza vs Roger Clemens. Hateful.
2007-04-26 06:27:41 · answer #5 · answered by jason 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋