say in a perfect world where two pitchers would face each other and both throw a no hitter all the way past the 9th inning, and in the 10th they both get taken out of the game. Are the pitchers credited with a complete game?? No Hitter?? What??
2007-07-03 05:51:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
Unless they pitch the whole game - regardless of length - they wouldn't be credited with a no-hitter or complete game. A good example of this is Harvey Haddix, who pitched a perfect game through twelve innings before losing in the thirteenth. He is credited with the complete game, but not with a perfect game or no hitter.
2007-07-03 05:57:17 · answer #1 · answered by Craig S 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
a complete games means the pitcher pitched all the innings for his team in a game that was completed. this could mean 5 innings (during games ended early by rain) or more. Since the game will still go on into the 10th inning neither pitcher will be credited with a complete game, just 9 subperb innings of pitching. It wont be a no hitter for either pitcher as well since the game is not complete. One more point is a pitcher can get credited with part of a no-hitter as long as his team doesnt give up any hits. The Atlanta Braves had 4 pitchers combine to throw a no-hitter and all got credit towards helping out. The scenario you mentioned above was more likely to happen in the early years of baseball where pitchers would battle for 15 innings.
2007-07-03 06:00:38 · answer #2 · answered by joshuaandrejczyk 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if they are both taken out of the game, it would neither be a no-hitter or a complete game.
A complete game is just that, only one pitcher, not 9 innings of a 9+ inning game.
Even a game that goes into the bottom of the 10th and the pitcher gets replaced, gives up a lead off home run (thus only having 9 innings pitched in the whole game, would be a complete game.
They used to credit no-hitters and perfect games with shortened games, but they reversed that.
No more 5 inning perfect game for David Palmer of the Expos.
2007-07-03 05:59:25 · answer #3 · answered by brettj666 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Baseball changed the rules so that a no-hitter is a game of at least 9 innings. That wiped out some rain-delayed no hitters and others that lost (only pitched 8 innings). Sorry!
2007-07-03 05:59:11 · answer #4 · answered by Big Momma Carnivore 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're not credited with anything other than 9 innings pitched. For a complete game or a no hitter, you have to pitch the entire length of the game, no matter how long it is.
2007-07-03 05:57:40 · answer #5 · answered by J-Far 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A no-hitter and a complete game are for games that are final. They would be credited with neither. 9 innings is just arbitrary to end the game
2007-07-03 05:58:23 · answer #6 · answered by sco24 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ski-man. Do you mean Hoyt Wilhelm or Harvy Haddix, who pitched 12 perfect innings and lost the game on a hit in the 13th?
2007-07-03 06:55:01 · answer #7 · answered by The Roads Scholar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the record books it would show that they completed 9innings hitless but it would also show that they gave up a hit and the lose in extra innings. See Hoyt Wilhem
2007-07-03 06:12:10 · answer #8 · answered by Ski_man21 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋