How many outs will a pitcher record when he pitches a perfect game?

Answer 1

Three batters up and three batters down for nine innings = 27 consecutive outs for a Perfect Game.
If the game is 0-0 after 9-innings, then the pitcher still must get 3-up and 3-down in the 10th inning, and on..as in the case of Harvey Haddix who went 12 perfect innings.
As far as I'm concerned Haddix threw the greatest game ever even though he lost it in the 13th due to an error by the 3rd baseman, a sacrifice bunt getting the runner to second then an intentional walk to Henry Aaron, a homerun by Joe Adcock that was changed to a double because he passed Aaron on the base path. Final score was 1-0 on a one-hitter.
Lew Burdette went the distant for Milwaukee that game.

Answer 2

27

Answer 3

27

Answer 4

27

Answer 5

A minimum of 27.

If the game goes into extra innings, the pitcher must STILL force a 1-2-3 inning every time in order to get credit for a perfect game. No batter must be allowed to reach first base at any point in the game, even if the game goes into extra innings and the pitcher had a perfect game going through nine innings.

In 1959, Harvey Haddix of the Pirates pitched 12 perfect innings against the Milwaukee Braves...he allowed a hit in the 13th inning and lost the game 1-0. He originally was given credit for a perfect game, but the rules were revised in the early 90s and the perfect game was taken away from him, because he allowed a runner to reach base.

Babe Ruth, as a pitcher for the Red Sox in 1917, walked the leadoff hitter in the first inning of a game against the Washington Senators..Ruth argued with the umpire and was ejected from the game. The relief pitcher, Ernie Shore came into the game, and the runner was immediately thrown out trying to steal second base. Shore then retired the next 26 batters in a row. For a long time, Shore was credited with a perfect game, but again, it was retro-actively taken away from him because he did not retire 27 batters.

An interesting note re: Sandy Koufax's perfect game against the Cubs in 1965... the Cubs pitcher, Bob Hendley, gave up only ONE HIT himself ( a 7th inning double to Lou Johnson of the Dodgers)... however, that hit did not lead to any runs. Earlier in the game, Johnson had walked, was sacrificed to 2nd base, and scored when he tried to steal third and the catcher threw the ball away. The Dodgers won 1-0.

Johnson was the only batter to reach base for either team during the entire game. The combined hit total of one, is the record for the fewest number of combined hits in a nine-inning complete game.

In 1990, Terry Mullholland was pitching for the Phillies..in a game against the Giants, the Phillies 3rd baseman made a throwing error, allowing a batter to reach first base... Mullholland got the next batter to hit into a double play, thereby erasing the only baserunner of the game allowed by Mullholland, who faced the minimum 27 batters, allowed no runs, no hits, no walks, but was only credited with a no-hitter because of the runner reaching base via an error.

The Phillies' 3rd baseman, Charlie Hayes, sort of made up for the error by making a spectacular catch of a line drive in the 9th inning to preserve the no-hitter.


But in order to get credit for a perfect game, a pitcher must retire every batter he faces, and he must pitch a minimum of nine full innings.

Answer 6

27 is the standard , however if the goam were to go to extra innings the pitcher could record more outs if, he remains in the game as the pitcher , very unlikely but possable

Answer 7

27.

In response to Froggy: Per MLB rules rain shortened games do not count as perfect games, it must go the full nine innings. And to Crazy Dave, who gave the example of the road pitcher throwing the perfect game--that doesn't make sense, because if the home team scores (or even reaches base) it's not a perfect game anymore.

Answer 8

3 outs an innig
9 innings
3x9= 27

Answer 9

The team will record 27. The pitcher may not record any.

Answer 10

Wrong, crazydave. The pitcher, officially, only "records" outs on putouts he handles at first. The putout on a strikeout goes to the catcher. You're talking semantics here.

A perfect game would require, under MLB rules, that the pitcher retire at least 27 consecutive batters. That's what the questioner refers to. There is no point trying to confuse matters by not "wanting" to understanding the question.