Has any pitcher ever striked out 3 straight batters in one inning on 9 pitches (All strikes)?
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In the AL:\n\nRube Waddell (1) Philadelphia Athletics 07-01-1902 3rd\n \nSloppy Thurston (1) Chicago White Sox 08-22-1923 12th\n \nLefty Grove (1) Philadelphia Athletics 08-23-1928 2nd\n \nLefty Grove (2) Philadelphia Athletics 09-27-1928 7th\n \nBilly Hoeft (1) Detroit Tigers 09-07-1953 7th\n \nJim Bunning (1) Detroit Tigers 08-02-1959 9th\n \nAl Downing (1) New York Yankees 08-11-1967 2nd\n \nNolan Ryan (2 [1 in NL]) California Angels 07-09-1972 2nd\n \nRon Guidry (1) New York Yankees 08-07-1984 9th\n \nJeff Montgomery (1) Kansas City Royals 04-29-1990 8th\n \nPedro Martinez (1) Boston Red Sox 05-18-2002 1st\n \nIn th NL:\n\nName (Quantity) Team Date / Box Inning \nJohn Clarkson (1) Boston Beaneaters 06-04-1889 3rd\n \nPat Ragan (1) Brooklyn Dodgers 10-05-1914 8th\n \nHod Eller (1) Cincinnati Reds 08-21-1917 9th\n \nJoe Oeschger (1) Boston Braves 09-08-1921 4th\n \nDazzy Vance (1) Brooklyn Dodgers 09-14-1924 2rd\n \nSandy Koufax (1) Los Angeles Dodgers 06-30-1962 1st\n \nSandy Koufax (2) Los Angeles Dodgers 04-18-1964 3rd\n \nBob Bruce (1) Houston Colt .45s 04-19-1964 8th\n \nNolan Ryan (1) New York Mets 04-19-1968 3rd\n \nBob Gibson (1) St. Louis Cardinals 05-12-1969 7th\n \nMilt Pappas (1) Chicago Cubs 09-24-1971 4th\n \nLynn McGlothen (1) St. Louis Cardinals 08-19-1975 2nd\n \nBruce Sutter (1) Chicago Cubs 09-08-1977 9th\n \nJeff Robinson (1) Pittsburgh Pirates 09-07-1987 8th\n \nRob Dibble (1) Cincinnati Reds 06-04-1989 8th\n \nAndy Ashby (1) Philadelphia Phillies 06-15-1991 4th\n \nDavid Cone (1) New York Mets 08-30-1991 5th\n \nPete Harnisch (1) Houston Astros 09-06-1991 7th\n \nTrevor Wilson (1) San Francisco Giants 06-07-1992 9th\n \nMel Rojas (1) Montreal Expos 05-11-1994 9th\n \nMike Magnante (1) Houston Astros 08-22-1997 9th\n \nRandy Johnson (1) Arizona Diamondbacks 08-23-2001 6th\n \nJason Isringhausen (1) St. Louis Cardinals 04-13-2002 9th\n \nByung-Hyun Kim (1) Arizona Diamondbacks 05-11-2002 8th\n \nBrian Lawrence (1) San Diego Padres 06-12-2002 3rd\n \nBrandon Backe (1)\n Houston Astros\n 04-15-2004 8th\n \nBen Sheets (1)\n Milwaukee Brewers\n 06-13-2004\n 3rd\n \nLaTroy Hawkins (1)\n Chicago Cubs\n 09-11-2004 9th
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In June of 1905, Christy Mathewson and Mordecai "Three" Finger Brown both took no hitters into the 9th inning...Brown gave up two hits in the 9th and lost, 1-0.\n\nThis was topped in 1917, when Fred Toney of the Cincinnati Reds and Hippo Vaughn of the Chicago Cubs squared off in a pitcher's duel that was a hitless, scoreless tie after 9 innings — the only time in baseball history that neither team has had a hit in regulation.\n\nThe Reds got two hits in the top of the tenth off of Vaughn, and scored the winning run. In the bottom of the tenth, Toney retired the side and recorded a 10-inning no-hitter.\n\nThe closest any game has come since was in 1965, when Sandy Koufax pitched a perfect game and opposing pitcher Bob Hendley of the Cubs gave up only one hit to the Dodgers - interestingly, the winning run in the 1-0 game scored in the fifth inning  (after a walk by Hendley), and the game's only hit came in the seventh). Lou Johnson of the Dodgers was the only man to reach base (he walked and scored in the 5th, and hit a double in the 7th).
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Game 3 ALCS 2004?\n\nFrom that point on the Yankees were in control, setting a team record for postseason runs scored. The two teams combined for 37 hits and 20 extra-base hits, both postseason records, and at four hours and twenty minutes, it was the longest nine-inning postseason game ever played. Hideki Matsui had five hits and five RBIs, tying LCS records. Along with Alex Rodríguez, he tied the postseason record for runs scored with five.
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No it's not possible. Even if bases were loaded and the at bat player flys out, the third runner is the third out and the batter (a fourth out, you could say) doesn't count - three outs ends any inning.
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Every pitcher has his or her own routine. As an example, Mariano Rivera needs work to stay fresh. Last year when he didn't pitch over the winter, he got off to a slow start, eventually saving 20+ consecutive games. To each his own, I suppose.
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I did when I was younger and I played everything except pitcher and 1st base. I mostly played 3rd, short stop and caught. I miss it so much!!
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3 strikes ur out at the ol ball game
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Then why are you mooching two free points, Susan.  i.e. Reported.  Quit answering when you have no answer.\n\nAnswer: Fernando Tatis of the St. Louis Cardinals on 04-23-1999 in the third inning against Chan Ho Park.
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Divide earned runs allowed by innings pitched and multiply by 9
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3 is the most by both teams.  It's happened twice, once in each league.\n\nAL: Baltimore (2) vs. Texas (1) on August 6, 1986 in Baltimore\n\nOrioles hit 2 grand slams (one by Larry Sheets and one by Jim Dwyer, both in the 4th inning) and still lost 13-11 to Texas, who got one from Toby Harrah in the 2nd\n\nNL: Chicago (2) vs. Houston (1) on June 3, 1987 in Chicago (obviously the wind was blowing out at Wrigley)\n\nCubs won this game 22-7, with grand slams from Bryan Dayett in the first and Keith Moreland in the sixth (Moreland also had a solo shot in the first and had 7 RBI's total) vs. one for Houston from Billy Hatcher in the fifth
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It was Tanyon Sturtze, who lost 18 games and walked 89 while pitching for Tampa Bay.  He also allowed 271 hits, 33 more than anyone else in the AL:\n\nhttp://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sturtta01.shtml
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Actually it was Mickey Mantel. And Mantel broke alot of those records.. mantel had a total of 373 homerun hits left handed and 163 right handed homers. He still owns records for most homers, RBI, runs, walks, and strikeouts in World Series.
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^^..^^\nroger clemens does not typically throw 20 pitches a game.\n\nhe throws fastball and splitter mostly.\na pitch not mentioned yet is the palm ball, which he throws sometimes and acts as a changeup.\ni've also seen him throw a breaking ball this year in the minors, which is new.
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I guess Jacque Jones -- went 15 for 38, with 5 HRs and 13 RBIs in the Olympics.\nBest pitcher was R.A. Dickey -- 2-0 with 3.00 ERA in 2 games.
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YES, IF YOU TRY TO BUNT WITH 2 STRIKES AND YOU BUNT FOL YOU ARE OUT AND THE PITCHER GETS CREDIT FOR A STRIKEOUT!
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How about 23? \nBase hit\nWalk\n Intentional walk\n Hit by pitch\n Dropped third strike\n Failure to deliver pitch within 20 seconds\n Catcher interference\n Fielder interference\n Spectator interference\n Fan obstruction\n Fair ball hits an umpire\n Fair ball hits a runner\n Fielder obstructs runner\n Pinch-runner\n Fielder's choice\n Force out at another base\n Preceding runner put-out allows batter to reach first\n Sac bunt fails to advance runner\n Sac fly dropped\n Runner called out on appeal\n Error\n Four illegal pitches\n If a game is suspended with a runner on first and that player is traded prior to the makeup, another player can take his place
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From the start, I've had 8 in a row. \n\nFrom the second frame, I've had 9 in a row. \n\nMy high game is a 280. Not close to perfect at all. That would have been 12 strikes in a row. ;-D Someday I'll get there.