17 July 2023

What's more rare in baseball than a perfect game?

 Lots of things, according to an analysis at Sportico:


For example Fernando Tatís hit two grand slams in the same inning off of the same pitcher in 1999, and he remains the only player to ever do so. 

Lots of material in that listing that will win you bar bets.  Via Kottke.

8 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 17, 2023 at 6:22 PM

    Father-son hit back-to-back HRs in a MLB game?

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  2. Professor BattyJuly 17, 2023 at 10:01 PM

    Equally rare: two triple plays in one game (Twins vs Red Sox, July 17, 1990)

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    1. MinnesotastanJuly 17, 2023 at 10:06 PM

      Twins fan here. They lost that game 1-0

      https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/july-17-1990-minnesota-twins-turn-two-triple-plays-but-lose-to-boston/

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdEp84dPKdg

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  3. Bicycle RiderJuly 18, 2023 at 6:26 AM

    Since 2020, it is possible to pitch a perfect game and be the losing pitcher.

    The ghost runner used in extra innings (he starts at 2nd base) since 2020 does not count against the pitcher, so if he comes around to score (maybe steal third, come in to score on a long sac fly), the pitcher could lose the game and be credited with a perfect game.

    Harvey Haddix retired 36 straight batters through 12 innings in a game in 1959. He lost the perfect game on the first batter of the 13th inning due to an error. He lost the game, 1-0, giving up one hit. The hit was a home run but the hitter passed a baserunner so it was later ruled as a double. The Pirates had 12 hits in the game but could not get anyone home against Lew Burdette.

    Haddix's 36 straight batters retired is a record unlikely to be broken.

    I wonder how many times a player hit a grand slam then came up to bat again the same inning with the bases loaded?

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  4. AnonymousJuly 18, 2023 at 10:22 AM

    Years ago, I worked with Pete Palmer (the sports stats guy). At the time, he did stats for the Red Sox. At lunch, our group would talk about the previous night's game, and Pete would throw in all the cool stats.

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  5. MinnesotastanJuly 19, 2023 at 9:03 AM

    And yesterday three games ended 11-10 on the same day for the first time. There is no end of baseball statistics. More info re yesterday at -

    https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38032981/mlb-offensive-outburst-not-seen-129-years

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  6. Bicycle RiderJuly 28, 2023 at 6:26 AM

    And yesterday, Shohei Ohtani (LA Angels) pitched a complete game shutout in the first game of a doubleheader, then hit 2 homers in the second game. Never been done...

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