A pitcher comes into a baseball game in the first inning, he strikes out 27 straight batters all the way through 9 innings, not a single hit, run, walk, error, interference, or hit-by-pitch was recorded. There were no recording errors. His ERA (earned run average) and WHIP (walks/hits per inning pitched) were both 0.00, his team DID NOT forfeit, yet his team lost the game, why?

Neither team had any runs at the end of 9 innings. The game went into extra innings and another pitcher was subbed in. He let up run(s) and his team lost.

Posted by derek on 2003-07-08 04:45:01