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?
Maybe another pitcher on the team started the game, gave up some early runs and no outs, and this pitcher replaced him in the first inning and pitched (for himself) a perfect game. But by then it was too late; the other team already had enough runs to win.
Or, the other team kept the pitcher's team scoreless through nine innings as well, then won the game in extra innings after this pitcher had been replaced by a relief pitcher.
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Posted by Bryan
on 2003-07-08 04:48:33 |