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?

He is a relief pitcher......he came in the game down a couple of runs already w/out any outs in the first inning and pitched a perfect 9 innings of baseball.

Posted by Al on 2003-07-08 08:39:01