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?

(In reply to another way by Cory Taylor)

I had thought of the two things other people mentioned, either he relieved someone in the first inning or the game was lost by another pitcher in extra innings. Any other possibilities escape me...

Posted by DJ on 2003-07-08 18:20:38