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?

the game went into overtime and the team loss sometime after the 10th inning. a similar thing happened to a former red sox pitcher who lost a no-hitter on walks, errors and hit batsmen.

Posted by mike on 2003-07-11 16:48:14