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?

Pitcher comes in middle of 1st inning as a relief (I before E?) where the starter pitched hits and other team scores. The problem needs to be a lot more specific.

Posted by Drew on 2003-10-09 00:09:57