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The Baseball Game (Posted on 2003-07-08)

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?

Submitted by Tristan

Rating: 2.2083 (24 votes)

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There are two possible solutions here:
1) He COMES in in the first inning, making him a reliever, the starting pitcher allowed runs.
2) The game goes into extra innings, although it is implied the game ends in 9 in the problem, it was not made clear enough, so this is also an acceptable solution.

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Subject	Author	Date
Riddle Resolution	K Sengupta	2022-06-30 23:20:57
No Subject	oursains	2018-12-04 12:43:37
Solution	Math Man	2015-08-03 17:41:16
re: Wow!	Tristan	2005-10-20 23:28:35
re(2): Wow!	Jak Dakars	2005-08-22 23:21:47
Four possible answers	Paul Howard	2005-02-12 18:02:25
re: kind of vague on one part	Dave	2005-01-19 16:53:42
A third answer	crazyotter	2004-10-17 13:22:20
re(5): Wow!	RandyOrton	2004-09-30 13:53:23
re(4): Wow!	Rajal	2004-09-02 12:02:59
re(4): Wow!	Thalamus	2004-09-02 11:57:26
re(3): Wow!	nikki	2004-09-02 08:16:37
re(2): Wow!	Thalamus	2004-09-01 18:18:19
re: Wow!	nikki	2004-09-01 16:23:57
Wow!	RandyOrton	2004-09-01 15:50:11
wha?	Siren	2004-07-18 06:40:59
yay	allison	2004-07-17 16:41:59
kind of vague on one part	mike	2004-05-29 11:54:13
Solution	David Piccolo	2004-05-06 22:14:05
I think....	Billy Bob	2004-04-04 10:45:18
Answer?	ParryHotter	2004-02-23 14:40:45
ANSWER??	Poliahu	2004-02-09 15:34:46
solution	chuck	2004-01-28 08:56:38
answer	casper	2003-11-09 21:14:57
Uhhh . . . whatever	Drew	2003-10-09 00:09:57
innings.	amy	2003-09-26 05:16:21
solution	neil	2003-09-09 22:37:12
Baseball rules	Lawrence	2003-09-01 14:08:17
re(3): Solution	saad	2003-07-15 04:58:14
w/out reading everyone's responses	matt Tortorice	2003-07-14 09:24:58
easy	mike	2003-07-11 16:48:14
re(2): Solution	Tristan	2003-07-11 13:39:50
re: Solution	Cory Taylor	2003-07-10 11:40:16
Solution	saad	2003-07-10 08:43:10
i got it ! i think	Viet	2003-07-09 15:27:41
another hint on the third method	Cory Taylor	2003-07-09 12:57:47
re: solution	Chris	2003-07-09 07:19:34
re(2): another way - solution?	Charlie	2003-07-09 03:47:24
re: another way - solution?	fwaff	2003-07-08 22:12:32
solution	ethan	2003-07-08 18:39:07
Hmm	DJ	2003-07-08 18:20:38
re: another way	Rob	2003-07-08 15:41:40
another way	Cory Taylor	2003-07-08 14:30:18
Solution	Laurie	2003-07-08 09:53:58
Solution	Al	2003-07-08 08:39:01
My solution	Yoda	2003-07-08 08:33:57
No Subject	reed	2003-07-08 08:19:11
re: Perhaps	Jim C	2003-07-08 07:12:39
The Perfect Loss?	Jim C	2003-07-08 07:11:24
Perhaps	Bryan	2003-07-08 04:48:33
solution?	derek	2003-07-08 04:45:01

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