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Baseball

kairos12

(13,388 posts) Mon May 14, 2018, 06:10 PM May 2018

Yesterday Jacob deGrom

He threw 45 pitches in the 1st inning and didn't give up a run.

Huh?

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Yesterday Jacob deGrom (Original Post) kairos12 May 2018 OP

Wow - batters must have been fouling off a lot of his pitches, perhaps? Ohiogal May 2018 #1

He also left after the 1st kairos12 May 2018 #2

Oh yes, that's a lot to throw in one inning. Ohiogal May 2018 #3

No it wasn't. I've never seen a no hitter live. kairos12 May 2018 #5

Here's another one from this April BeyondGeography May 2018 #4

Ohiogal

(38,110 posts)

1. Wow - batters must have been fouling off a lot of his pitches, perhaps?

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Mon May 14, 2018, 06:12 PM

May 2018

kairos12

(13,388 posts)

2. He also left after the 1st

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #1)

Mon May 14, 2018, 06:19 PM

May 2018

For perspective, I once saw Jim Bunning throw a complete game with 70 pitches. He pounded the strike zone.

Ohiogal

(38,110 posts)

3. Oh yes, that's a lot to throw in one inning.

Reply to kairos12 (Reply #2)

Mon May 14, 2018, 06:30 PM

May 2018

Guess he wore himself out!

Was the Bunning game you saw a no hitter?

kairos12

(13,388 posts)

5. No it wasn't. I've never seen a no hitter live.

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #3)

Mon May 14, 2018, 06:40 PM

May 2018

BeyondGeography

(40,608 posts)

4. Here's another one from this April

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Mon May 14, 2018, 06:31 PM

May 2018

https://www.google.com/amp/amp.si.com/mlb/2018/04/22/san-francisco-giants-brandon-belt-record-plate-appearance

49-pitch first inning, no runs. One 21-pitch AB (MLB record).

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