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What pitcher holds the World Series record for most consecutive scoreless innings?
The star lefty handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, Babe Ruth, established the record of 29 and 2 thirds consecutive scoreless World Series innings pitched. It was not till 1961 that Whitey Ford broke Babe Ruth's World Series record, at 33 innings.
What New York Yankee pitcher broke Babe Ruth's record of consecutive scoreless innings in the World Series?
Whitey Ford
Who is the famous Red Sox pitcher that holds the team record for pitching the most shutout innings in a row in a world series?
Babe Ruth with 29 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings pitched in World Series play.
Who holds the mlb playoff record for most consecutive scoreless innings pitched?
The New York Yankees Mariano Rivera holds the all time Post season record of 33 1/3 scoreless innings pitched. Whitey Ford holds the World Series record with 33 consecutive scoreless innings pitched. Christy Mathewson pitched 27 consecutive scoreless innings in a single post season as he threw 3 shutouts in the 1905 World Series.
Which New York Yankees pitcher pitched the most innings in the 1978 World Series?
Jim 'Catfish' Hunter with 13 innings pitched.
How many world series did hy vandenberg won?
0. Hy Vandenberg pitched in one World Series, the 1945 Series for the Chicago Cubs who lost to the Detroit Tigers 4 games to 3. He was in three games and pitched six scoreless innings.
Consecutive scoreless innings for a team?
Through the 2008 World Series ... In a single World Series the record is 27 by Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants in 1905. He threw three complete game shutouts in helping the Giants defeat the Philadelphia Athletics, 4 games to 1. Over more than one World Series the record is 33 2/3 innings by Whitey Ford of the New York Yankees. The streak started in the first inning of Game 1 of the 1960 World Series ... Ford threw shutouts Game 1 and Game 5. It continued in the 1961 World Series as he threw a shutout in Game 1 and 5 scoreless innings in Game 4 to extend the streak to 32 innings. It ended in Game 1 of the 1962 Series with two outs in the second inning.
What World Series pitching record was once held by Babe Ruth that lasted forty years?
Babe Ruth pitched many World Series innings for the Boston Red Sox. He amassed a record of 291/3 scoreless innings in 1918. It took Yankee Whitey Ford in 1961 to finally break Ruth's record.
Has a baseball pitcher ever thrown a shutout in extra innings?
Three great examples come to mind -- two regular-season games and one World Series classic. On July 2, 1963, Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hit a solo home run in the bottom of the 16th inning to snap a scoreless tie between the Giants and the Milwaukee Braves. The winning pitcher was San Francisco's Juan Marichal, who pitched all 16 shutout innings. The losing pitcher was Milwaukee's Warren Spahn who had pitched 15.1 scoreless innings before yielding Mays' home run. Almost nine years earlier, in August 1954, Jack Harshman of the Chicago White Sox pitched a 16-inning shutout against the Detroit Tigers. Al Aber of Detroit gave up the game's only run of the game in the 16th. In Game 7 of the 1991 World Series, the Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves played scoreless baseball before the Twins won 1-0 sin the bottom of the 10th inning. Minnesota starter Jack Morris pitched the entire game for the eventual world champions.
How many innings must be played in the World Series to make a complete baseball game?
Five innings
How many teams have won the World Series in the bottom of the ninth in a game seven?
The World Series has been won in the bottom of the ninth of game seven twice. In 1960 Bill Mazeroski's home run led the Pirates past the Yankees, in a game where the Yankees scored two in the top of the ninth to tie it. The Yankees were the victims again in 2001. This time the Yankees took a lead into the bottom of the ninth, but the Arizona Diamondbacks scored two off of the previously perfect Mariano Rivera to win it. There were also three World Series won by the home team in extra innings of game seven. The Washington Senators beat the New York Giants 4-3 in 12 innings in game seven in 1924, with Walter Johnson throwing 4 scoreless innings in relief to get his only World Series win thanks to 4 scoreless in relief. The Senators moved to Minnesota and changed their name to the Twins, and became the next team to win the World Series in extra innings in game seven, in 1991. Jack Morris went all ten innings for the 1-0 win. In 1997 the Marlins tied the Indians at 2 in the bottom of the ninth, and then won it in the bottom of the 11th. Finally, the Red Sox beat the Giants 4 games to 3 in the 1912 World Series, going into the bottom of the 10th down by one, but scoring 2 off of Christy Matthewson to win it. That game was considered Game 8, as Game 2 ended in a tie when it was called for darkness after 11 innings.
Who are 5 World series pitchers with era under one with a minimum of 25 innings pitched?
As of the 2008 World Series: 1) Jack Billingham - 0.36 - 25 1/3 innings pitched in the 1972, 1975, and 1976 World Series.2) Harry Breechen - 0.83 - 32 2/3 innings pitched in the 1943, 1944, and 1946 World Series.3) Babe Ruth - 0.87 - 31 innings pitched in the 1916 and 1918 World Series.4) Sherry Smith - 0.89 - 30 1/3 innings pitched in the 1916 and 1920 World Series.5) Sandy Koufax - 0.95 - 57 innings pitched in the 1959, 1963, 1965, and 1966 World Series.6) Christy Mathewson - 0.97 - 101 2/3 innings pitched in the 1905, 1911, 1912, and 1913 World Series. Useless bit of trivia: According to Baseball Reference, Jack Billingham and Christy Mathewson are cousins.
