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Benny
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Baseball math
« on: Jul 22nd, 2009, 9:01pm » |
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In a major league baseball game, a pitcher faced only 27 batters. Every batter he faced, he struck out. He allowed no hits and no runs, yet his team lost 4-0.
How could this be?
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Re: Baseball math
« Reply #1 on: Jul 23rd, 2009, 5:09am » |
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One simple possibility: The game went scoreless through the 9th; he was relieved in the 10th and the relief pitcher gave up four runs.
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cchris
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Re: Baseball math
« Reply #2 on: Jul 25th, 2009, 6:22pm » |
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That seems like the biggest possibility, since he only faced 27 batters. That, or it's something to do with the rules of baseball, and the batters got a "walk" or whatever it is, and stole bases to win.
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Re: Baseball math
« Reply #3 on: Mar 2nd, 2010, 1:26pm » |
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There is another obvious possibility that doesn't require extra innings. He came in as relief after the starter gave up 4 runs and got no outs. if he struck out every batter he faced, then he didn't walk anyone.
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Re: Baseball math
« Reply #4 on: Mar 7th, 2010, 5:46pm » |
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He got into lots and lots of fights. 27 of them to be exact. He won all the fights, but his team had already lost. Plus, the police want to have a word with him now
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