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(Message started by: BenVitale on Jul 22^nd, 2009, 9:01pm)

Title: Baseball math
Post by BenVitale on Jul 22^nd, 2009, 9:01pm

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?

Title: Re: Baseball math
Post by SMQ on Jul 23^rd, 2009, 5:09am

One simple possibility: [hide]The game went scoreless through the 9^th; he was relieved in the 10^th and the relief pitcher gave up four runs.[/hide]

--SMQ

Title: Re: Baseball math
Post by cchris on Jul 25^th, 2009, 6:22pm

That seems like the biggest possibility, since [hide]he only faced 27 batters. [/hide] That, or [hide]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.[/hide]

Title: Re: Baseball math
Post by victorpride on Mar 2^nd, 2010, 1:26pm

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.

Title: Re: Baseball math
Post by cheesepuff on Mar 7^th, 2010, 5:46pm

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