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In 2018, all of Major League Baseball combined for 42 complete games, with no pitcher having more than 2. The 2019 season was similar in both respects, with 45 total complete games and no pitcher having more than 3. [18] In a 2019 story, Sam Miller of ESPN went so far as to say, "In your lifetime, you might very well see the last complete game."
Cy Young is the all-time leader in complete games with 749 and the only player to complete more than 700 games. Pud Galvin is second all-time with 646 career complete games and the only other player to complete more than 600 games. No active pitcher has yet to even reach 30 career complete games. [2]
A Maddux, in baseball statistics, is when a pitcher throws a shutout of nine or more innings with fewer than 100 pitches. Writer Jason Lukehart invented the statistic in 2012 and named it after his favorite baseball player, Greg Maddux. [1] As of April 2024, Greg Maddux has the most career Madduxes with 13 since 1988, the first year of complete ...
27 years ago today, Greg Maddux threw the Maddux-iest* game of his career, mowing down the Cubs in a 4-1 complete game victory on just 76 pitches. ... game shutout on fewer than 100 pitches ...
He hasn’t had an 11-game stretch with fewer than two stolen bases since June 20 to July 3, and hasn’t had an 11-game stretch with fewer than two home runs since May 21 to June 4.
Justin Steele pitched a two-hitter for his first career complete game, Seiya Suzuki homered and the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 on Friday. The crowd of 36,948 cheered when he came ...
Complete game. In baseball, a complete game (CG) is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher. [1] A pitcher who meets this criterion will be credited with a complete game regardless of the number of innings played—pitchers who throw an entire official game that is shortened by rain will still be ...
Less than two years later, on Monday night, Hamlin recorded his first career interception, sending his teammates and a home Bills crowd into a frenzy. The play took place late in the second ...