Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
6 singles in a 9-inning game 18: Baseball Almanac: 4 home runs in a game 18: Baseball Almanac: 6 or more runs scored in a game 19: Baseball Almanac: 7 or more runs scored in a game 1: Guy Hecker. August 15, 1886 [10] Home run on first pitch in the major leagues: 3: Baseball Almanac: Home run in final at bat in the major leagues: 69: Baseball ...
Average four-seam fastball velocity since 2008. The fastest pitch officially recognized by MLB was a 105.8 mph four-seam fastball thrown by Aroldis Chapman on September 24, 2010. [14] Since the mid-2000s, MLB has observed a significant increase in fastball velocity among pitchers. In 2008, the average four-seam fastball velocity in the MLB was ...
3 Pitching. 4 Baserunning. 5 Other. ... List of Major League Baseball single-season records; List of Major League Baseball single-game records;
2. Since 2008, average mph velocity in the major leagues has risen from 91.3 to 94.2 for four-seam fastballs, 82.8 to 84.6 for sliders, 75.7 to 79.5 for curveballs and 81.7 to 85.5 for changeups. During that period, fastball usage declined from 60% to 48%. By comparison, fastball velocity in Nippon Professional Baseball was 91.1 this year. 3.
With his velocity down and the control he gained in '62 gone, Dalkowski pitched for Elmira and two other minor league teams in 1964 before his final year of pro baseball in 1965. 'It wasn't in the ...
The following is a list of records for a game, season, or career that were broken in each Major League Baseball season by players, teams, or others. This does not include dates when additional stats were recorded by the same player above one's own record set (unless broken by someone else in between) or records by a team that do not lead the majors.
Angels closer Ben Joyce threw a 105.5-mph fastball to strike out Dodgers' Tommy Edman, making the pitch the fastest recorded to fan a hitter and third-fastest overall.
On July 8, 2023, Foley was the second of three pitchers to throw a combined no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays, pitching 1 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings. [12] For the 2023 season, Foley posted a 3–3 record and a 2.61 ERA. He recorded 7 saves and struck out 55 batters in 69 innings. In 2024, Foley primarily filled the role of closer for the Tigers ...