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An immaculate inning occurs in baseball when a pitcher strikes out all three batters he faces in one inning using the minimum possible number of pitches: nine. [1] This has happened 115 times in Major League history and has been accomplished by 105 pitchers (80 right-handed and 25 left-handed).
In the first inning, he threw an immaculate inning, becoming the sixth NL pitcher and the 11th overall to throw one; he remains the only one to do so in a no-hitter. [71] [72] His no-hitter, along with a 4–2 record, 73 strikeouts and a 1.23 ERA, earned him the Player of the Month Award for June. It was the only time in his career he earned ...
One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two outs count as two-thirds of an inning. This is a list of the top 100 Major League Baseball pitchers who have accumulated the most innings pitched of all time. Cy Young is the all-time leader in innings pitched with 7,356, and the only pitcher to throw more than 7,000 innings.
Carrasco finished the 2016 season with an 11–8 record and 3.32 ERA in 25 starts, recording 150 strikeouts in 146 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings. Carrasco with the Indians in 2017. In the fifth inning of a July 7, 2017, game against the Detroit Tigers, Carrasco pitched an immaculate inning, striking out the side on the
On August 22, 1923, Thurston became the fifth pitcher in major-league history to pitch an immaculate inning, striking out all three batters on nine total pitches in the 12th inning of a game against the Philadelphia Athletics; he was also the first pitcher to achieve the feat in extra innings and the only White Sox pitcher to do so for 101 ...
On September 8, 1977, Sutter struck out all three batters on nine total pitches in the ninth inning of a 10-inning 3–2 win over the Montreal Expos, becoming the 12th NL pitcher and the 19th pitcher in major-league history to achieve an immaculate inning. Sutter had also struck out the side (although not on nine pitches) upon entering the game ...
In the fourth inning of that game, Carlyle threw an immaculate inning by striking out the side on nine total pitches; it was the 40th time in major-league history that the feat had been accomplished. [10] Reflecting on Carlyle's performance, then Braves manager Bobby Cox noted that "[Carlyle's] sneaky quick. A lot of guys don't have good hacks ...
Jones threw an immaculate inning during a save on September 23, 1997, by striking out Johnny Damon, Scott Cooper, and Rod Myers of the Kansas City Royals. [8] Jones announced his retirement on December 7, 2000. [3] His 303 career saves ranked 12th in major league history upon his retirement, and his 846 career appearances ranked 21st.