GDT 5/10/13-Rockies (Garland) @ Cardinals (Miller) 7:15 CDT

[Fat Strat]

More amazing stats:

ESPN: Shelby Miller: 3rd P age 22 or younger to throw 1-hit shutout with 13+ K, 0 BB in Live-Ball Era. Other 2: Dwight Gooden and Kerry Wood

[Vidor]

There have been thirteen occasions in Major League Baseball history when a pitcher—or, in one case, multiple pitchers—recorded at least 27 consecutive outs after one or more runners reached base. In four instances, the game went into extra innings and the pitcher(s) recorded more than 27 consecutive outs:

On May 11, 1919, Walter Johnson, pitching for the Senators against the Yankees, retired 28 batters in row: After surrendering a one-out single in the first to Roger Peckinpaugh and then retiring the next two batters to end the inning, he was perfect in the second through the ninth. He recorded two outs in the tenth, before giving up a walk to Home Run Baker. The first Sunday game to be played legally in New York, it was ended after the 12th inning, still scoreless, because Yankee owner Jacob Ruppert mistakenly believed the new law barred play after 6 PM.[69]

On September 24, 1919, Waite Hoyt, pitching for the Red Sox against the Yankees in the second game of a doubleheader, gave up a run in the second inning. The Red Sox tied the game in the ninth on a solo home run by Babe Ruth, his then record-breaking 28th of the season. The game report in the New York Times states, "Hoyt gave a remarkable performance of his pitching skill, and from the fourth inning to the thirteenth he did not allow a hit and not a Yankee runner reached first base. In these nine hitless innings the youngster was at the top of his form". The Yankees eventually won 2–1 when, in the 13th, Wally Pipp tripled and was brought home by a sacrifice fly. (The New York Times report states that Pipp tripled with "two out"—evidently a typographical or counting error, as the subsequent sacrifice fly, which is described in detail, would not then have been possible.)[70] Play-by-play records are not currently available for the game, but it appears that Hoyt recorded no less than 28 consecutive outs—the last out in the third inning and 27 in the perfect nine innings encompassing the fourth through the 12th.[71]

On September 18, 1971, Rick Wise, pitching for the Phillies against the Cubs, gave up a home run to the leadoff batter in the second inning, Frank Fernandez. He did not allow another baserunner until Ron Santo singled with two outs in the top of the 12th. Wise retired the next batter and the Phillies scored in the bottom of the inning, making him the winner, 4–3. Wise had been perfect for 10 2/3, retiring 32 consecutive batters—the record for most consecutive outs in a game by a winning pitcher. At the plate, Wise helped his cause by going 3 for 6, with a double and the game-winning RBI in the bottom of the 12th. The starting pitcher for the Cubs was Milt Pappas, who would have his near-perfect game one year later.[72]

On July 6, 2005, A.J. Burnett, pitching for the Florida Marlins, surrendered a two-out single in the third inning that gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 4–1 lead. It was the fourth hit he had given up, on top of five walks. He then retired the next ten batters before leaving the game with the Marlins trailing 4–2. In his six innings, he struck out 14. Jim Mecir pitched a perfect seventh and Guillermo Mota pitched a perfect eighth and ninth as the Marlins rallied to send the game into extra innings. Todd Jones was perfect in the 10th and 11th and Valerio de los Santos picked up the win with a perfect 12th, for a total of 28 straight batters retired starting with the final batter of the third inning.[73]


In the ten other instances, the leadoff batter (or batters) reached base in the first inning, followed by 27 consecutive batters (or batters and baserunners) being retired through the end of a nine-inning game.[74] In one case, the leadoff baserunner was retired, meaning the pitcher faced the minimum:

On June 30, 1908, Red Sox pitcher Cy Young walked the New York Highlanders' leadoff batter, Harry Niles, who was caught stealing. No one else reached base against Young, who also had three hits and four RBIs in Boston's 8–0 win. It was the third no-hitter of Young's career and about as close as possible to being his second perfect game.[75] He is the only pitcher in major league history to retire 27 consecutive men in a game on two separate occasions.

The remaining instances in which a pitcher recorded 27 consecutive outs in a game, noting how the opponent's leadoff batter (or batters) reached base:

May 24, 1884, Al Atkinson/Philadelphia Athletics (Pittsburgh Alleghenys' Ed Swartwood hit by pitch, stole second, reached third on a groundout, and scored on a passed ball)[76]
On June 23, 1917, Babe Ruth and Ernie Shore pitched their combined no-hitter in which the leadoff hitter walked and was thrown out stealing second (see "Unofficial perfect games" above).
May 16, 1953, Curt Simmons/Philadelphia Phillies (single by Milwaukee Braves' Bill Bruton)[77]
May 13, 1954, Robin Roberts/Phillies (home run by Reds' Bobby Adams)[78]
July 1, 1966, Woodie Fryman/Pittsburgh Pirates (single by New York Mets' Ron Hunt)[79]
May 19, 1981, Jim Bibby/Pirates (single by Atlanta Braves' Terry Harper)[80]
June 11, 1982, Jerry Reuss/Los Angeles Dodgers (double by Reds' Eddie Milner, who reached third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a fielder's choice)[81]
April 22, 1993, Chris Bosio/Seattle Mariners (walks by Red Sox Ernest Riles and Carlos Quintana, the latter of whom was retired on a double play)[82]
July 7, 2006, John Lackey/Los Angeles Angels (double by Oakland Athletics' Mark Kotsay)[83]
May 10, 2013, Shelby Miller/St. Louis Cardinals (single by Colorado Rockies' Eric Young, Jr.)[84]

WOO HOO

[fanforever]

Shelby Miller's Game Score tonight was 98. The other one-hitter tonight, Jon Lester's, came in at 90.

[HowBoutThemBirds]

I put to the forum that judging solely on the pitcher's stat line, Miller just had the greatest game ever by a Cardinal. I would be interested to hear what Gibson's game score against the Tigers was.

Baseball-Reference says 93.

[Vidor]

I put to the forum that judging solely on the pitcher's stat line, Miller just had the greatest game ever by a Cardinal. I would be interested to hear what Gibson's game score against the Tigers was.

Baseball-Reference says 93.

Well then, purely by stat line, Miller basically has him beat.

[Secret Weapon]

Gibson had 1 game with a gamescore of 100

im not sure which game that was though

[heyzeus]

Holy [expletive] what a game.

And a season.

I do believe it was the right call for Miller to be our #5.

[Vidor]

Holy [expletive] what a game.

And a season.

I do believe it was the right call for Miller to be our #5.

That decision seems to be working out well, doesn't it?

[Cronos]

Shades of Vinegar Bend Mizell: Shelby's the first Cards rookie with a complete game shutout and 10+ Ks since 1952.

Now there's a baseball name.

[fanforever]