Immaculate Inning

[Peter_Spaeth]

I wonder how common or uncommon it is to get three outs on three pitches?

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I wonder how common or uncommon it is to get three outs on three pitches?

A triple play only requires one pitch.

[commishbob]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

A triple play only requires one pitch.

Three of the new intentional walks and three pickoffs would take NO pitches.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by commishbob

Three of the new intentional walks and three pickoffs would take NO pitches.

If such a strategy were applied repeatedly, the complete game would return and the pitch count would be irrelevant. The big question however is whether the pitcher’s pickoff count would supplant the pitch count and become the determining factor in when to go to the bull pen.

We may marvel at the immaculate inning, but it wouldn’t hold a candle to the “no pitch complete game.”

[nolemmings]

Originally Posted by commishbob

Three of the new intentional walks and three pickoffs would take NO pitches.

So, could a pitcher get credited with a no-hitter if he never threw a pitch but there were 27 recorded outs while he was on the mound?

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

So, could a pitcher get credited with a no-hitter if he never threw a pitch but there were 27 recorded outs while he was on the mound?

Yes, but it probably would be rare.