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Posted By: Justin

This is a great article I just read that compares the pitch counts of the Dodgers from 1947-64 with those of the modern day NL:

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=383

It's interesting stuff.

I know Red Barrett pitched a complete game in 1944 on only 58 pitches.

And Denny McClain is definitely exaggerating, pitchers of the time weren't only throwing 105 pitches a game, sometines they were throwing way more than that. Also McClain had his arm blow out at a young age possibly due to overwork.