AboutTom Schott Expertise I will deal with the major leagues only from 19th century to present. I`m good on baseball history, records, statistics, ballparks. Try to stick to on-the-field stuff. I`m not interested in personal off-the-field stuff like spouses, girl friends, drug habits, salaries, mascots, etc. If you already know the answer to the question, please don't ask it. I don't want to play "stump the expert."
Experience I've written on the subject, and I have substantial library of resources.
Publications Numerous encyclopedia, newspaper, magazine articles. One book, several book chapters.
Question Did any full time pitcher ever go an entire season without losing a game ?
Answer Ernie,
To answer the question, not really. The best I can discover is 12 wins, 0 losses, in 11 starts with 120 innings pitched. Here are my findings:
GAMES STARTED YEAR GS L W IP
T1 Kirk Rueter 1993 14 0 8 85.2
T1 Jason Bere 1999 14 0 5 66.2
T1 Noah Lowry 2004 14 0 6 92
T4 Randy Wolf 2006 12 0 4 56.2
T4 Ken Holtzman 1967 12 0 9 93
T6 Erik Hiljus 2001 11 0 5 66
T6 Tom Zachary 1929 11 0 12 120
T6 Pete Smith 1992 11 0 7 79
T9 Wally Bunker 1968 10 0 2 71
T9 Pascual Perez 1987 10 0 7 70.1
FYI, Zachary appeared in relief 15 times in 1929, so a lot of those 120 IP are not as a starter. Looks like Ken Holtzman's 1972 year with the Cubbies might be the best. All 93 of his innings were as a starter.
