About Geoff Expertise Huge baseball trivia lover! I will attempt to answer anything you can think of when it comes to major league baseball. I have a large reference library of all things baseball. Try to stump me!
Question Whearas pitch counts have not always been tracked in baseball, in the modern version of the game it is. What is the fewest pitches for a 9 inning game by a pitcher? I realize that a guy one time had 28 in a 1-0 LOSS! The only errant pitch being a homer!
Answer Hi Ray,
Thanks for writing.
The record for fewest pitches in a complete 9-inning game is 58. Charles "Red" Barrett holds this record. It was set on August 10, 1944 when Barrett and the Braves beat the Reds 2-0.
I don't understand your comment about a pitcher throwing 28 pitches while losing 1-0. That has never happened in the Major Leagues.
