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Pitch count has nothing to do with eligibility to be the winning pitcher. In a scheduled 9-inning game, the starting pitcher must pitch 5 complete innings to be eligible to be the winning pitcher. Relief pitchers must be the pitcher of record when the winning team takes the lead, and never relinquishes the lead, to be the winning pitcher.
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How many pitches does a pitcher need to be eligible for a win?
it could just be 1 pitch. all bepends on what stage the game is when that pitcher pitches. it would have to be the 5th inning or later.
How many warm up pitches does a pitcher get when entering a game to start an inning?
8
Has any pitcher throw the minimum pitches in baseball history?
No pitcher in baseball history has ever thrown the minimum of 27 pitches in a 9 inning game.
How many outs will a pitcher record when he pitches a perfect game?
For a nine inning perfect game the pitcher would record 27 outs (3 outs in each of the 9 innings).
What is the smallest number of pitches that a pitcher can pitch and still come away with a complete game?
27 pitches. If a pitcher can get every batter out with one pitch then the total amount of pitches for the game for that pitcher will be 27.
What position is Mariano Rivera in baseball?
He is a pitcher...he mostly closes (Pitches last inning/s (1/9) of a game for the Yankees)
Most pitches thrown in a game?
683 pitches is the most thrown a pitcher lol
What was the fewest pitches thrown by one pitcher in a full nine inning complete game?
Fifty-eight pitches, Red Barret of the Boston Braves against the Cinncinati Reds in a 2-0 complete game shutout, 1944.
If a pitcher enters the game in the 8th inning with the score 5-0 pitches the 9th inning and the game ends with a score of 8-0 does the pitcher gets a save?
No he does not. You must enter the game with the score being within 3 runs of the other team. But if the pitcher pitches three innings without giving up the lead, (after the starter) then he is awarded the save as well. example: 1-0, 5-2, 9-8
What is the limit of pitches a pitcher can throw in a single game?
no limit
What is considered a save situation in baseball?
# He is the finishing pitcher in a game won by his team # He is not the winning pitcher # He is credited with at least ⅓ of an inning pitched # He satisfies one of the following conditions: ## He enters the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitches for at least one inning ## He enters the game, regardless of the count, with the potential tying run either on base, at bat or on deck ## He pitches for at least three innings
What is a save situation in baseball?
# He is the finishing pitcher in a game won by his team # He is not the winning pitcher # He is credited with at least ⅓ of an inning pitched # He satisfies one of the following conditions: ## He enters the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitches for at least one inning ## He enters the game, regardless of the count, with the potential tying run either on base, at bat or on deck ## He pitches for at least three innings
