Hughie Jennings
26 pitches to Roy Thomas he fouled off 22 pitches 3 were balls and then the one he put in play
Justin Verlander with 3,931 pitches
Some catchers are allowed more leeway to call pitches by their managers than others. But usually pitches are called by the manager or pitching coach and relayed to the pitcher by the catcher.
Yes
In the Minor Leagues?
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There is no definitive answer since pitches per at bat has not been a consistently kept statistic, however according to the original Baseball Abstract by Bill James, Roy Thomas fouled off 22 pitches & eventually worked the count to 3 balls. This would mean he saw at least 26 pitches (22 strikes + 3 balls + 1 ball in play)
30 pitches P
Yes, and as a matter of fact, in MLB history there have been about 40-50 pitches credited with 4 strikeouts in one inning because of this. Click on the 'Four Strikeouts in One Inning' link below to see all MLB pitchers that have been credited with four strikeouts in one inning.
The heaviest pitcher in MLB History is definitely Nolan Ryan.
MLB. The average life span of a MLB ball is 5 pitches
http://espn.go.com/mlb/history/nohitters you count