The MLB pitcher that pitched the most innings without giving up a grand slam was Hall of Famer Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles. He pitched 3948 innings in the regular season and another 124 1/3 innings in the postseason without giving up a grand slam.
Jim Palmer - Baltimore Orioles and some other guy min 200 innnings
Go all 9 innings without giving up a hit
Statistics are current through the games of September 19, 2007: For a career John Franco, whose career spanned 1984-2005, pitched in 1119 games without starting a single game. Two pitchers in MLB history have pitched more games than Franco. Jesse Orosco (1979-2003) holds the MLB record for career games pitched with 1252. He started 4 of those games. Mike Stanton, who is currently active and pitching with the Cincinnati Reds, is 2nd in all time appearances with 1174. He has started one game in his career. For a season, Mike Marshall of the 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers pitched in 106 games without starting a single game.
Jim Hughes' MLB career spanned 6 seasons, 1952-1955 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1956 with the Dodgers and Chicago Cubs, and 1957 with the Chicago White Sox. 1) He pitched in 172 career games, 171 of them in relief. 2) His career record was 15-13 with a 3.83 ERA in 296 innings. 3) He had 53 at bats with 9 hits for a .170 batting average. 4) He pitched in one World Series game, that being Game 1 of the 1953 World Series between the Dodgers and Yankees. He threw four innings, giving up three hits and one run. 5) His best season was 1954 when he led the National League in saves (24) and games pitched (60).
Mike Mussina's regular season debut for the Yankees was April 5, 2001 against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium. He pitched 7 2/3 innings giving up 5 hits and 0 runs as the Yankees won, 1-0. Mariano Rivera pitched the final 1 1/3 innings to record the save.
In MLB, 18 innings.Law started and pitched 18 innings against the Milwaukee Braves on July 19, 1955 giving up 9 hits and 2 runs while walking 2 and striking out 12. He left the game for a pinch hitter in the bottom of the 18th inning and wound up with a no decision.The Pirates won the game in the 19th.
One answer is ,.... Jack Billingham pitched 13 innings while with Colorado of the Mid-West Winter League in 1975 I seem to recall a pitcher for Victoria BC , pitching 23 innings in first game of a double header back about 1951. This was a AA league I believe W.I.L or P.C.L. Leagues changed names a few times over the years .... lol If anyone can verify the correct answer please email me at jaca56.com The most innings pitched by a pitcher in a single game is 26 and is held by Leon Cadore of the Brooklyn Dodgers and Joe Oeschger of the Boston Braves on May 1, 1920. The game went 26 innings and wound up in a 1-1 tie. Both Cadore and Oeschger pitched the entire 26 innings. It is the longest game, innings wise, in MLB history.
Steve Parris ... he pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up 3 runs and 3 hits in a Reds 5-0 loss to the Mets.
He pitched his first game in MLB, for the Brooklyn Dodgers, on June 24, 1955 against the Milwaukee Braves, giving up 2 hits and no runs in 2 innings.
you need 5 innings
Each out recorded while the pitcher is still playing is recorded as a third of an inning. So if a pitcher give up three runs while pitching in a game and is taken out in the 6th with 2 out, it would be recorded as him giving up three in 6 and 2/3's innings (assuming the runs were earned.) BUT there is a bit of a kicker to this, sometimes if you watching the scores of other games go across the bottom of the screen, you'll see that a pitcher pitch 4.1 innings or 7.2 innings. In baseball language 4.1 is 4 and 1/3 innings pitched and 7.2 is 7 and 2/3 inningg pitched. 4.1 and 7.1 just looks more apealing that 4.3 (repeating) or 7.6(repeating) which is what it mathematically would be