I believe that almost every pitcher who has pitched for more than 30 innings has struck out someone in three pitches. It isn't very hard for a pitcher to strike someone out in three pitches, especially if they have pitched for 30 innings.
26 pitches to Roy Thomas he fouled off 22 pitches 3 were balls and then the one he put in play
While a woman has never played in an MLB regular season game, there was a woman who played in spring training and struck out Babe Ruth, and her name was Jackie Mitchell she also struck out Lou Gehrig, on 7 combined pitches. (Ruth on 4, Gehrig on 3). There was the All American Girls Professional Baseball League, and there was a movie made about this called, A League of Their Own. There is no rule stating that a women can't play in MLB.
In a normal MLB game it is not uncommon to see 3 to 4 pitchers used in a 9 inning game. Many pitchers are capable of pitching a full 9 innings and many have. The general rotation usually allows a team to have a starter who pitches 5 - 7 innings, a reliever who takes over for when the starter is tired, and a closer who generally is called upon when the team is winning to stop the opposing team from scoring any runs in the final 1 or 2 innings. If you are asking how many pitches are thrown in a single game there are far too many variables that influence the outcome of that statistic. The average I believe falls around the 100 - 150 mark per game per team. So anywhere between 200 and 300 pitches for both teams in an entire game.
Many more than there were even ten years ago. Some of the better pitchers are: C.C. Sabathia 2008 Cy Young - Yankees Fausto Carmona 19 wins in '07 - Indians Pedro Martinez former 3-time Cy Young - Phillies There are also many others!
There have been 20 official perfect games pitched, 18 in the Modern Era of MLB, as of May 29, 2010.19th CenturyLee Richmond (WOR)June 12, 1880John Montgomery Ward (PROV)June 17, 1880Modern EraCy Young (BOS)37 RHP, 8 K, May 5, 1904Addie Joss (CLE)74 pitches, 3 K, October 2, 1908Charlie Robertson (CHW)90 pitches, 6 K, April 30, 1922Don Larson (NYY)97 pitches, 7 K, October 8, 1956(Game 5 of the World Series)Jim Bunning (PHI)90 pitches, 10 K, June 21, 1964Sandy Koufax (LAD)113 pitches, 14 K, September 9, 1965Catfish Hunter (OAK)107 pitches, 11 K, May 8, 1968Len Barker (CLE)103 pitches, 11 K, May 15, 1981Mike Witt (CAL)94 pitches, 10 K, September 30, 1984Tom Browning (CIN)102 pitches, 7K, September 16, 1988Dennis Martinez (MON)95 pitches, 5 K, July 28, 1991Kenny Rogers (TEX)98 pitches, 8 K, July 28, 1994David Wells (NYY)120 pitches, 11 K, May 17, 1998David Cone (NYY)88 pitches, 10 K, July 18, 1999Randy Johnson (ARI)117 pitches, 13 K, May 18, 2004Mark Buehrele (CHW)116 pitches, 6 K, July 23, 2009Dallas Braden (OAK)109 pitches, 6 K, May 9, 2010Roy Halladay (PHI)115 pitches, 11 K, May 29, 2010Unofficial Perfect GameArmando Galarraga (DET)Bad call, June 2, 2010under review; unlikely to be reversedNOTEThe bottom paragrah is not really a valid answer to the question "What pitchers in MLB history pitched perfect games?" whether this was due to a bad call or not, the bottom line is, the stat line reads he gave up 1 hit, hence he did not pitch a perfect game. Not even a no hitter, no matter how bad people want it to be.
Jackie Mitchell struck out babe Ruth with 4 pitches. 1 pitch was high for a ball. Then the following 3 pitches were strikes. The following batter was Lou Gheric and was struck out on 3 pitches
26 pitches to Roy Thomas he fouled off 22 pitches 3 were balls and then the one he put in play
Assuming it's an MLB game that's shortened to 6 innings, the winner would have to be the second pitcher because, by default, the starter cannot be credited with a win unless he pitches at least 5 innings.
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While a woman has never played in an MLB regular season game, there was a woman who played in spring training and struck out Babe Ruth, and her name was Jackie Mitchell she also struck out Lou Gehrig, on 7 combined pitches. (Ruth on 4, Gehrig on 3). There was the All American Girls Professional Baseball League, and there was a movie made about this called, A League of Their Own. There is no rule stating that a women can't play in MLB.
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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)
4 pitchers * 3 catchers = 12 combinations
There have been two pitchers that pitched games in MORE than 25 seasons ... Nolan Ryan in 27 and Tommy John in 26. Two other pitchers have pitched in 25 seasons ... Jim Kaat and Charlie Hough. If Jamie Moyer makes the Colorado Rockies squad and pitches in a game in 2012, he will have pitched in 25 seasons.
The top 3 pitchers for the Seattle mariners are Randy Johnson, Felix Hernandez and Jamie Moyer.
Stan Javier, via Boston Herald Stan Javier of the Oakland Athletics.He struck out looking on 3 straight pitches.
27 pitches, at least 3 an inning