Late in Monday night’s 2-0 Mets victory over Miami, the Mets’ announcers mentioned that New York was using its sixth pitcher of the evening. Now generally speaking, nine-inning shutouts SHOULD require fewer pitchers than games where a team gives up some runs. So the six-pitcher shutout got the VORG wondering if the explosion in relief … Read moreHow Many Pitchers Does it take to Hurl a Shutout Nowadays?
Friday night, the Giants roughed up Hyun-Jin Ryu and ran away from the Dodgers, 9-0. The next night, the Dodgers returned the favor on Tim Hudson and many other San Francisco relievers, 17-0. Thus, we had consecutive shutouts by each team, with a total run differential of 26 (0-9/17-0). This got the VORG wondering what … Read moreSwapping Shutout Routs
Saturday was quite a day for shutouts. There were seven of them, including four by 1-0. The record for shutouts on a single day is eight (June 4, 1972, when a total of 16 games were played). The four 1-0 games tied the all-time record for the most in one day (September 18, 1915 which … Read moreAll about 1-0 Games
Sunday was a great day for 13-0 shutouts. There were two of them. The Red Sox routed R.A. Dickey and the Jays in Toronto, and the Indians roughed up David Price and the Rays in Tampa. This elicited a Twitter question for Jayson Stark: Jayson Stark @jaysonst Exactly 13-0? Never in div-play era RT @FrankMcawesome: … Read moreA Day for Shutout Routs