List of Major League Baseball pitchers who have struck out three batters on nine pitches

List of Major League Baseball pitchers who have struck out three batters on nine pitches
Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax struck out three batters on nine pitches in one inning twice during his career

In Major League Baseball, 43 pitchers have thrown a nine-pitch, three-strikeout half-inning,[1] throwing nothing but strikes (the feat has been performed a total of 46 times, with three pitchers having done it twice). This feat is commonly referred to as an immaculate inning.[2][3][4][5]

Contents

Key

Player Name of the player
Date Date the player struck out three batters on nine pitches
Team The player's team
Inning Inning the pitcher struck out three batters on nine pitches
Score Final score of the game
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
* Player is active

List

Player Team Inning Score Opponent Batters Faced
Clarkson, JohnJohn Clarkson 01889-06-04June 4, 1889 Boston Beaneaters (NL) Third 4–2 W Philadelphia Quakers Jim Fogarty, Sam Thompson, Sid Farrar
Waddell, RubeRube Waddell 01902-07-01July 1, 1902 Philadelphia Athletics (AL) Third 2–0 W Baltimore Orioles Billy Gilbert, Harry Howell, John Cronin
Ragan, PatPat Ragan 01914-10-05October 5, 1914 Brooklyn Dodgers (NL) Eighth 15–2 L Boston Braves Possum Whitted, Butch Schmidt, Red Smith
Oeschger, JoeJoe Oeschger 01921-09-08September 8, 1921 Boston Braves (NL) Fourth 8–6 L Philadelphia Phillies Bevo LeBourveau, Cy Williams, Ed Konetchy
Thurston, SloppySloppy Thurston 01923-08-22August 22, 1923 Chicago White Sox (AL) Twelfth 3–2 L (13) Philadelphia Athletics Beauty McGowan, Chick Galloway, Sammy Hale
Vance, DazzyDazzy Vance 01924-09-24September 24, 1924 Brooklyn Dodgers (NL) Second 6–5 W Chicago Cubs Sam Bohne, Bubbles Hargrave, Eppa Rixey
Grove, LeftyLefty Grove (1) 01928-08-23August 23, 1928 Philadelphia Athletics (AL) Second 3–1 W Cleveland Indians Eddie Morgan, Luther Harvel, Martin Autry
Grove, LeftyLefty Grove (2) 01928-09-27September 27, 1928 Philadelphia Athletics (AL) Seventh 5–3 W Chicago White Sox Moe Berg, Tommy Thomas, Johnny Mostil
Hoeft, BillyBilly Hoeft 01953-09-07September 7, 1953 Detroit Tigers (AL) Seventh 6–2 W Chicago White Sox Jim Rivera, Mike Fornieles, Chico Carrasquel
Bunning, JimJim Bunning 01959-08-02August 2, 1959 Detroit Tigers (AL) Ninth 5–4 L Boston Red Sox Sammy White, Jim Mahoney, Ike Delock
Koufax, SandySandy Koufax (1) 01962-06-30June 30, 1962 Los Angeles Dodgers (NL) First 5–0 W New York Mets Richie Ashburn, Rod Kanehl, Félix Mantilla
Koufax, SandySandy Koufax (2) 01964-04-18April 18, 1964 Los Angeles Dodgers (NL) Third 3–0 L Cincinnati Reds Leo Cardenas, Johnny Edwards, Jim Maloney
Bruce, BobBob Bruce 01964-04-19April 19, 1964 Houston Colt .45s (NL) Eighth 6–1 L St Louis Cardinals Bill White, Charlie James, Ken Boyer
Downing, AlAl Downing 01967-08-11August 11, 1967 New York Yankees (AL) Second 5–3 W Cleveland Indians Tony Horton, Don Demeter, Duke Sims
Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan (1) 01968-04-19April 19, 1968 New York Mets (NL) Third 3–2 L Los Angeles Dodgers Claude Osteen, Wes Parker, Zoilo Versalles
Gibson, BobBob Gibson 01969-05-12May 12, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NL) Seventh 6–2 W Los Angeles Dodgers Len Gabrielson, Paul Popovich, John Miller
Pappas, MiltMilt Pappas 01971-09-24September 24, 1971 Chicago Cubs (NL) Fourth 6–5 L Philadelphia Phillies Greg Luzinski (1), Don Money, Mike Anderson
Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan (2) 01972-07-09July 9, 1972 California Angels (AL) Second 3–0 W Boston Red Sox Carlton Fisk (1), Bob Burda, Juan Beniquez
Sutter, BruceBruce Sutter 01977-09-08September 8, 1977 Chicago Cubs (NL) Ninth 3–2 W (10) Montreal Expos Ellis Valentine, Gary Carter, Larry Parrish
Guidry, RonRon Guidry 01984-08-07August 7, 1984 New York Yankees (AL) Ninth 7–0 W Chicago White Sox Carlton Fisk (2), Tom Paciorek, Greg Luzinski (2)
Robinson, JeffJeff Robinson 01987-09-07September 7, 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) Eighth 3–2 W Chicago Cubs Leon Durham, Andre Dawson, Rafael Palmeiro
Dibble, RobRob Dibble 01989-06-04June 4, 1989 Cincinnati Reds (NL) Eighth 5–3 W San Diego Padres Carmelo Martínez, Mark Parent, Garry Templeton
Montgomery, JeffJeff Montgomery 01990-04-29April 29, 1990 Kansas City Royals (AL) Eighth 5–2 W Texas Rangers Pete Incaviglia, Geno Petralli, Thad Bosley
Ashby, AndyAndy Ashby 01991-06-15June 15, 1991 Philadelphia Phillies (NL) Fourth 3–1 L Cincinnati Reds Hal Morris, Todd Benzinger, Jeff Reed (1)
Cone, DavidDavid Cone 01991-08-30August 30, 1991 New York Mets (NL) Fifth 3–2 W Cincinnati Reds Herm Winningham, Randy Myers, Mariano Duncan
Harnisch, PetePete Harnisch 01991-09-06September 6, 1991 Houston Astros (NL) Seventh 3–1 W Philadelphia Phillies Wes Chamberlain, Dickie Thon, Jose De Jesus
Wilson, TrevorTrevor Wilson 01992-06-07June 7, 1992 San Francisco Giants (NL) Ninth 3–0 W Houston Astros Jeff Bagwell, Eric Anthony, Rafael Ramirez
Rojas, MelMel Rojas 01994-05-11May 11, 1994 Montreal Expos (NL) Ninth 4–3 W New York Mets David Segui, Todd Hundley, Jeff McKnight
Magnante, MikeMike Magnante 01997-08-22August 22, 1997 Houston Astros (NL) Ninth 9–1 W Colorado Rockies Ellis Burks, Harvey Pulliam, Jeff Reed (2)
Johnson, RandyRandy Johnson 02001-08-23August 23, 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks (NL) Sixth 5–1 L Pittsburgh Pirates Tony McKnight, Gary Matthews, Jr., Jack Wilson
Isringhausen, JasonJason Isringhausen * 02002-04-13April 13, 2002 St. Louis Cardinals (NL) Ninth 2–1 W Houston Astros Daryle Ward, José Vizcaíno (1), Julio Lugo
Kim, Byung-HyunByung-Hyun Kim 02002-05-11May 11, 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks (NL) Eighth 6–5 W (10) Philadelphia Phillies Scott Rolen, Mike Lieberthal, Pat Burrell
Martínez, PedroPedro Martínez 02002-05-18May 18, 2002 Boston Red Sox (AL) First 4–1 W Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki, Mark McLemore, Rubén Sierra
Lawrence, BrianBrian Lawrence 02002-06-12June 12, 2002 San Diego Padres (NL) Third 2–0 W Baltimore Orioles (AL) Brook Fordyce, Jerry Hairston, Jr., Melvin Mora
Backe, BrandonBrandon Backe 02004-04-15April 15, 2004 Houston Astros (NL) Eighth 6–2 L Milwaukee Brewers Bill Hall, Scott Podsednik, Craig Counsell
Sheets, BenBen Sheets * 02004-06-13June 13, 2004 Milwaukee Brewers (NL) Third 5–4 L Houston Astros Pete Munro, Craig Biggio, José Vizcaíno (2)
Hawkins, LaTroyLaTroy Hawkins * 02004-09-11September 11, 2004 Chicago Cubs (NL) Ninth 5–2 W Florida Marlins Jeff Conine, Juan Encarnacion, Álex González
Helling, RickRick Helling 02006-06-20June 20, 2006 Milwaukee Brewers (NL) First 10–1 L Detroit Tigers (AL) Curtis Granderson, Plácido Polanco, Iván Rodríguez
Carlyle, BuddyBuddy Carlyle * 02007-07-06July 6, 2007 Atlanta Braves (NL) Fourth 7–4 W San Diego Padres Khalil Greene (1), Russell Branyan, José Cruz, Jr.
Harden, RichRich Harden * 02008-06-08June 8, 2008 Oakland Athletics (AL) First 7–3 W Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Maicer Izturis, Howie Kendrick, Garret Anderson
Hernández, FélixFélix Hernández * 02008-06-18June 18, 2008 Seattle Mariners (AL) Fourth 5–4 W Florida Marlins (NL) Jeremy Hermida, Jorge Cantu, Mike Jacobs
Burnett, A. J.A. J. Burnett * 02009-06-20June 20, 2009 New York Yankees (AL) Third 2–1 L Florida Marlins (NL) Josh Johnson, Chris Coghlan, Emilio Bonifacio
Ohlendorf, RossRoss Ohlendorf * 02009-09-05September 5, 2009 Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) Seventh 2–1 L St. Louis Cardinals Khalil Greene (2), Julio Lugo, Jason LaRue
Soriano, RafaelRafael Soriano * 02010-08-23August 23, 2010 Tampa Bay Rays (AL) Ninth 4–3 W Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Erick Aybar, Mike Napoli, Peter Bourjos
Zimmermann, JordanJordan Zimmermann * 02011-05-06May 6, 2011 Washington Nationals (NL) Second 3–2 W Florida Marlins Mike Stanton, Greg Dobbs, John Buck
Pérez, JuanJuan Pérez * 02011-07-08July 8, 2011 Philadelphia Phillies (NL) Tenth 3–2 W (10) Atlanta Braves Jason Heyward, Nate McLouth, Wilkin Ramirez

Notable achievers

  • Three pitchers have accomplished the feat twice: Grove, Koufax, and Ryan. Of them, Grove is the only pitcher ever to have achieved the feat twice in the same season, and Ryan is the only pitcher ever to have achieved the feat in both the National and American Leagues, as well as being the only right-handed pitcher to accomplish the feat twice. Grove is the only pitcher whose team won both games. All three are members of the Hall of Fame.
  • Two of the pitchers who have accomplished the feat have done so in their rookie seasons: Thurston and Ashby.
  • Only Pérez accomplished it in his first MLB win.
  • Four of the pitchers who have accomplished the feat are members of the 3000 strikeout club: Johnson, Ryan, Gibson, and Martinez.
  • Four of the pitchers who have accomplished the feat have also thrown perfect games (though not in the same game): Koufax, Bunning, Cone and Johnson.
  • Guidry's and Wilson's immaculate innings are the only two to come in the ninth inning of a complete game. Both were shutout victories.
  • Nine of the pitchers who have accomplished the feat have been elected to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame: Clarkson, Waddell, Vance, Grove, Bunning, Koufax, Ryan, Gibson, and Sutter.
  • Grove, Ryan and Johnson are the only pitchers with 300 career wins to have accomplished the feat.

Records

  • The 24-year-and-345-day gap between Grove's half-inning and Hoeft's half-inning is the longest span without a pitcher achieving the feat; the one-day gap between Koufax's 2nd half-inning and Bruce's half-inning is the shortest span.
  • 1928 was the first year in which the feat was accomplished twice (both times by Grove); 1964 was the first year in which two pitchers accomplished the feat (Koufax and Bruce); 1991 was the first year in which three pitchers accomplished the feat (Ashby, Cone, and Harnisch); 2002 was the first year in which four pitchers accomplished the feat (Isringhausen, Kim, Martínez and Lawrence)
  • Three franchises have seen their pitchers accomplish the feat four times, more than any of the others: The Houston Astros, with Bruce, Harnisch, Magnante, and Backe, the Dodgers—in Brooklyn and LA—with Ragan, Vance, and Koufax twice, and the Athletics, in Philadelphia and Oakland, with Waddell, Grove twice, and Harden. The Yankees, Braves and Cubs have each seen the feat performed three times.
  • As of July 8, 2011, the feat has been accomplished twenty-nine times in the National League, thirteen times in the American League, and four times in interleague play.
  • Philadelphia's National League team has been a victim of an immaculate inning a record five times; once as the Quakers and four times as the Phillies.
  • As of the 2010 season, only five pitchers have struck out the side on nine pitches in the final inning to end the game and record a save (Bunning, Sutter, Rojas, Isringhausen, and Soriano).
  • 1967-68-69 was the first time it happened three years in a row. 1991 was the first time it happened three times in one year, and in 2002 it happened four times. As of 2011, it has happened every year for six years in a row, the only time it has happened for more than four consecutive years.

Sources

Footnotes

  1. ^ Robinson, Alan. "Pujols’ Pinch HR Leaves Pirates 1 short of Record". Yahoo! Sports. September 5, 2009.
  2. ^ Rodriguez, John (2008-06-18). "Hernandez's immaculate inning highlights Marlins' loss". Florida Sun-Sentinel. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/sfl-marlins0618,0,5318684.story. Retrieved 2008-07-03. 
  3. ^ Kovacevic, Dejan (2009-09-06). "Ohlendorf's historic inning wasted in Pirates' 2-1 loss". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09249/996058-63.stm. Retrieved 2010-08-24. 
  4. ^ Found, Gregg (2010-08-24). "1st Pitch: Pujols pursues 400". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/5267/1st-pitch-pujols-pursues-400. Retrieved 2010-08-24. 
  5. ^ 2010 Congressional Record, Vol. 156, Page S10313 (2010-12-16)

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