Baseball - Immaculate Inning

Post by **AGinNEIowa** » July 11th, 2024, 11:05 am

Who's heard of this before? I haven't...

https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-kopech ... 0709158427

Yossarian · Post by **Yossarian** » July 11th, 2024, 11:06 am

I have.

I did not, however, know that Sloppy Thurston was the only other White Sox pitcher to throw one.

Aggiefan33 · Post by **Aggiefan33** » July 11th, 2024, 11:12 am

9 pitches - 3 outs in an inning.

But I think a more immaculate inning would be 3 pitches, 3 outs.

Yossarian · Post by **Yossarian** » July 11th, 2024, 11:18 am

Aggiefan33 wrote: ↑
July 11th, 2024, 11:12 am
9 pitches - 3 outs in an inning.

But I think a more immaculate inning would be 3 pitches, 3 outs.

That would be way more rare. I would think that professional ball players would not let that happen. If the first two batters got out on two pitches, the third batter would be under strict orders to take at least one pitch to avoid the three pitch inning

Aggiefan33 · Post by **Aggiefan33** » July 11th, 2024, 11:28 am

agree. nobody would want a half inning that was 5 minutes including the warmups.

While a 9 pitch all strikes inning is cool and all, nobody would be talking about a 7 pitch 3 out inning. I was watching a game the other day and think the pitcher had 2 innings with 20 pitches total, then the next inning they had 30 in that one inning. just interesting how the game goes.

aggieguy13 · Post by **aggieguy13** » July 11th, 2024, 11:36 am

Aggiefan33 wrote: ↑
July 11th, 2024, 11:12 am
9 pitches - 3 outs in an inning.

But I think a more immaculate inning would be 3 pitches, 3 outs.

AJ Minter did this just a couple of nights ago.

cval · Post by **cval** » July 11th, 2024, 12:10 pm

aggieguy13 wrote: ↑
July 11th, 2024, 11:36 am

Aggiefan33 wrote: ↑
July 11th, 2024, 11:12 am
9 pitches - 3 outs in an inning.

But I think a more immaculate inning would be 3 pitches, 3 outs.
AJ Minter did this just a couple of nights ago.

Right. Braves versus D-backs. 8th inning. Three first pitch groundouts.

Aggiefan33 · Post by **Aggiefan33** » July 11th, 2024, 1:12 pm

that's awesome

NEAggie · Post by **NEAggie** » July 11th, 2024, 1:27 pm

aggieguy13 wrote: ↑
July 11th, 2024, 11:36 am

Aggiefan33 wrote: ↑
July 11th, 2024, 11:12 am
9 pitches - 3 outs in an inning.

But I think a more immaculate inning would be 3 pitches, 3 outs.
AJ Minter did this just a couple of nights ago.

This is a record held by many! 3 pitches 3 outs happens more often than the immaculate inning of 9 pitches 3 strikeouts.

dogie · Post by **dogie** » July 11th, 2024, 2:44 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
July 11th, 2024, 11:18 am

Aggiefan33 wrote: ↑
July 11th, 2024, 11:12 am
9 pitches - 3 outs in an inning.

But I think a more immaculate inning would be 3 pitches, 3 outs.
That would be way more rare. I would think that professional ball players would not let that happen. If the first two batters got out on two pitches, the third batter would be under strict orders to take at least one pitch to avoid the three pitch inning

I think the last time it happened might have been an inning-ending double play.

OKAggie · Post by **OKAggie** » July 11th, 2024, 8:22 pm

A couple of years ago the Astros had two immaculate innings in the same game, against the Rangers. Oddly, it was the same three batters in both!

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/a ... te-innings

Imakeitrain · Post by **Imakeitrain** » July 11th, 2024, 9:28 pm

Scherzer had a couple with the Nats. I think Strasburh had one too.

I’m waiting for the 12 pitch 4 strike out inning

boyblue · Post by **boyblue** » July 11th, 2024, 9:49 pm

What do you call a 2 pitch inning? 2018 AA Rome Braves did it.

QuackAttackAggie · Post by **QuackAttackAggie** » July 11th, 2024, 11:20 pm

boyblue wrote:What do you call a 2 pitch inning? 2018 AA Rome Braves did it.

Technically you could have a zero pitch. Three intentional walks and then pick them all off.

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OKAggie · Post by **OKAggie** » July 12th, 2024, 9:27 am

Aggiefan33 wrote: ↑
July 11th, 2024, 11:12 am
9 pitches - 3 outs in an inning.

But I think a more immaculate inning would be 3 pitches, 3 outs.

That means the credit goes to both pitcher and fielders. Immaculate inning is just a show of skill by the pitcher: I've given you nine strikes, and you couldn't put any of them in play. (Granted in the modern game maybe six of them were stuff outside the strike zone and fouled off, but still they looked hittable to the batter.)

SeattleAg · Post by **SeattleAg** » July 12th, 2024, 7:57 pm

OKAggie wrote: ↑
July 12th, 2024, 9:27 am

Aggiefan33 wrote: ↑
July 11th, 2024, 11:12 am
9 pitches - 3 outs in an inning.

But I think a more immaculate inning would be 3 pitches, 3 outs.
That means the credit goes to both pitcher and fielders. Immaculate inning is just a show of skill by the pitcher: I've given you nine strikes, and you couldn't put any of them in play. (Granted in the modern game maybe six of them were stuff outside the strike zone and fouled off, but still they looked hittable to the batter.)

Hitting is so impossibly hard. Every instance of contact is a miracle as far as I'm concerned.

Aggie formerly in Hawaii · Post by **Aggie formerly in Hawaii** » July 13th, 2024, 7:40 pm

OKAggie wrote: ↑
July 12th, 2024, 9:27 am

Aggiefan33 wrote: ↑
July 11th, 2024, 11:12 am
9 pitches - 3 outs in an inning.

But I think a more immaculate inning would be 3 pitches, 3 outs.
That means the credit goes to both pitcher and fielders. Immaculate inning is just a show of skill by the pitcher: I've given you nine strikes, and you couldn't put any of them in play. (Granted in the modern game maybe six of them were stuff outside the strike zone and fouled off, but still they looked hittable to the batter.)

Yeah, 9 pitched all strikes with obviously nothing in play is an extremely impressive pitching achievement and why it is so rare. 3 pitches 3 outs would be more of a team achievement which is great, but a different deal

Yossarian · Post by **Yossarian** » July 15th, 2024, 12:19 am

I'm waiting for the 10-inning, perfect game loss.

Post by **treesap32** » July 15th, 2024, 9:44 pm

You could now have a 2 pitch, 3 out inning without intentional walks in the MLB. It would have to come in extra innings though.

Post by **treesap32** » July 15th, 2024, 9:45 pm

Balks could also produce a 0 pitch 3 out inning.

Coloraggie · Post by **Coloraggie** » July 16th, 2024, 1:48 pm

treesap32 wrote: ↑
July 15th, 2024, 9:45 pm
Balks could also produce a 0 pitch 3 out inning.

Huh? Do you mean intentional base-on-balls without having to throw a pitch and then picking people off base?

A balk only advances a baserunner. So yes, with an intentional base-on-balls or in extra-innings a team could score a run without a pitch being thrown but I'm not sure how a couple of balks would give you runners on base?

Though another scenario where you could have a 0 pitch 3 out inning would be if a pitcher continually gets a delay-of-game for a ball without throwing a pitch, then a pitcher could put runners on and pick them off to get three outs without throwing a pitch. Earlier this year Rockies won a game in extra innings when they had bases loaded and 3 balls to the batter and the pitcher was called for delay of game which walked in the winning run.

Yossarian · Post by **Yossarian** » July 16th, 2024, 5:32 pm

My favorite play in baseball is this:

There's a runner on third and another on first or second with less that two out. Batter hits a fly ball to the outfield. Runner on third means to tag but leaves early. Runner on third is safe at home, but one of the other runners knows he left early. Team in the field wants to appeal the tag up of the runner at third. Pitcher sets up on the mound, but before he can throw to third to appeal, one of the other runners breaks in an attempt to steal a base. Pitcher is forced to make a play on the runner stealing. Once they make a play on the runner, they can no longer appeal the tag up and the run is counted. Offense sacrifices a run for an out.

Post by **treesap32** » July 16th, 2024, 6:54 pm

Coloraggie wrote: ↑
July 16th, 2024, 1:48 pm

treesap32 wrote: ↑
July 15th, 2024, 9:45 pm
Balks could also produce a 0 pitch 3 out inning.
Huh? Do you mean intentional base-on-balls without having to throw a pitch and then picking people off base?

A balk only advances a baserunner. So yes, with an intentional base-on-balls or in extra-innings a team could score a run without a pitch being thrown but I'm not sure how a couple of balks would give you runners on base?

Though another scenario where you could have a 0 pitch 3 out inning would be if a pitcher continually gets a delay-of-game for a ball without throwing a pitch, then a pitcher could put runners on and pick them off to get three outs without throwing a pitch. Earlier this year Rockies won a game in extra innings when they had bases loaded and 3 balls to the batter and the pitcher was called for delay of game which walked in the winning run.

I guess you're right. For some reason in my mind, a balk allowed the batter to go to first as well.

Yossarian · Post by **Yossarian** » August 6th, 2024, 10:00 pm

That Immaculate Inning for Kopech and the White Sox turned out to be a curse. They have not won since then - 21 straight losses.

Ouch.

Aggie formerly in Hawaii · Post by **Aggie formerly in Hawaii** » August 6th, 2024, 11:12 pm

Yossarian wrote: ↑
August 6th, 2024, 10:00 pm
That Immaculate Inning for Kopech and the White Sox turned out to be a curse. They have not won since then - 21 straight losses.

Ouch.

Well they won tonight. You can always count on the As to end a losing streak

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