Re: Stats Gone Wild! Plus Triple-Play Bonus

(huey.callison@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
) wrote:

> Bill Turlock <"Bill Turlock "@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Could you please explain to the uninitiated exactly how one makes
>> an unassisted triple play?
> 
> OTB;IF: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_173.html
> 

He's wrong about the third thing. A "perfect game" gets credited to the 
pitcher, not the team. As such, 81 strikes is a more elegant perfect 
game than 27 pitches hit into 27 outs. The latter scenario shows a 
lousy pitcher backed up by good fielders and going against weak 
hitters.

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