Although the Sox are currently on the short end of a 1-0 pitcher’s duel, Tim Wakefield made it through 5 innings by throwing only 50 pitches. That’s an average of 10 per inning in case any yankee fans are reading. I got curious and decided to find the record for fewest number of pitches thrown by one pitcher in a complete game. (Wake was still pitching into the 6th and finished it with a total of 62 pitches so far.)
The record holder wore a Boston uniform, Braves that is. In 1944, Charley “Red” Barrett of the Boston Braves threw only FIFTY-EIGHT pitches during a nine inning complete game. Barrett’s Braves shutout the Reds 2 – 0 and the game set major league records for least number of pitches known to have been thrown by a single pitcher in a complete game and shortest game played at night.
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