how'd i do that? (answered)

[utterchaos]

Who is the only pitcher to finish a season with more Shutouts than Complete Games?

[fish7718]

Time: 24.21 seconds

pedro

[sportsfan1433]

Time: 1 minutes, 11.97 seconds

good question. I have no idea

[Dr. Duran Duran]

Time: 1 minutes, 41.07 seconds

Man, I don't even see how that is possible.

[Trojan Pony]

Time: 2 minutes, 30.78 seconds

dontrelle willis? no idea

[CheeseBeger]

Time: 2 minutes, 47.14 seconds

allen

[Accepted as answer by utterchaos on Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:03 am EST.]

[mclusky]

Time: 4 minutes, 13.71 seconds

no idea

[utterchaos]

Ninteen years ago on May 31, 1988 the Yankees were playing the Oakland A's.

Al Leiter of the Yanks started the game, but had to leave with an injury after leadoff batter Carney Lansford singled on the only pitch he threw. Neil Allen came in and pitched 9 innings of 3 hit relief in a 5-0 Yankee victory.

Under rule 10.19 (f), that qualified him to be credited with a shutout."
Allen finished the year with 2 starts, 0 CG, and 1 shutout.

Here's rule 10.19 (f) from Baseball-Almanac.com:
"No pitcher shall be credited with pitching a shutout unless he pitches the complete game, or unless he enters the game with none out before the opposing team has scored in the first inning, puts out the side without a run scoring and pitches all the rest of the game. When two or more pitchers combine to pitch a shutout a notation to that effect should be included in the league's official pitching records."

[Dr. Duran Duran]

Wow, utter, that's an amazing question. I'll have to stump my buddies with that one.