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In baseball, a complete game (denoted by CG) is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game himself, without the benefit of a relief pitcher. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of A relief pitcher or reliever is a Baseball or Softball Pitcher who enters the game after the Starting pitcher is removed due to injury A complete game can be either a win or a loss.

As demonstrated by the charts below, in the late 1800s, it was common for most good pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were expected to complete games they start and to be relieved was seen by many as a mark of failure. As the 20th century went on, complete games became less and less common, to the point where a good pitcher typically achieves only 1 or 2 complete games a season today. To put this in perspective, as recently as 15-20 years ago, 10-15 complete games a year by a star pitcher was not unheard of, and in 1980, Oakland Athletics pitcher Rick Langford threw 22 consecutive complete games. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. James Rick Langford (born March 20, 1952 in Farmville, Virginia) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from

This change has been brought about by strict pitch counts and new pitching philosophies in general. In Baseball statistics, pitch count is the number of pitches thrown by a Pitcher in a game Most pitchers now try primarily to get strikeouts, which leads to more pitches being thrown and more stress on the pitching arm. Many have come to believe that the risk of arm injuries becomes far more prevalent after a pitcher has thrown 100 to 120 pitches in a single game. Though Hall-of-Famer Nolan Ryan once threw well over 200 pitches in a single game (a 1974 contest in which he pitched 13 innings), it is now rare for a manager to allow a pitcher to throw more than 120 pitches in a start. Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr (born January 31, 1947 in Refugio, Texas) is a retired American Right-handed Pitcher in

Given this, sabermetricians generally regard Cy Young's total of 749 complete games as the career baseball record most unlikely to ever be broken. Sabermetrics is the analysis of Baseball through objective evidence especially Baseball statistics. Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29 1867 – November 4 1955 was an American Baseball player who pitched for five different major league

The last pitcher in the major leagues to throw as many as 10 complete games in a single season was Randy Johnson, who threw 12 complete games in 1999 for the Arizona Diamondbacks. For other people named Randy Johnson see Randy Johnson (disambiguation Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963 in Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix Arizona. The last pitcher to throw as many as 15 complete games in a single season was Curt Schilling, who accomplished that feat for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1998. Curtis Montague Schilling (born November 14 1966 in) is an American Major League Baseball Pitcher. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr The last pitcher to throw 20 complete games in a single season was Fernando Valenzuela, who did so for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1986. Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea (born November 1, 1960, Etchohuaquila, Sonora, Mexico) is a former Left-handed Pitcher The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP The last pitcher to throw 25 complete games in a season was Rick Langford, who had 28 for the Oakland Athletics in 1980. James Rick Langford (born March 20, 1952 in Farmville, Virginia) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals (4-2 Mike Schmidt, MVP The last pitcher to throw 30 complete games in a season was Catfish Hunter, who did so for the New York Yankees in 1975. James Augustus "Catfish" Hunter ( April 8, 1946 – September 9, 1999) was a Major League Baseball right-handed Starting The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Pete Rose, MVP

In 2006, Aaron Harang of the Cincinnati Reds led the NL with six complete games, and C. C. Sabathia of the Cleveland Indians led the AL, also with six. 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success Aaron Michael Harang (born May 9, 1978 in San Diego California) is a right-handed Starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds in The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in In 2007, Roy Halladay of the Toronto Blue Jays lead the MLB with seven complete games. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball Harry Leroy Halladay III (born May 14 1977 nicknamed Doc, is a Major League Baseball Starting pitcher. The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Career Leaders

All pitchers above are right handed, except for Eddie Plank. Thomas Henry Bond ( April 2, 1856 &ndash January 24, 1941) was a 19th century Major league baseball Pitcher.

Active Career Leaders

No active players are in the top 100, all time:

Johnson, Glavine, and Wells are lefties. Eisler Liván Hernández Carrera (born February 20, 1975 in Villa Clara, Cuba) ( ɛrˈnandɛs is a Starting pitcher in Major

Numbers through 2006. Courtesy Retrosheet

Single-season Leaders

All pitchers right-handed except Matt Kilroy and Toad Ramsey. William Walter "Whoop-La" White ( October 11 1854 - August 31 1911) was an American Major League Baseball

Other Records

References

  1. ^ http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/library/columns/gs_060815.htm
  2. ^ Complete Games Records by Baseball Almanac

See also

In team sports in American English a shutout (a clean sheet in Soccer) refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring
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