This day in baseball: High-hit shutout
Posted: August 12, 2018 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Boston, George Smith, history, Major League Baseball, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, sports 3 CommentsIn the second game of a doubleheader on August 12, 1921, the Phillies’ right-handed pitcher George Smith gave up 12 hits, and yet he still managed to pitch a shutout against the Boston Braves, winning 4-0. Smith had also started the first game of the doubleheader, but in that game, he gave up three runs on four hits and was taken out in the second inning.
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That’s got to be close to a record for hits given up in a shutout. Wonder if it is the record.
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Looks like the record (since 1919, at least) is 14 by Milt Gaston of the Senators, July 10, 1928: https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/WS1/WS1192807102.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool
Thanks for the info. Didn’t know that.
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