Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 ggr 02/21/84; site bocar.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!bocar!man
From: man@bocar.UUCP (M Nevar)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Six hit scoreless inning? (answer and 2 more questions)
Message-ID: <194@bocar.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 23-May-85 08:45:40 EDT
Article-I.D.: bocar.194
Posted: Thu May 23 08:45:40 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 24-May-85 23:55:54 EDT
References: <199@azure.UUCP> <293@petfe.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Piscataway
Lines: 29

<  How about these other baseball puzzles?  How can a pitcher pitch a complete
<  9 inning game, and throw just 9 legal pitches?  Or how many ways can a 
< player reach first base?  I know of 7, but I believe there are more than I can
<  think of.

Well, for a nine pitch complete game, how about this:

The pitcher goes to his mouth and the umpire calls a ball.
The pitcher does this three more times, batter walks.
Runner gets picked off first base.
Next batter gets on base same way.
Third batter hits into double play.

Repeat nine more times..

A little out of the ordinary, but it could happen.

Ways to reach first base:

1)  Walk
2)  Base hit
3)  Error
4)  Hit by pitch
5)  Wild pitch on third strike
6)  Catchers interference
7)  Force out.


							Mark Nevar