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3-hit shutout

Posted by Andy on April 10, 2008

Tampa Bay won today hurling a 3-hit shutout against the Mariners.

Here are all their such games in history:

 Year Games Link to Individual Games
+----+-----+-------------------------+
 1999     4 Ind. Games
 2003     3 Ind. Games
 2000     3 Ind. Games
 1998     3 Ind. Games
 2006     2 Ind. Games
 2004     2 Ind. Games
 2001     1 Ind. Games

These are games allowing 0 runs and 3 or fewer hits. They didn't do it once last year.

By comparison, here are the team totals from last year:

 Tm  Year Games Link to Individual Games
+---+----+-----+-------------------------+
 SDP 2007     7 Ind. Games
 NYM 2007     5 Ind. Games
 TOR 2007     4 Ind. Games
 OAK 2007     4 Ind. Games
 DET 2007     4 Ind. Games
 CHW 2007     4 Ind. Games
 CHC 2007     4 Ind. Games
 BOS 2007     4 Ind. Games
 BAL 2007     4 Ind. Games
 ARI 2007     4 Ind. Games
 STL 2007     3 Ind. Games
 SEA 2007     3 Ind. Games
 WSN 2007     2 Ind. Games
 TEX 2007     2 Ind. Games
 SFG 2007     2 Ind. Games
 NYY 2007     2 Ind. Games
 MIN 2007     2 Ind. Games
 FLA 2007     2 Ind. Games
 CIN 2007     2 Ind. Games
 PIT 2007     1 Ind. Games
 PHI 2007     1 Ind. Games
 LAD 2007     1 Ind. Games
 LAA 2007     1 Ind. Games
 KCR 2007     1 Ind. Games
 COL 2007     1 Ind. Games
+---+----+-----+-------------------------+
 Tm  Year Games Link to Individual Games
+---+----+-----+-------------------------+
 CLE 2007     1 Ind. Games
 ATL 2007     1 Ind. Games                

In addition to the Rays, the Brewers and the Astros didn't do it in 2007.

This year, only the Rays, Royals, and Nationals have done it so far.

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    Most Pitchers in a 9 Inning Shutout
    Oldest pitchers to throw a complete game shutout, 1 hit or fewer
    No-Hit but Not Shutout
    The Mets get their 17th shutout
    12+ Hits Allowed In A Shutout 9 Innings Or Less

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One Response to “3-hit shutout”

  1. Haha, who would have guessed that those three teams would be the first to accomplish that this year?