Losing Game Scores
This is the 20th anniversay of Kerry Wood’s big 20 K game. Shane Reynolds, opposing him, had a nice day as well, posting a game score of 68.
That leads to a question: what’s the worst game score ever in a loss?
It’s these games. Well, it ain’t perfect. The top two are no-decisions. Thus the best ever game score in a loss goes to Harvey Haddix. (thinks for a beat). Well, yeah, that makes a lot of sense. Here’s the cleaned-up accurate list of pitchers who got decisions.
OK, how about in a 9-inning loss? These are the worst game scores.
And while I’m looking it up, here are the worst game scores for a guy who got a win. Maybe Woody Williams was just pitching to the score.
It’s not the 20th anniversary! Wood would have been like 11, in 1988.
Comment by pericles35 — May 6, 2008 @ 3:14 pm
9-inning loss list isn’t accurate. The top game score (Randy Johnson in 1992) pitched 9 innings, but the game lasted 13 innings. Therefore, Randy didn’t receive the Loss.
Comment by savoyspecial — May 6, 2008 @ 3:52 pm
Ryan Rupe and Kevin Appier were one batter from perfect.
Comment by fabio — May 6, 2008 @ 8:36 pm
Although you don’t mention it above, you’re only looking at the Retrosheet era. Fair enough, I wouldn’t know how to do a systematic search through earlier times myself. But I think that back when men were men they had a 24-inning, 1-0 game, where both pitchers went the distance. The loser would have had a nice game score, I imagine.
Comment by gerry — May 6, 2008 @ 11:02 pm