THREE PITCH INNINGS

Major League Pitchers Who Threw a 3-Pitch Inning

Pitch counts: A relatively modern baseball "invention" designed specifically to protect the pitcher. Completely unofficial and no record books have ever been kept. The following pitchers had no problem with their pitch count, at least for one inning, as they started the inning, threw exactly three pitches and recorded three outs.

IMPORTANT NOTES: The list below is far from being comprehensive. As mentioned above, pitch counts are not officially recorded so each of these instances has been found by Baseball Almanac when it was mentioned in a newspaper story, or article (sources include Baseball Digest, the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune & The Sporting News) accompanying the box score. Fans who see an instance where this 3-pitch inning list should be expanded should contact us, we love hearing from fellow baseball and strive to keep this as up-to-date as possible.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to share this list of every known pitcher to step on the mound, throw exactly three pitches, to exactly three batters, then casually walk back to the dugout.