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| quote: | Originally posted by jerZ07002
While that's amazing, it is something that can happen in one day, so to me it's not as impressive.
The 59 scoreless innings streak is just as impressive as a hit streak. It's consistency over a long period. That's over a month without letting up a run, damn impressive. |
Now... don't get me wrong. I'm not taking anything away from Joe Dimaggio and what he did. He batted .408 during the streak, so that's pretty damn good. But...
Think about 59 scoreless innings in a row. In essence, Orel Hershisher, during that streak, never gave up a double with a runner on first. He never gave up a single with a runner on second. He never gave up a hit with a runner on third. And he never gave up a deep fly ball or a slow roller in the infield with a runner on third with less than two outs.
Of course, that may not be the case. Maybe there were slow runners out there. But, basically, he didn't do many of those things often.
To get a hit, there are many things that could happen. Poor defenders not reaching a ball in time or maybe just a well-placed pop up behind first. You can, theoretically, go 1 - 5 every game for 57 games and you'd have the new record. To get 59 scoreless innings in a row, you have to be totally on top of your game during that span. No bad pitches, cause there were obviously no homeruns hit, and not many hits given up when runners are on base.
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