A baseball stumper...

puros_bran · Subject: A baseball stumper... Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:56 pm

The Pitcher on the winning team throws a perfect game striking out every batter with a pitch count of 72.....

Every batter on the losing side leaves the game with the exact same batting average they entered the game with...

How could this happen?

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Hermit · Subject: Re: A baseball stumper... Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:09 pm

It's the first game of the season.
(but 72 pitches only gets him through the eighth.)

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Doc Manhattan · Subject: Re: A baseball stumper... Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:13 pm

Nice one, pb. I heard Ralph Kiner pose (and answer) this one during a Mets game earlier this season.

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puros_bran · Subject: Re: A baseball stumper... Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:24 pm

My Error: the home team doesn't bat in the 9th if they are ahead.....
I was trying to be tricky and force the issue of home/away... I messed up, regardless of 'side' the correct count would have to be 81... Or in other words my curve ball didn't curve.

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