05/06: A Couple of Notes on Mr. Chamberlain's 12 Strikeout Night
Posted by: Patrick
In last night's loss to the Red Sox, Joba Chamberlain struck out 12 hitters over 5 and 2/3 innings. Even more crazy, perhaps, is that he didn't strike out one hitter in the first inning, meaning he struck out 12 of the last 14 outs that he was responsible for.
Yahoo! Sports says that, at 23, he is the youngest Yankee to strike out 12 or more batters in a game since Al Downing struck out 13 against the White Sox in 1964, 7 days before he would turn 23.
Tyler Kepner did a little research and found that only four other pitchers since 1954 have struck out 12 or more hitters while pitching 5 and 2/3 or less innings in a game.
They are J.R. Richard in 1978 (5.1 IP, 12 K), Kevin Appier in 1994 (5.2 IP, 13 K), Curt Schilling in 1997 (5.2 IP, 12 K) and Cole Hamels in 2006 (5.1 IP, 12 K).
Yahoo! Sports says that, at 23, he is the youngest Yankee to strike out 12 or more batters in a game since Al Downing struck out 13 against the White Sox in 1964, 7 days before he would turn 23.
Tyler Kepner did a little research and found that only four other pitchers since 1954 have struck out 12 or more hitters while pitching 5 and 2/3 or less innings in a game.
They are J.R. Richard in 1978 (5.1 IP, 12 K), Kevin Appier in 1994 (5.2 IP, 13 K), Curt Schilling in 1997 (5.2 IP, 12 K) and Cole Hamels in 2006 (5.1 IP, 12 K).
