Game 161 – Baseball Impossibility?

Another night, another rain-shortened game. This time it was BAL coming out on top 2-1. The difference here is they called it w/the Jays threatening to tie it. After Overbay hit a leadoff 2B in the top of the 7th they went into a delay. They tried to get the game going again but to no avail so the game was called w/the tying run standing at 2nd base.

The hit by Overbay was just the Jays 4th hit of the game. All 3 of their other hits came in the 2nd inning including a solo HR by Wilkerson. Brian Bass retired them in order in the other 5 innings.

It wasn’t a particularly good start from Parrish as he gave up 9 hits and walked 1 over 5 innings. However, he gave up just 2 runs so he kept the Jays in the game. The Orioles stranded 8 runners in those 5 innings as they went 3 for 11 w/RISP.

I’m not sure if this is the first time this has ever happened or not, but Brian Bass started the game, recorded every out, and did NOT get a complete game. The reason being Lance Cormier came in to start the 7th but did not record an out. The only other scenario I could see this being true is if the visiting starting pitcher went 8 innings and then was replaced for the bottom of the 9th and the home team wins the game before the new visiting pitcher records an out (the starting pitcher could also start the bottom half of the inning and even record an out or two, just as long as the relief pitcher does not record any outs). However, that would result in either a loss or a no-decision for the pitcher. Bass actually won tonight’s game and I have to think he may be the 1st pitcher to ever do the following: Win his start while recording every out but not get a CG. Note I included the word “start”, b/c I believe there has been a pitcher who entered the game in the 1st inning w/none out (the starting pitcher got hurt before recording an out) and proceeded to pitch the rest of the game recording all 27 outs and he got the win but no complete game.

Going to the stats:
NAdv: Payton, Millar
P-NAdv: Parrish 2 (5)