
Effectively Wild Episode 2030: Deadline Dilemmas and Needs
Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast
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The Maximum Number of Base Runners Allowed in a 27 Out Start
Has it been asked what is the maximum number of base runners to have reached base in a 27 out start? It has and you can stat head this so courtesy of stat head now there's one game that shows up on stat heads. On April 23rd 1989 Orioles pitcher Bob Malachi he had a 27 batters faced start and he gave up two walks and three hits. The other five base runner game was August 3rd 1946 and this was the senators versus the white Sox. Orville Grove of the white Sox went 9 gave up three hits and a walk and I don't know how many were allowed.
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