Talk:Shutout (baseball)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutout_(baseball) -error in article[edit]
RE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutout_(baseball) in this article the following statement was made: In 1968 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Don Drysdale pitched a Major League record six consecutive shutouts on his way to a total of eight.
The Dodgers were still in Brooklyn in 1968 and didn't move to LA until the late 70's (77-79 I beleive??) L.Arnold — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.44.115.15 (talk) 06:00, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
The statement by the picture of Ernie Shore is incorrect. Neil Allen earned a Shutout despite not starting or pitching the complete game on May 31, 1988 for the New York Yankees. I'd be willing to bet that Shore and Allen aren't the only ones. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zev steinhardt (talk • contribs) 00:18, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
Andy Hawkins' No-hitter[edit]
It is erroneously said that were only two no-hitters played where they lost the game.
From his wikipedia, " The 4–0 loss was the largest margin of a no-hitter loss in the 20th century, and Hawkins became the first Yankees pitcher to lose a no-hitter. On September 4, 1991 the Committee for Statistical Accuracy, appointed by Commissioner Fay Vincent, changed the definition of a no-hitter to require that a pitcher throw at least nine full innings and a complete game for the no-hitter to be official. Since Hawkins played for the visiting team, the White Sox never batted in the ninth inning and Hawkins lost the credit for a no-hitter."
I don't think that changes anything, you can't do that ex post facto. It's like saying certain records don't count because it was made over 162, 163, or even 164 games, or that now that the mound is lower that previous pitching records don't count. I'm sure plenty will argue this point on the other side, but no matter what, he deserves a mention, if only to preserve the history of his dubious accomplishment. He was at least responsible for the definition of a shutout being changed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.101.205.86 (talk) 04:47, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
top 50 correction[edit]
Tommy Bond is not in the top 50 according to MLB.com 50th place is a 3 way tie with 39 shutouts. Since this is a MLB wikipedia page shouldn't we update it to MLB's standers?72.15.25.104 (talk) 01:01, 10 July 2014 (UTC)