Top 10 Greatest Pitching Performances in MLB History

[@grimeypipes2765]

Jack Morris' 10 inning shut out in game 7 of the 91 world series belongs here.

[@diamonddog13]

​@Bread And Circuses Thanks to Lonnie Smith

[@Patrick-ih9cp]

That was the greatest WS, of my lifetime.

[@joezachman733]

Best performance ever. And to quote TK when Jack refused to leave the leave the game "eff it. It's just a game"

[@evanpruitt5844]

Or every perfect game should’ve been the tops, regardless.

[@rockykirkus5094]

The result was great, he gave up some rockets in that game.

[@brendagraves1148]

The Greg Maddux 78 pitch complete game. I was in attendance. It was the second game of a doubleheader.

[@benjamminmore]

always forgotten on this list

[@brendagraves1148]

@@benjamminmore Yeah. It was from a snow out game from early April that year. At Wrigley. Drove 4 hours and it got snowed out. They redeemed for the make-up game or something to that effect. However, Gregs 78 pitch complete game.... I was in attendance. Andruw Jones went deep and flied out on the warning track twice.

[@thedeucemonkey2331]

Saw that game...again, bad research...

[@andygossard4293]

He was the real master. Getting ground balls exclusively is much more efficient than tons of strikeouts

[@FreakishPower]

Its something that no one will ever come even close to again for as long as I live.

[@RMR1]

I could hardly believe my ears when I heard that unmistakable voice calling Don Larsen's perfect game. Either I'd forgotten -- or never knew -- that Vin Scully worked that game. He had already been broadcasting games for 7 years at that point -- and would continue doing so for an astounding 60 years more, and died just last year. The greatest to ever do it.

[@howie9751]

He and Mel Allen each did half the game.

[@MikeSchlesinger]

Vinnie!

[@brucewayne3602]

Vin Rules perhaps as great a feat as the pitchers === longevity with brilliance !!!

[@johnbrownwasright]

The Voice of Heaven. RIP, Vinny.

[@MichaelJohnson-ds7cl]

Harvey Haddix pitched a perfect game for 12 innings against the Braves who had the best offense in the major leagues at the time. The heart of the order for Milwaukee Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, and Joe Adcock had more than 1600 career home runs between them and they couldn't get a base runner for 12 innings despite the fact that the Braves bullpen was stealing signs. Haddix ultimately lost the game, but when you listen to what other players said about his performance that night to me that ranks as one of the single greatest pitched games ever.

[@davidschalit907]

They probably just didn't have video of that game. Which is pathetic.

[@ottismymann]

While it might not be the greatest game ever pitched since he ultimately lost it, it is unquestionably the greatest pitching performance of all time. Can’t believe there is no mention of it here

[@ta192utube]

My heartiest agreement

[@drzarkov39]

@@ottismymann It was the greatest game ever pitched. A 12 inning perfect game! In the 13th, Adcock hit a home run with two out and 2 on (by an error, then an intentional walk). But Aaron (on first base) thought the ball was caught, and ran off the field, causing Adcock to be called out when he passed up Aaron - 3 outs. The next day, the commissioner called Adcock's home run a ground rule double. This allowed the runner from second base to score and win the game.

[@dgchristensen771]

The box score reads 12 2/3 because Adcock was the 2nd out. It went Matilla on by Hoak's error, Mathews sacrifices him to 2nd, they intentionally walk Aaron to set up the force and possible DP. Adcock homered, Aaron touched 2nd and left the field because Mantilla had scored. Adcock is called out for passing Aaron on the bases, somewhere between 2nd and 3rd. But think about that game, 4 times through the 1959 Braves lineup perfectly. Certainly more impressive than a lot of strkeouts while giving up hits and runs. BTW, the winning pitcher also threw a complete game, which reminds me of the 16 inning 1-0 game between Spahn and Marichal, that may also deserve this list.

[@RMR1]

I remember watching Ryan's 7th no-hitter in 1991 with my dad. We were Red Sox fans but more than that, we were baseball fans. And that was something special to see. 44 years old. Made my dad -- who was 56 at that time -- dream that he could do it. Now I'm 56 and, yeah, I know how he felt.

[@davidbradshaw3107]

As Jays fans, we were pulling for Nolan!

[@MJIZZEL]

Can you imagine Ryan pitching today. Dude would pitch til 56.

[@RMR1]

@@MJIZZEL That first pitch he threw out before a game in Houston in 2010 -- when he was 63 years old -- was estimated to be in the low 80s, which is ridiculous for someone that age. So yeah, I bet he could have pitched effectively, in some capacity, well into his 50s -- especially since he was still throwing 98 when he retired at age 46.

[@MJIZZEL]

@@RMR1 damn I didn't know about that. Thanks for telling me. My dad was a pitcher in high school back in the late 40's and had several scholarship offers but had to quit school and work because his father died Everyone who saw him pitch said he was throwing heat and even though he was an older guy (49) when I was born, I grew up getting my hand popped pretty good playing catch with him. In 1993, our minor league team had a radar gun that you could pay a $1 an pitch 3 pitches in front of. At age 62 my dad was still throwing 80 mph. He loved watching Nolan Ryan pitch and always told me he used to throw the same heat. Now reading your comment about Ryan, kinda makes my dad's claims seem a little less far fetched.

[@Loydstardeli2017]

Nolan Ryan July 15 1973 no hitter Nolan Ryan has said best stuff he ever had

[@jerrybrownell3633]

This should be #1. In 1963 at Candlestick Park Giants ace Juan Marichal and Braves superstar Warren Spahn were involved in the greatest pitching duel ever. The game went 16 innings and both went the distance. The game ended 1-0 on a walk off homerun by Willie Mays. Marichal threw 221 pitches and Spahn 207.

[@patrickmorgan4006]

Easily the greatest pitching duel of all time, but I think Harvey Haddix 12 perfect innings, before losing in the 13th is probably the slightly better individual performance.

[@MrPeterGStein]

I was at the Marichal-Sphan game … Best game that I ever saw … Definitely, the best pitching performance!

[@Thomas-lc3hi]

That will never happen again

[@stever1791]

Many agree with you on this Duel. Juan vs Warren is # 1 . I've got Newspapers articles from all over about that game. Philly , New York and other towns. They even talk about this game every June when the anniversary date comes up. # 1 No Doubt

[@Thomas-lc3hi]

@@jerrybrownell3633 why were the guys in the old days able to throw so many more picth in a game than today pictures and they still seem to be hurt

[@Brobstcleaningservices]

Jim Abbott threw a no hitter with one hand. That is the greatest pitching feat of all time. David Cone’s perfect game only had 88 pitches thrown, 68 were strike.

[@dgchristensen771]

Every pitcher throws with one hand. Although I do remember seeing a video of a right handed pitcher named Vince Velasquez throwing a guy out at first left handed.

[@Brobstcleaningservices]

@@dgchristensen771 Jim Abbott only had one hand. He also did it against a potent Indians offense.

[@thedeucemonkey2331]

That was slumping...actually that Indian team wasn't that good... They never bunted on him. Although he was a pretty good fielder...but give him another hand and it's just a no hitter...not to say it's not a great feat, but only thing impressive was he was born without a hand....wasn't like it was cut off before the game...it was his normalcy...

[@Brobstcleaningservices]

@@thedeucemonkey2331 the Indians lit him up 10 days prior. Oh and Lofton did try to lay down a bunt against him.

[@RRRenegade5]

​@@dgchristensen771yeah, but Abbott had 2 arms and 1 hand, all other pitchers have 2 hands. There has been nobody like him since

[@jerryalexander8803]

Kerry Wood had that ball on a string that day, greatest pitching performance I've ever seen

[@ThekiBoran]

And he said he was garbage in the bullpen. Go figure.

[@mmeyers76]

We deserved more than one pitch of that game. It’s been widely credited as the most dominant pitching performance ever.

[@thomasmullaney4306]

Watched that game expecting the Cubs would lose, because it's always something with them. I was treated to the most stellar pitching performance I had ever seen.

[@shawnyoung8752]

Joe Carter was one of guys who filled in. When wood missed trying to throw a curve he was asked should he have thrown a slider? Joe said. They cant hit the fastball or slider why bother throwing a curve.

[@Will-fk2dk]

It was the Best of All Time. Period

[@9Ballr]

Sandy Koufax, September 9th, 1965: Perfect game against the Cubs with 14 strikeouts.

[@robertosborne8694]

And the thing was Koufax almost had to be perfect as Bob Hendley of the Cubs only allowed one run and one hit in the 8 innings he pitched. That could’ve been the greatest pitching performance, at least statistically, by two opposing pitchers in the same game, besides the Marichal/ Spahn matchup

[@b42baritone]

@@robertosborne8694 And that 1 hit had nothing to do with scoring the run.

[@mikeyposs3132]

1965 Koufax in game 7 vs Twins - 2 days rest!

[@shawnyoung8752]

​@@robertosborne8694 i think 68? Gibson vs Fergie Jenkins. 1 -0 gipson lost in 11th givung up 3 hits. Jenkins gave up 4 in his 10.

[@robertosborne8694]

@@shawnyoung8752 Gibson was awesomely intimidating never let hitters get comfortable in the box. No hit the Pirates the year Pittsburgh won the World Series. Jenkins won 20 games something like 6 straight years. I don’t think he got a chance to pitch on a team that won a pennant or World Series.

[@joeheid2776]

I remember while living in Pittsburgh starting to watch Kerry Woods 20 K 1 hitter. I had no reason to believe what was about to happen would happen. For some reason I never changed the channel. I was mesmerized of Woods performance that day. The only hit didn't even get out of the infield. May be the most unhittable performance of all time. And it was vs the Astros and the 3 B's. Awesome performance.

[@daBEAGLE1017]

I watched that also. Was the Saturday game of the week.

[@deepcosmiclove]

I recall Warren Spahn and Juan Marichal both pitching 16 innings of shutout ball until Willie Mays ended the game in the bottom of the 16th with a homerun.

[@thedeucemonkey2331]

Again, those are great performances....

[@kenadams9724]

Was at that game also, remember how cold it was

[@RafaelSang-tq8ur]

The younger Marichal refused to come out of the game because the old man was still pitching lights out.

[@JerryMcManus-s8o]

Bingo. probably the best game in history

[@LexTan]

As a little kid watching Nolan Ryan no hit my Toronto Blue Jays, i hardly understood why our announcers were so excited. I was dejected because i didnt know better. Now I'm so happy i saw that entire game. And that wasnt even a nationally broadcast game in Canada. And now that I think about it, I don't think Rangers TV affiliates covered the game because it was the Blue Jays, since MLB has only uploaded the CTV Toronto coverage. RIP Fergie Olver. Years later, i watched the entire Roy Halladay playoff no-hitter. I cheered so loud when he got it i woke the rest of the house up. I loved him all the way back in his Blue Jay days and though it sucked that the Blue Jays couldn't get to the playoffs during his time with us, i was glad the Phillies gave him his moment. Still brings a tear to my eye 13 years later. RIP Roy Halladay

[@daveharron7776]

Lots of great blue Jay memories from those years! This year..not so much. Lol

[@toastnjam7384]

Worth mentioning is the co great pitching performance of Sandy Kofax and Bob Hendley in 1965. Kofax threw a perfect game and Hendley a one-hitter which did not figure into the scoring.

[@yaterspoon57]

That performance was well above "worth mentioning". I can think of several on this list that shouldn't have made the cut above Kofax... just silly.

[@IPH-1212]

i remember being at Felix Hernandez' perfect game with my friends in middle school-greatest baseball moment i'll ever see live, against my second favorite team the Rays too lol

[@NoName-zb1gm]

I was at Halladay's no-hitter. It was a more dominant performance than his perfect game earlier in the season.

[@reubensandwich9249]

The walk in his no-hitter was actually a K, the 2-2 pitch was a strike he didn't get the call.

[@Jbow3607]

Perfect game 2010. No hitter 2011

[@chrisballard5743]

Yes, especially considering the Reds led the majors in pretty much every offensive statistic that season.

[@rdblk84]

​@@Jbow3607 Perfect game: May 29, 2010. No hitter in the NLDS: October 6, 2010.

[@plndv3363]

Number 1 should be Sandy Koufax’s perfect game on September 9, 1965. No runs, no hits, no walks and 14 strikeouts. His opponent Bob Hendley gave up one run on one hit and one walk

[@bdpopeye]

On the old sports talk station in San Diego,XTRA the Mighty 690, they often played Vin Scully final call of that game..."Two and two to Harvey Keane..one strike away...Sandy into his windup...swung on and missed a Perfect Game!!"

[@yaterspoon57]

Yeah, I mean... tops ever? Top ten it's a no doubter... The footage from the movie "Fastball" with Kevin Costner narrating is just awesome.

[@chrischar9428]

That's why its called perfect game

[@derrickbrady9816]

Man ! All of this brings back incredible memories of brilliance that you sadly won’t see from starting pitchers anymore . We could all go on about all the countless reasons as to why, but I’m happy to know one thing… that Vin Scully was there to call Larsen’s moment in history in’56 . And then stayed with us ( for those that really love the game😉) for the next 60 plus years !! Think of that ! Every time I’d hear his voice, it was if time had stood still, and when baseball was it’s best . He truly was the link to the past throughout all the changes of today .

[@jackstevens585]

Very well said. Couldn’t agree more

[@kurtkrak]

Scully was calling the game for the Dodgers? Wouldn't Mel Allen have been calling it for the Yankees. I was only 6 back then and the Reds were my team.

[@brokensystembrokentrust]

Armando Galarraga isn't on here? I think there is only one 28 out PERFECT GAME in MLB history. Glarraga got his PERFECT GAME ruined by a bogus call, but forever cemented him in MLB folk lore! IT WAS A MORE PERFECT GAME THAN ANYONE ELSE!

[@EdwardBos-zj2lp]

I was going to add this one, but you beat me to it. :-) The only 28-out perfect game in history.

[@gregorylunsford3991]

Sandy Koufax 7th game World Series ..... On 2 days rest and his curve ball not working - after 1st inning with just his rising fastball - Sandy struck out 10 , walked 3 and allowed only 3 hits no runs. And 2 days earlier pitched 4 hit shutout walking 1 , 10 strikeouts allowing 4 hits. All your choices are good ones BUT how You missed this 7th game of the 1965 World Series is a big miss. AND I watched this game on TV with my Dad.

[@billtahara1428]

Wen one looks at the pitchers accomplishment, also look at the quality of his opponent

[@scottodonnell7121]

In 1963 WS he struck out 15 Yankees and made them look like little leaguers.

[@BlueTTVx]

And Madison Bumgarner's complete 2014 world series performance.

[@mpatrickriggin]

Dock Ellis' No-No on LSD is the best pitching performance ever. (in context)

[@rileyjackfansmithandjones8238]

The Dock Ellis Secret Formula...Curlers in his hair, wearing a Shower Cap, on his Off Days......Grew up in Pittsburgh....That's for Real for Real!

[@bailysbeads2057]

Johnny Vander Meer's back to back no-hitters should be on here.

[@johnkoziol8538]

You get a GREAT, BIG, HUMONGOUS "thumbs up" because I agree with you 100%, pally!!!🙂

[@brianh9014]

Nice one, never heard of the guy. 😅

[@patrickmorgan4006]

The guy who made the video was obviously thinking, as was I, that it was for a one game performance, but you are correct.

[@edwardcricchio6106]

@@brianh9014 wow, you never heard of Jonny Vander Meer? Here's a little side note, the second no-hitter took place at Ebbets Field in the first night game ever held at that ballpark in Brooklyn. You have to wonder how well those lights illuminated the field back in 1938. One thing is for sure, nobody is ever going to break his record.

[@alecl9430]

I was at Justin Verlander’s first no-hitter in Detroit against the Brewers. He walked four batters that day but only got more dominant as the game went on. He was throwing over 100 in the 9th inning, the stadium was absolutely electric.

[@kecosta11]

Should be title best pitching performances that I could find video for.

[@ThomasRogan-gc5pi]

ABSOLUTELY 😂

[@goathumper111]

And that were Red Sox

[@emlsolutions6776]

Greatest futile effort: On May 26, 1959, Harvey Haddix of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitched a perfect game for 12 2/3 innings against the Milwaukee Braves, but lost the no-hitter and the game in the 13th inning, 1-0. Haddix was also the winning pitcher of record when Bill Mazeroski hit his legendary home run to win the 1960 World Series. In consecutive starts, Cincinnati Reds' Johnny Vander Meer pitched consecutive no-hitters, versus the Boston Bees on 11 June 1938, and against the Brooklyn Dodgers on 15 June 1938.

[@extanegautham8950]

I remember Haddix well! Yankee fan, but always loved the Pirates, cant say why, although later, my one and only glove was a Roberto Clemente...

[@ARod-br2ui]

I think Mike Scott’s no hitter against the giants to clinch the N.L. west pennant in 86 deserves an honorable mention. At least.

[@rockykirkus5094]

Not a cubs fan, but I've never seen MLB hitters as helpless as that day against wood.

[@johnkoziol8538]

I cannot even begin to fathom what he would've accomplished if he could've stayed healthy throughout his career, pally!

[@GingersRule81]

Astros fan here. Couldn't agree more. I remember watching that game and as a former pitcher all I could do was watch in complete awe of the filth he distributed that day.

[@Dirgnimai7]

Some great choices here. I would add Tim Lincecum's complete game, 14 strike-out shut-out for the Giants, over the Braves in Game 1 of the 2010 NLDS. Making it even more impressive is that it was a 1-0 win.

[@chrismalloy7960]

That game is not talked about enough!

[@Dirgnimai7]

@@chrismalloy7960 Agreed!

[@andrewliu111]

I am a Dodgers fan, but I am appalled that people kept forgetting Mad Bum in 2013. Yes I get it that the OP is talking about 1 game, but given the context, what Mad Bum did in the 2014 WS is impressive. 21 innings while only given up 1 run? Pitched 9 inning in game 5 and delivered 5 more shutout innings in game 7. That should be in top 10.

[@daveenyart]

Jack Morris 1991 WS game 7 really should be included due to the context of that particular game and the stakes.

[@thedeucemonkey2331]

Abso....10 innings in a WS game...that's epic...

[@jimnfl7134]

was shocked that was not in this video.

[@danamarco5690]

RIP Roy Halladay. We miss you in "baseball heaven" his words, not mine. (Philadelphia)

[@grantgunden83]

I was thinking the same thing what a tragedy that was

[@TonyByers-so8ie]

Jack Morris 10 shutout innings in game 7, can't get any better than that!

[@johnlanders3522]

The sheer dominance of Sandy Koufax from 1961 - 1966: 129 wins - 47 loses; 115 Complete Games; 35 Shutouts; 4 No-Hitters...the list goes on for the GOAT! and by the way, all accomplished with severe arthritis in his pitching elbow.

[@laudarevsonhunt]

plus what he did in the 63 and 65 world series

[@johnlanders3522]

@@laudarevsonhunt Correct, a 0.95 ERA...nothing to sneeze at! Maybe we should explain to a younger crowd what a "complete game" is!!"🤣

[@laudarevsonhunt]

@@johnlanders3522 and on two days rest

[@henrivanbemmel]

I think Sandy Koufax pitching a two hit shutout on TWO days rest and in pain to win the 1965 world series has be up there. Also, when he went into Yankee Stadium in Game 1 of the 1963 World Series and struck out 15 Yankees in that place at that time. Pretty special.

[@joebarr725]

Around the 3rd inning of Game 7 in 1965, Koufax told Roseboro that he had no curveball that day. So, Roseboro said, "Then we'll just have to blow it by them". So, Koufax pitched a 3-hit shutout throwing nothing but fastballs.

[@henrivanbemmel]

@@joebarr725 Well that is paraphrased with the swear words removed ... Yes, and on TWO days rest after a complete game shut out in game 5. The Twins were a good hitting team that year and knew what was coming and could not make any difference. Even when they made contact they were fouls and poorly hit. It is so hard to compare eras, but clearly Koufax was abused and misused and ridiculously underpaid and great person. One of my absolute favourite players.

[@mikeprevost8650]

@@henrivanbemmel he also pitched an insane number of complete games each season, even more remarkable since he was a really bad hitter, and the Dodgers weren't loaded with sluggers. But many times, one run was all that Koufax needed. Maury walks, steals second, goes to third on a right side grounder, scores on a sac fly. Classic Dodgers scratching out a run with no hits.

[@henrivanbemmel]

@@mikeprevost8650 And that ass O'Malley refused to televise the games as he wanted fans in his shiny new ballpark. (So we don't have a lot of footage of Sandy pitching.) He also did not install drinking fountains either. He gave Sandy a whole extra $500 for throwing a perfect game ... you've got to be kidding me!! If you look up the word 'greed' in the dictionary you probably find O'Malley's picture. Grrr...

[@mikeyposs3132]

@@mikeprevost8650 Yes, bad hitter but you don't pinch hit for the greatest pitcher ever! Btw he did hit 2 big league home runs!

[@MrSENPAIZ]

2014 Madison bumgarner world series greatest preformace .43 ERA 21 IN 2 Wins 1 Save 17 SO 9 Hits

[@DexterHaven]

The best was this: Christy Mathewson, who pitched 3 shutouts in a 7 game World Series. He went to my college too.

[@charlotex1]

Milt Pappas was pitching a Perfect Game for the Cubs (1970s), with two out in the bottom of the 9th, and a (disputable) 3-2 count on the last batter. The last pitch could have been a called strike, but the ump called it a ball. He went on to get the No No, but as you might guess, he hated that umpire for the rest of his days, and rightfully so.

[@gparsons8]

None of these performances can touch what Sandy Koufax did on numerous occasions with 2 days rest! 2 days! Plus a perfect 1-0 game where the losing pitcher pitch a 1 hitter.

[@alansabin7487]

Nolan can touch these

[@gparsons8]

@@alansabin7487 500 pitcher.

[@alansabin7487]

@@gparsons8 no need to argue with you, you do not know or understand history of the game if you say Ryan is just a 500 pitcher. bye bye

[@danamarco5690]

Jim Kaat pitchied a no hitter and hit two solo home runs. The Phillies won 2 to 0. So overlooked

[@Rockhound6165]

Kaat never threw a no hitter for the Phillies(I don't believe he ever threw a no hitter in his career). I think you're confusing this with Rick Wise throwing a no hitter and hitting 2 homeruns against the Reds in 1971. Final score in that one was 4-0.

[@ralphtkane1106]

Rick Wise

[@patrickmorgan4006]

@@ralphtkane1106 Later traded for Steve Carlton. Didn't work out well for the Cardinals.

[@buddmannable]

That would be Rick Wise

[@jmadratz]

It was Rick Wise against the Reds in 1971 in Riverfront stadium, and BTW, the score was 4-0 and Wise hit 2 two-run homers in the game! The next year he was traded to the Cardinals for…Hall of famer Steve Carlton…

[@genbelisarius7780]

I may be a little biased here but Josh Beckett's complete game shutout in the '03 World Series against the Yankees to clinch the World Series for the Marlins was the most dominant, and clutch pitching clinic I have seen in my life.

[@andyberg3680]

Jack Morris 1991 WS Game 7, 10 Inning shutout to win it all.

[@waverunner6765]

This list is irrelevant without that performance, not just Jack but Smoltz was also throwing a great game, they pulled him to quick

[@blugill]

This!

[@patrickwillard2815]

I came here to reference this specific game, and I like what you said - a list without game 7 of the 1991 WS is not relevant. It was simply the greatest game ever pitched in both sides.

[@chili015]

@@waverunner6765 - Smoltz was over 100 pitches in the 8th inning of a 0-0 game and had just given up 2 hits that put the potential winning run on 3rd with Kerby Puckett and Kent Krbek coming up. It was the right move to pull him in that situation. They brought in Stanton, who intentionally walked Puckett for the lefty-lefty matchup with Hrbek and got a double play.

[@chili015]

@@patrickwillard2815 - It depends on what "list" you're trying to compile. Throwing a 10-inning shutout in Game 7 of the World Series qualifies as the most clutch pitching performance of all time, but in terms of how "great" he pitched, he allowed 9 baserunners and gave up a lot of hard hit balls that fortunately went right to his fielders. In reality, he pitched really, really well for the big moment, but it individually wasn't better than any of the games on this video.

[@rickrose5377]

Koufax' 14-strikeout perfect game, his fourth no-hitter.

[@fuktrumpanzeeskum]

Max Scherzer struck out 17 in his second no-hitter in 2015. Matt Cain had a 14 strike out perfect game. Nolan Ryan had no hitters with 17 and 16 strikeouts. Kershaw struck out 15 and had 0 walks (someone reached on an error) in his no-hitter in 2014.

[@rickrose5377]

@@fuktrumpanzeeskum Cain's perfecto tied Koufax' record for strikeouts in a perfect game. That's still the record. But Wood's game still has the highest Game Score (Bill James) ever at 105. And it was against a great Astros' lineup.

[@3stacksofHighSociety]

@Rick Rose It's the highest 9 inning game score. Harvey Haddix had a 107 game score when he threw 12 perfect innings, then lost in the 13th. Highest game score ever is by a pitcher who threw a 26 inning complete game. TWENTY SIX innings. Game score was 154.

[@joezachman733]

Best game ever jack Morris world series in 91. 10 shutout innings, get serious on the list, deciding game world championship

[@joespitler3929]

Agreed, I'd throw Madison Bumgardner's 2014 World Series performance on here too.

[@jtp2007]

Glavine's 1 hitter in 95 too

[@isaacs3822]

Apparently clutch wasn’t one of the criteria… There goes this list’s credibility lol

[@dangrubb8147]

Really? Don Larson perfect game in a World Series game! Only 1!

[@michaelcarmon7763]

Without question, greatest World Series game ever pitched. Put the team on his back and said, I got you!

[@Rushyesgenesis]

The White Sox no hitter - I’m a cubs fan but I was a Sox fan just for that last inning. Incredible.

[@mikeprevost8650]

Watch it at 1:45 and I think you'll see that the 1st baseman came off the bag early. Not that an ump would ever call it since the ball got there well before the runner.

[@wvu05]

I think that you can also include Harvey Haddix pitching 12 perfect innings against the Braves in 1959 (although, sadly, the Pirates couldn't score a run, and the Braves did in the 13th after a walk an and error to bust up the no hitter and the win) and Babe Ruth pitching 14 innings in the 1916 World Series to beat the Dodgers 2-1.

[@johnd746]

Agree. This should have been included.

[@markpollock6049]

How on earth could TWELVE innings of PERFECT pitching against the 1959 Braves with Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock, and Eddie Matthews be omitted? Terrible oversight!

[@albertallain7554]

Almost completely forgotten in this Braves-Pirates game is Lew Burdette's 13-inning, complete-game shutout.

[@johnd746]

@@albertallain7554 great point.

[@seancornell1263]

Randy Johnson's 20k game? Randy Johnson's 13k perfecto? Max Scherzer's 20k game? All three of these deserve to be on this list.

[@revjosephcottle312]

My thoughts also. If you have this list without Johnson and only one Nolan Ryan, it's not complete. Nolan Ryans 5th no hitter was the world standard forever and with the advent of money-ball, it will never be reached.

[@magicjohnson-o4l]

Yeah absolutely that it was extra innings too

[@assassin415]

rip roy halladay truly a treat watching you as I grew up

[@sjjcws]

How about Marichal/ Spahn? Harvey Haddix?

[@jmad627]

Ya know before watching this I thought I’d take a look at the comments to see if Harvey Haddix's name was mentioned by anyone…and then BINGO! I stop at you. Thank you, btw. Yeah if he’s not mentioned, I ain’t watching.

[@fuktrumpanzeeskum]

Spahn/Marichal has the title "Greatest game ever pitched" and doesn't even get an honorable mention?

[@leeshepherd9802]

Gibson was so amazing catcher never even had to move his glove; such pinpoint accuracy..

[@vestibulate]

@leeshepherd9802 I loved seeing that big windup. It's something I miss in today's game.

[@timdiaz1447]

No Koufax?! WS Game 1: Koufax gives up 2 hits and Ks 15 Yankees. 2 complete game wins. Dodgers beat the returning WS champs. Complete game win in game 4. Koufax named MVP of the ‘63 WS.

[@scottodonnell7121]

" I can see how he won 25, but I can't understand how he lost 5". Yogi Berra on Koufax going 25-5 after the WS

[@skeller61]

I remember watching the Bob Gibson game. That was amazing!

[@md1960md]

Regarding Ryan’s 7th no-hitter. The story goes that Ryan didn’t have a great bullpen warmup and wasn’t feeling that great. After the top of the first inning as he got to the bench, he sat down and yelled “Boys. You’re only going to need to get one run tonight.” He knew what he had that night.

[@kenbudd1637]

Larsen's perfect game in the WS has to be #1. Especially against that lineup. It was perfect

[@c2itccase9]

It should be #1 for eternity.

[@nottolate9026]

At the beginning of wood's 20k game you wouldn't think he was going to make it past the 2nd inning and then suddenly you've witnessed history. Just amplifies the fact that everytime you tune into a baseball game you never know what you will see. Hands down baseball is the best sport ever created

[@HawklordLI]

Harvey Haddix pitched a perfect game for nearly 13 innings and it gets no mention? Really?

[@dannywilliamson9216]

DO WHAT??

[@rdspam]

I assume because there’s no video.

[@kvernon1]

That's not because it wasn't worthy of inclusion; it's because there is no video footage of that game. Don't even know if a radio broadcast exists.

[@rdspam]

@@kvernon1 “MLB History” doesn’t exist before video? Ty Cobb never did anything worth a mention? Honus Wagner is persona non grata? Christy Mathewson doesn’t exist?

[@bdpopeye]

The problem is many of these young fans DO NOT KNOW the history of MLB. Period...What about Johnny Vander Meer two consecutive no hitters in a row in 1938 for the Cincinnati Reds vs Boston and Brooklyn? Probably no video of that feat!

[@mikepersich3148]

It's a tough list to make. I commend your efforts. Koufax is the most dominant of my lifetime and the bigger the stage the better he pitched.your list is very good,but each to their own.

[@richardeast3328]

Boy, Pedro was sure getting the outside part of the plate calls.

[@josephglatthaar6482]

Maddux got more called strikes on balls than anyone I have ever seen.

[@richardeast3328]

@@josephglatthaar6482 Him, Glavine and Smoltz had the benefit of the all mighty TBS superstation.

[@bernie7044]

Great video, brings back a lot of memories. I think it depends on our ages and how long we have been watching. I can think of quite a few that a case could be made for a spot. Mike Scott in Game 1 of the 1986 NLCS. Jack Morris in 91 Greg Maddux throwing less than 80 pitches for a complete game. It was like 76 or 78 or something insane like that. Jim Abbots No No I can't remember exactly what these others did but I know they did something special. Dwight Gooden Fernando Valenzuela Jim Deshaies Dave Stewart Brett Saberhagen Dennis Martinez David Cone Orel Hershiser Sandy Koufax Jason Schmidt in the Allstar game Madison Baumgartner Tom Glavin Tim Wakefield Jesse Oroscoe Sid Fernandez Jose Rijo Curt Schilling Of course I know we can't have everyone but there are so many performances that we just don't need to forget. Great video.

[@jiehuang954]

How is it possible that Madison Bumgardner's World Series run not included? Three World Series (2010, 2012, 2014), 4-0 record as a starter with a 0.25 ERA, 36 innings pitched, only 1 runs allow, including 5 scores innings of relief pitching during game 7 of the 2014 World Series against Kansa City for the win.

[@chili015]

That's different criteria. He pitched a lot of great games that accumulated into the greatest playoff run ever, but none of those games by themselves were all-time great.

[@jasonvanlishout3842]

I 100%agree with the close out of that KC game. Was incredible.

[@matthewmaning4859]

​@@chili015 OK let's take game 5 of 2014 world series. Or how about game 4 of 2010?

[@chili015]

@matthew maning - Great performances. But Bumgarner doesn't even have the greatest World Series game by a Giants pitcher, so how can he be in the Top greatest pitching performances ever? What about Josh Beckett's 2-hit shutout in the close-out Game 6 of the 2003 World Series? You can find many instances of complete game performances in the playoffs.

[@matthewmaning4859]

@@chili015 Game 5 was dominant.

[@3dbadboy1]

Lol, in the Gibson footage, look at all those white shirts and ties. Def a different time.

[@charlescorona885]

How is Greg Maddox 77 pitch complete game not on this list

[@joebarr725]

Because Randy Jones once pitched a 68-pitch complete game.

[@benjamminmore]

78, l actually saw a video this week where they showed and count each pitch. one of the pitches didn't get counted on one of the three official pitch count

[@timelliott4117]

Thanks for the video. your Title caught my eye and I wanted to ask what the references you used to come to this conclusion? How many years did you go. Back? Baseball was played in the 1800"s Thats allot of years, and pitchers to sort out 10 performances.

[@aljohnson5601]

Armando Galarraga's 28 out “perfect” game should have been included. An umpire’s call cost him a perfect game with 2 outs in the 9th. He then went on to retire the next batter.

[@EdwardBos-zj2lp]

The only 28-out perfect game in history.

[@ericwalker2388]

Thanks for The Years and Information.✌️👍👍🤔

[@jonblakemore6454]

As a Cubs fan, I'm so glad Kerry Wood was included.

[@woodsy3495]

Kerry Woods first stunningly dominant complete game his rookie year: 20 strikeouts against a team with 3-4 hall of famers. Just as impressive as any perfect game.

[@Rockhound6165]

Not only did Roy Halladay throw a playoff no hitter but earlier in the season he threw a perfect game. And the umpire who called Roger Clemens' 20 strike out game is a friend of mine. And how can you leave off Johnny Vander Meer's back to back no hitters?

[@scottodonnell7121]

Actually, Clemens had 2 20 strikeout games.

[@magicjohnson-o4l]

Only pitcher ever

[@magicjohnson-o4l]

What about Randy Johnson’s 20 k Game too

[@truealphafaith]

I was at SF Giants Matt Cain's Perfect game. He had 14 strikeouts and was the most dominant sporting event I have ever witnessed. I have been to two no-hitters and Cain's perfect game.

[@tlmiller301]

Seems to be missing Bumgarner in the 2014 World Series

[@vicandokhuiopipari4778]

So is everyone else

[@pt4503]

Randy Johnson's perfect game and 20 strike out game should be on here way before half of these. Fact!

[@sinner2208]

Damn.... no Hersheiser WS NO HITTER??? Deserves to be up there.

[@christopherhopkins949]

Bob Gibson had seen the Tigers scouting report on him, which highlighted his fastball. In the 17 strikeout game Gibson rarely used his fastball and got most of the strikeouts with his slider.

[@billcreed6882]

Lots of arguments but in my mind nobody better than Bob Gibson. He was consistently good his whole career.

[@scottodonnell7121]

Koufax was WAY better than Gibson.

[@billcreed6882]

@@scottodonnell7121 I don't agree but I respect your right to voice your opinion.

[@magicjohnson-o4l]

Definitely has a debate

[@magicjohnson-o4l]

Disagree

[@paulettelee6977]

Except micky lolich out pitched him in 68 series

[@RichMansour]

Unfortunately there is no video of the Spahn Marichal game. I dont even think audio. But from this video I'm going with Gibsons game 1 WS 17k game.

[@albenismiranda]

Son, what happened with the Galarraga's perfect game of 28 outs? No way

[@EdwardBos-zj2lp]

The only 28-out perfect game in history.

[@JasondenHollander-qj5hp]

The footage of Gibson is mesmerising

[@Rockhound6165]

Just think that Tim McCarver got to catch both Gibson and Steve Carlton on that staff.

[@mhartan]

Really? So Sandy Koufax throws back-to-back shutouts in the 1965 World Series on two days rest, the second a three-hitter; he held the single game strikeout record with 18 on two occasions; had 14 strikeouts in a perfect game (a record). And no top-ten game by Koufax? The greatest pitcher ever.

[@patrickmorgan4006]

Which one would you take out to put Koufax in, and which of his games would you put in?

[@nobanjono]

I strongly concur mhartan...Koufax, game 7 complete game shutout on 2 days rest

[@patrickmorgan4006]

@@nobanjono Same question to you. If you put that game in, which one do you take out? I'm not arguing with you, but there can only be 10 performances in a Top 10 list.

[@rolling1863]

Umpire Doug Harvey said the game he pitched off the 2 days rest was the greatest performance he'd ever seen

[@54hman]

Gotta say in recent memory it would be Kershaw's no hitter that was broken up by a Hanley Ramirez error. He has 14 or 15 strikeouts I think still crazy and I think one of the most ever for a no hitter or perfect game.

[@bridgettenney4671]

Pedro over the Yankees was the most dominating pitching I have ever seen. Over 55,000 fans at Yankee Stadium and they were leading the division on the Sox.

[@Diecastclassicist]

Yes!

[@josephglatthaar6482]

Whitey Ford pitched 14 scoreless innings in a 1-0 victory. That's getting a complete game the hard way! And a shutout!

[@sjduges67]

I agree, more performances should have been included. I could have watched an hour of these types of videos and it still wouldn’t be enough.⚾️

[@siler7]

You thought a list of 10 should have contained more than 10? Is your problem that you can't read, or that you can't count?

[@sjduges67]

@@siler7 grow up and settle down. I'm just commenting how much I love baseball and enjoy videos like this. I guess I am agreeing with some viewers that there were other moments that could have been included. Even if there were, so what?

[@uncaringgenius]

HM to tyler matzek in game 6 of the 2021 NLCS was legendary. Came in with no outs bases loaded and struck out the side. He got the braves to the World Series and their eventual title.

[@Dewey_Cheatum_and_Howe]

How about Armando Galarraga's perfect game with 28 straight outs?

[@lifebybill1326]

Yes, even if the record books don't count it, that kid still threw a perfect game! Jim Joyce stole history from that kid.

[@yaterspoon57]

Nicely stated. How about that game!

[@magicjohnson-o4l]

I agree

[@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973]

First pro baseball game I ever saw in person was Mario Soto VS John Denny. Soto struck out 14 and nobody hit anything hard off him all night. Buddy Bell drove in 2 runs and that was enough to get the Reds the win. My Dad and I sat right behind the on deck circle and were able to watch the pitcher work up close. It made me want to pitch. I did so too until I was 17 and graduated from high school. My friends tried to convince me to try out for the baseball team in college ( Vincennes) but I didn't have enough confidence to try. Those guys were big and strong looking. I was 6'3" and only 170 lbs in my freshman year at college

[@keth8947]

Nolan Ryan was a beast.

[@scottodonnell7121]

Yes. Along with the 7 no-hitters, there was a 1972 early evening game against the Red Sox that he, himself will tell you was his best performance. 1 hit, 17 Ks, the first 9 outs were Ks (Yaz got a double) struck out the side on 9 pitches in the third. The game started at almost dusk, the hitters didn't stand a chance.

[@stephenricks7316]

Bob Gibson would be nasty today

[@dalethelander3781]

How about a Bob Gibson-Dock Ellis pitcher's duel?

[@duskopopov77]

September 10th, 1999 Pedro Martinez 17 strikeouts one hitter in Yankee stadium, Chili Davis took him deep for the lone Yankee hit, struck out eight of the last nine and the side to end the game, the most dominating performance I've ever seen!

[@diesel1344]

You passed on the 12 inning no hitter by Harvey Haddix lost in the 13th inning. Also the 15 inning dual shut out between 42 year old Warren Spahn and Juan Marichal won in the 16th by a Mays home run. Both went the entire game and Spahn threw over 200 pitches and pitching every 4th game he was so tired he went 9-1 in his next 10 games with a combines 1.0 ERA.

[@kvernon1]

No video footage of that game exists, unfortunately. Otherwise it likely would have been included.

[@lucasmembrane4763]

Once when Carl Hubbell and Dizzy Dean faced each other, the final score was 1-0, two complete games, 16 innings. Don't think that will ever come around again.

[@OrdinaryDude67]

Greg Maddux’s 78 pitch complete game?

[@chili015]

There are actually many instances of pitchers throwing fewer pitches in a complete game than Maddux. Red Barrett (1944) threw a 2-hit shutout in 58 pitches against the Reds, which is the Major League record. If you want post-2000 examples for more reliable pitch-count data, Carlos Silva (2005) and Aaron Cook (2007) both had 74-pitch complete games. Maddux's is just more famous because he's Maddux (and because he did it against his former Cubs)... he gave up 5 hits and a run that game, though, so it wasn't exactly pure domination like all the others in this video.

[@joebarr725]

I believe Randy Jones once pitched a 68-pitch complete game.

[@ericsmithhart8509]

Jack Morris 10 inning World Series GAME seven is hands down the best pitching performance EVER. It will never be duplicated. NEVER!

[@patrickmorgan4006]

"Hands down"? No. I would say a 9 inning perfect game in the WS tops it. Morris gave up 7 hits and walked 2.

[@ericsmithhart8509]

@@patrickmorgan4006 that has never happened in game 7. And it won’t ever

[@patrickmorgan4006]

@@ericsmithhart8509 Yeah, but that doesn't make it one of the 10 best games ever pitched. It might make the 10 best WS games ever pitched, maybe, but not overall. That's just a fact.

[@ericsmithhart8509]

@@patrickmorgan4006 you have no idea what your talking about.

[@patrickmorgan4006]

@@ericsmithhart8509 Based on your comment, I can't really respect your opinion of my knowledge. Sorry. Morris just doesn't make the cut.

[@josephglatthaar6482]

Tom Seaver once struck out the final ten hitters in the game. That is amazing for a starting pitcher. Oh, he struck out 19 in the game.

[@jellomarx]

I was at that game. It was a remarkable performance .

[@joshbailey1613]

For Buerhle how do you play an out in the 7th and 8th but not play the catch by Wise that starts the 9th…

[@monkehp]

@8:40 "The Dodgers: no runs, no hits, no errors, in fact, nothing at all." EPIC JAJAJAJAJA

[@dannywilliamson9216]

NOLAN RYAN WAS EITHER 44 OR 46 WHEN HE PITCHED HIS 7th NO-NO, MY HERO!!!!!

[@scottodonnell7121]

Ryan pitched better games than that. August 1972 vs Boston. Played at twi-light. Shadows at the plate, still bright at the mound and the batters couldn't pick up the ball. He strikes the first 2 out, Yaz gets a double, strikes out the next guy. Then strikes out the side on 9 pitches and strikes out the side in the third. Ends up with a 1 hit, 17 strike out performance that to this day he considers it a very special game.

[@fuktrumpanzeeskum]

​@@scottodonnell7121 Ryan had another no-hitter with at least 15 k's as well iirc.

[@scottodonnell7121]

@@fuktrumpanzeeskum 1975, I believe

[@jtp2007]

Glavines' 1 hitter in game 6 in 1995. World Series clincher to me adds to that performance

[@TeddyBundy1974]

I was happy to see that Don Larsen's perfect game in the WS was included. Nowadays, if it didn't happen 2 minutes ago, it never happened.

[@keithla5711]

How did Tom Browning not make this list? His perfect game was only 102 pitches!

[@magicjohnson-o4l]

102 is a lot

[@DecibelWines]

That play by Chooch at the end is so underrated

[@xalvarez6898]

PRETTY MUCH I DON'T CARE WHAT TEAM YOU'RE CHEERING FOR BUT FOR PERSON TO ACTUALLY SIT IN THE STANDS OUT AND WATCH PERFECTION AT ITS FINEST MOMENT IN TIME YOU AS A FAN OF THE SPORT ARE GRATEFUL TO SEE IT AND BE PART OF THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS UP

[@m.v185]

How is a no hitter in the divisional round better than a perfect game in the world series?

[@margaretjiantonio939]

Larsen had only 2 runs to work with & the Yankees really needed that game. To this day I still think that was the greatest game ever pitched. It wouldn't have gotten noticed if Mickey Mantle didn't make a great catch in the outfield.

[@ShutTheMuckUp]

Because these "best of" lists are all BS. It's just some dude at his computer throwing some highlights together instead of scouring through every single game played in MLB history to find the actual statistical best performances.

[@dek2000utube]

What about Sandy Koufax's perfect game in September 1965 (I know there was no TV of that game)?

[@yaterspoon57]

But there is some amazing video from the early innings!

[@sergeantwarden471]

You didn't show any of the 50 million dollar a year 5 and 6 inning pitchers that we have today. Why not ?