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Lost in the sweep was a pretty rare accomplishment by the Yankees --- against the Mets or anybody. IN the Mets 9-4 win on Wednesday, Ivan Nova pitched only the fiftieth immaculate inning --- striking out the side on nine pitches --- on record in MLB history. (I imagine some are out there that have been lost to time.)

The Mets have pulled the feat off twice. Nobody is known to have ever struck out four batters in an inning on 12 pitches.

Three guys have pulled it off twice, and they're pretty much the first three guys you'd probably guess.

PitcherDateTeamOpposing teamInningBatters faced
John ClarksonJune 4, 1889Boston BeaneatersPhiladelphia Quakers3rdJim Fogarty,�Sam Thompson,�Sid Farrar
Rube Waddell1-Jul-02Philadelphia AthleticsBaltimore Orioles3rdBilly Gilbert,�Harry Howell,�John Cronin
Pat Ragan5-Oct-14Brooklyn DodgersBoston Braves8thPossum Whitted,Butch Schmidt,�Red Smith
Joe Oeschger8-Sep-21Boston BravesPhiladelphia Phillies4thBevo LeBourveau,Cy Williams,�Ed Konetchy
Sloppy Thurston22-Aug-23Chicago White SoxPhiladelphia Athletics12thBeauty McGowan,Chick Galloway,Sammy Hale
Dazzy Vance24-Sep-24Brooklyn DodgersChicago Cubs2ndSam Bohne,�Bubbles Hargrave,�Eppa Rixey
Lefty Grove23-Aug-28Philadelphia AthleticsCleveland Indians2ndEddie Morgan,Luther Harvel,�Martin Autry
Lefty Grove(2)27-Sep-28Philadelphia AthleticsChicago White Sox7thMoe Berg,�Tommy Thomas,�Johnny Mostil
Billy Hoeft7-Sep-53Detroit TigersChicago White Sox7thJim Rivera,�Mike Fornieles,�Chico Carrasquel
Jim Bunning2-Aug-59Detroit TigersBoston Red Sox9thSammy White,�Jim Mahoney,�Ike Delock
Sandy Koufax30-Jun-62Los Angeles DodgersNew York Mets1stRichie Ashburn,�Rod Kanehl,�F�lix Mantilla
Sandy Koufax�(2)18-Apr-64Los Angeles DodgersCincinnati Reds3rdLeo C�rdenas,Johnny Edwards,�Jim Maloney
Bob Bruce19-Apr-64Houston Colt .45sSt Louis Cardinals8thBill White,�Charlie James,�Ken Boyer
Al Downing11-Aug-67New York YankeesCleveland Indians2ndTony Horton,�Don Demeter,�Duke Sims
Nolan Ryan19-Apr-68New York MetsLos Angeles Dodgers3rdClaude Osteen,�Wes Parker,�Zoilo Versalles
Bob Gibson12-May-69St. Louis CardinalsLos Angeles Dodgers7thLen Gabrielson,�Paul Popovich,�John Miller
Milt Pappas24-Sep-71Chicago CubsPhiladelphia Phillies4thGreg Luzinski,�Don Money,�Mike Anderson
Nolan Ryan(2)9-Jul-72California AngelsBoston Red Sox2ndCarlton Fisk,�Bob Burda,�Juan Ben�quez
Bruce Sutter8-Sep-77Chicago CubsMontreal Expos9thEllis Valentine,�Gary Carter,�Larry Parrish
Ron Guidry7-Aug-84New York YankeesChicago White Sox9thCarlton Fisk�(2),�Tom Paciorek,�Greg Luzinski�(2)
Danny Jackson24-Oct-85Kansas City RoyalsSt. Louis Cardinals7thTerry Pendleton,Tom Nieto,�Brian Harper
Jeff Robinson7-Sep-87Pittsburgh PiratesChicago Cubs8thLeon Durham,�Andre Dawson,�Rafael Palmeiro
Rob Dibble4-Jun-89Cincinnati RedsSan Diego Padres8thCarmelo Mart�nez,Mark Parent,�Garry Templeton
Jeff Montgomery29-Apr-90Kansas City RoyalsTexas Rangers8thPete Incaviglia,Geno Petralli,�Thad Bosley
Andy Ashby15-Jun-91Philadelphia PhilliesCincinnati Reds4thHal Morris,�Todd Benzinger,�Jeff Reed
David Cone30-Aug-91New York MetsCincinnati Reds5thHerm Winningham,Randy Myers,Mariano Duncan
Pete Harnisch6-Sep-91Houston AstrosPhiladelphia Phillies7thWes Chamberlain,Dickie Thon,�Jose De Jesus
Trevor Wilson7-Jun-92San Francisco GiantsHouston Astros9thJeff Bagwell,�Eric Anthony,�Rafael Ram�rez
Mel Rojas11-May-94Montreal ExposNew York Mets9thDavid Segui,�Todd Hundley,�Jeff McKnight
Mike Magnante22-Aug-97Houston AstrosColorado Rockies9thEllis Burks,�Harvey Pulliam,�Jeff Reed(2)
Randy Johnson23-Aug-01Arizona DiamondbacksPittsburgh Pirates6thTony McKnight,�Gary Matthews, Jr.,�Jack Wilson
Jason Isringhausen13-Apr-02St. Louis CardinalsHouston Astros9thDaryle Ward,�Jos� Vizca�no,�Julio Lugo
Byung-Hyun Kim11-May-02Arizona DiamondbacksPhiladelphia Phillies8thScott Rolen,�Mike Lieberthal,�Pat Burrell
Pedro Mart�nez18-May-02Boston Red SoxSeattle Mariners1stIchiro Suzuki,�Mark McLemore,�Rub�n Sierra
Brian Lawrence12-Jun-02San Diego PadresBaltimore Orioles3rdBrook Fordyce,�Jerry Hairston, Jr.,�Melvin Mora
Brandon Backe15-Apr-04Houston AstrosMilwaukee Brewers8thBill Hall,�Scott Podsednik,�Craig Counsell
Ben Sheets13-Jun-04Milwaukee BrewersHouston Astros3rdPete Munro,�Craig Biggio,�Jos� Vizca�no�(2)
LaTroy Hawkins11-Sep-04Chicago CubsFlorida Marlins9thJeff Conine,�Juan Encarnaci�n,��lex Gonz�lez
Rick Helling20-Jun-06Milwaukee BrewersDetroit Tigers1stCurtis Granderson,Pl�cido Polanco,Iv�n Rodr�guez
Buddy Carlyle6-Jul-07Atlanta BravesSan Diego Padres4thKhalil Greene,Russell Branyan,Jos� Cruz, Jr.
Rich Harden8-Jun-08Oakland AthleticsLos Angeles Angels1stMaicer Izturis,�Howie Kendrick,�Garret Anderson
F�lix Hern�ndez17-Jun-08Seattle MarinersFlorida Marlins4thJeremy Hermida,Jorge Cant�,�Mike Jacobs
A. J. Burnett20-Jun-09New York YankeesFlorida Marlins3rdJosh Johnson,�Chris Coghlan,�Emilio Bonifacio
Ross Ohlendorf5-Sep-09Pittsburgh PiratesSt. Louis Cardinals7thKhalil Greene�(2),Julio Lugo�(2),�Jason LaRue
Rafael Soriano23-Aug-10Tampa Bay RaysLos Angeles Angels9thErick Aybar,�Mike Napoli,�Peter Bourjos
Jordan Zimmermann6-May-11Washington NationalsFlorida Marlins2ndGiancarlo Stanton,Greg Dobbs,�John Buck
Juan P�rez8-Jul-11Philadelphia PhilliesAtlanta Braves10thJason Heyward,Nate McLouth,�Wilkin Ram�rez
Clay Buchholz16-Aug-12Boston Red SoxBaltimore Orioles6thAdam Jones,�Matt Wieters,�Chris Davis
Wade Miley1-Oct-12Arizona DiamondbacksColorado Rockies3rdJonathan Herrera,Drew Pomeranz,Josh Rutledge
Iv�n Nova29-May-13New York YankeesNew York Mets8thIke Davis,�Mike Baxter,�Rub�n Tejada


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EdgyMD wrote:
I imagine some are out there that have been lost to time.


Based on the distribution (20 of the 50 happened after 2000), I'd guess a lot more than just some. Of course, it may just be that swinging and missing is more frequent now than it's ever been.


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Certainly true, and the prevalence of relievers who fire it up for one inning getting ridiculous K/9 numbers like 12.5.

Starters too! Check out Ollie Perez! All latter-day guys, if not all latter-day saints.


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Edgy MD wrote:
Certainly true, and the prevalence of relievers who fire it up for one inning getting ridiculous K/9 numbers like 12.5.

Starters too! Check out Ollie Perez! All latter-day guys, if not all latter-day saints.


Dwight Gooden set the all-time K/9 inning record in his rookie season of 1984 (11.3945), breaking Sam McDowell's 1965 record. Today, Gooden's '84 mark isn't even in the top 10 and McDowell's '65 K/9 rate ranks 25th all-time.


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It's like Gooden changed the game in a way Ryan somehow never did. Once people started waving those K placards, it changed everyone's values.


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