Greg Maddux incredibly once finished an entire game in 76 pitches on July 22, 1997, when he threw a complete game for the Braves against the Chicago Cubs in a 4-1 win.
Greg Maddux incredibly once finished an entire game in 76 pitches on July 22, 1997, when he threw a complete game for the Braves against the Chicago Cubs in a 4-1 win.
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Greg’s famous 76-pitch game was on July 22, 1997, when he threw a complete game for the Braves against the Chicago Cubs, leading them to a 4-1 victory. It was an incredibly efficient performance where he only issued one walk, demonstrating his mastery of command and control.
Greg’s performance is actually 18 pitches off the record as the fewest pitches thrown in a complete game is 58, set by Red Barrett of the Boston Braves on August 10, 1944, against the Cincinnati Reds. He achieved this with a 2-0 shutout, facing 29 batters and allowing two hits while striking out zero batters. Impressive stuff.
why aren’t today’s pitchers taught to locate their pitches better and deceive hitters with movement on their fastball and change speeds? now it’s just all gas no brakes – no wonder judge hit 60 home runs
What with the fight at the end?
Foolish Baseball did a great video on it
https://youtu.be/WHKo7f99kZE?si=nUz7XC1eVOgIUdOb
Man, that 2-seamer was pure filth!
Braves are my NL team. Maddux, Smoltz, Glavine, Millwood, nastiest starting pitcher lineup ever
Go check out the strike zone maddux used to get, its about 6 inches wider on both sides of the plate than the modern strike zone.
His game score was 79 lmao
Ah the Eric Gregg strike zone where the plate is 24 inches. Don’t miss these kind of strike zones tbh.
I was gonna say that this is so impressive vs a powerhouse lineup like the Sammy Sosa Cubs, but they almost lost 100 games and were the 3rd worst offense in the NL.
On 8/20/95, he threw an 88 pitch CG shutout that lasted one hour and fifty minutes. 2 hits, 0 BB, 9 K. The guy was a machine. Except against that fucking Tony Gwynn.
That 2 seamer he threw inside against lefties is so vicious
There’s a name for games like this. It’s called a “Maddux”.
And he called all his own pitches too!
Complete game on 76 pitches, and he doesn’t even get a Maddux. So overrated.
Greg Maddox is the first AI. Love his videos providing insights.
Just as impressive that 63 of the pitches were strikes.
bill lee spun a 78 pitch win against the twins
That Braves rotation was stacked
Surprisingly, he also holds the record for most “Madduxes” thrown
As a long suffering Cubs fan, this makes me so angry. Letting him walk was an unforgivable decision.
A prime example of why I long for a pitcher that can actually control multiple types of pitches. Up/down/in/out along with speed changes. Today’s maximum exertion on each pitch style is not to my liking. Along with his mastery of pitching, I think you also have to toss in batters willing to swing the bat more than many do today to duplicate a feat like that. Oh, yes, I’m old (64yo) – so stay off my lawn.
Eric Gregg called literally everything a strike.
You’d think Braves would have a bunch of World Series titles with that staff. Steve Avery overlooked.
Mad Dog didn’t need a pitch clock.
I gotta see if I even still have a ticket, if I did, but I might’ve actually been at that game
Maddux was next level bonkers. I still can’t believe how amazing he was.
Didn’t someone do a video on this game and found out it was actually something closer to 78 pitches? I mean still impressive though.
It’s crazy the Braves only won one ring with that rotation.
First k to grace is absolutely filthy
How about the [Carlos Silva](https://www.mlb.com/video/silva-s-74-pitch-complete-game) 74-pitch gem?
Why make many pitch when few pitch do trick?