Three-Pitch Inning
There have been 1,311 three-pitch innings since 1897, measured across 207,975 games, one every 158 games. The most recent was the Los Angeles Dodgers on 12 September 2025; the first was the Boston Red Sox on 12 April 1909.
A half inning retired on three pitches.
Much rarer now: 125 since 2000, one every 493 games, against one every 158 across the whole record.
1,311times in history
1 in 158games · 1897+
1909first · Boston Red Sox
2025-09-12most recent · Los Angeles Dodgers
3y 11mlongest drought · 1942-05-03 to 1946-04-23
