Has there ever been a 0-0 baseball game?

Yes, 0-0 baseball games have happened many times, especially in the early days of baseball when games ended in ties due to darkness or weather, but they've also occurred in extra-inning marathons where pitching duels kept the score knotted for dozens of innings before one team finally broke through, like the famous Dodgers-Expos 22-inning game in 1989 that ended 1-0, or the Cubs-Reds game in 1917 that went 10 innings scoreless before a hit, notes Wikipedia, but never ended in a true 0-0 draw because games must have a winner.
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Has there ever been a 0-0 MLB game?

In the American League, the longest 0–0 game was played between the Washington Senators and Detroit Tigers on July 16, 1909. The game was called after 18 innings due to darkness at Bennett Park in Detroit.
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Has there ever been a 3 pitch inning?

Yes, a three-pitch inning (three outs on exactly three pitches) has happened many times in Major League Baseball history, though it's quite rare, with recorded instances numbering in the hundreds, including legendary pitchers like Walter Johnson and modern relievers like Tanner Scott. These innings usually involve groundouts or flyouts, as strikeouts would technically make it an "immaculate inning," a different rare feat. 
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What was the longest 0 0 game in MLB history?

Ironically, the longest scoreless game in major league history was played in one of the better hitting parks-Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, on September 11, 1946-a 19-inning tie between the Dodgers and the Reds.
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Has there ever been a hitless MLB game?

On May 2, 1917, a game between the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds reached the end of nine innings in a hitless scoreless tie, the only time in baseball history that neither team has had a hit in regulation. Both Hippo Vaughn of the Cubs and Fred Toney of the Reds continued pitching into the tenth inning.
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Who threw a 106 mph pitch?

Aroldis Chapman _thecubanmissile54 owns the fastest verified MLB pitch: 106 mph (2011).
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Is 0 allowed in the MLB?

In Major League Baseball, players are allowed to wear zero as their uniform number (yes, it's a number. Also, it's even). It's rare, but it happens. Currently, there is one player in baseball who wears zero, and that's Adam Ottavino, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies.
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Has there ever been a 9 pitch inning?

An immaculate inning occurs in baseball when a pitcher strikes out all three batters he faces in one inning using the minimum possible number of pitches: nine. This has happened 118 times in Major League Baseball history; 110 pitchers have accomplished the feat.
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Has anyone had a 5 Homer game?

No, no player has ever hit five home runs in a single Major League Baseball (MLB) game, but several have hit four, and some have come extremely close, with players like Kyle Schwarber in 2025 getting a chance for their fifth. While it hasn't happened in MLB, five-homer games have occurred in minor leagues, and some players, like Stan Musial in 1954, hit five homers in a doubleheader, notes the Baseball Hall of Fame. 
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Who threw a 104 mph pitch?

Mason Miller is the new No. 1 flamethrower in recorded postseason history. Miller struck out the Cubs' Carson Kelly with a 104.5 mph fastball in the bottom of the seventh inning during the Padres' 3-0 win in Game 2 of the National League Wild Card Series on Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
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What is the rarest pitch in MLB?

This is the allure of the rarest pitch in baseball—the eephus pitch. The eephus pitch stands out not just because of its rarity but also due to its unique mechanics and the strategic unpredictability it brings to the game.
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What is the 80/20 rule in baseball?

As mentioned, we as coaches must lay down a solid foundation in all skills for beginners. But for kids who are past the beginner phase of learning baseball, 80% of what happens in a game is hitting the ball off the coach pitcher. The other 20% is fielding, throwing and baserunning.
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What is the rarest stat in baseball?

Four-homer game

A four-homer game is more rare, historically speaking, than a perfect game. Only 18 players have done it.
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Has baseball ever had a 50/50 guy?

Shohei Ohtani became the first player in baseball history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season. He hit 3 homers today; he's trying for 60/60.
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What pitch is banned in MLB?

A spitball is a now-illegal baseball pitch in which the ball has been altered by the application of a foreign substance such as saliva or petroleum jelly. This technique alters the wind resistance and weight on one side of the ball, causing it to move in an atypical manner.
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Has anyone thrown 27 strikeouts in a game?

Yes, there has been one instance in professional baseball history where a pitcher recorded 27 strikeouts in a nine-inning game: Ron Necciai did it for the Class-D Bristol Twins on May 13, 1952, in a no-hitter. This incredible feat, considered the greatest individual performance in baseball history by some, involved all 27 outs being strikeouts, with one batter reaching base via a walk and another via an error, as reported by MLB.com and SABR.org. 
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Is a 1 pitch inning possible?

You could also more realistically have a 1-pitch inning if you come in with runners on 1st and 2nd and no outs, and you induce a 1-pitch triple play to the next batter. It technically wouldn't be a "one-pitch inning", but you as a pitcher would get credit for one inning of work, and 1 pitch thrown.
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Can you wear 69 in baseball?

The first to wear 69 was Luis Medina, in his inaugural season, 1988, with Cleveland. The number has only been worn by 22 players in all. You can draw your own conclusions!
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Has there ever been a 3 pitch inning in MLB history?

"The first time I faced him (Walter Johnson, who had four known 3-pitch innings), I watched him take that easy windup — and then something went past me that made me flinch. I hardly saw the pitch, but I heard it... Every one of us knew we'd met the most powerful arm ever turned loose in a ballpark." - Cobb, Ty.
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Why don't pitchers wear #7?

Pitchers traditionally wear higher numbers and do not typically wear single-digit numbers. This was particularly true from the 1950s through the 1980s, when single-digit uniform numbers for pitchers were virtually never used. Since then, a pitcher sporting a single-digit number has become less rare.
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Who threw a 110 mph pitch?

When the White Sox acquired Michael Kopech from the Red Sox in December, they knew they were getting one of the Minor Leagues' hardest-throwing pitchers.
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Has anyone hit a 500 ft home run?

C.J.

Stanton belted the first 500-foot homer in Statcast™ history by extending way up the Coors Field bleachers in the left-center power gap. It took a Stanton-ian combination of a 115.8-mph exit velocity and a very low 18-degree launch angle for Stanton to reach that part of the park.
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What is the tragic number in baseball?

Teams other than the front-running team have what is called an elimination number (or "tragic number") (often abbreviated E#). This number represents the number of wins by the leading team or losses by the trailing team which will eliminate the trailing team.
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