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What major league baseball pitchers have thrown first inning "3-pitch" perfect innings of three pitches to get three outs?

Question #152433. Asked by GBfan.
Last updated May 05 2026.
Originally posted May 05 2026 1:19 PM.

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According to this website over 200 pitchers have thrown exactly three pitches and recorded three outs at the start of an inning. Eight of those were at the start of a game, in the first inning:

American League:
Ed Klepfer (Cleveland Indians) 27-Jun-1917
Tim Wakefield (Boston Red Sox) 26-Apr-1999
Tim Hudson (Oakland Athletics) 25-Sep-2002
National League:
Chan Ho Park (LA Dodgers) 24-May-1998
Chris Holt (Houston Astros) 27-Aug-1999
Randy Wolf (Philadelphia Phillies) 01-Jan-2004
Randy Wells (Chicago Cubs) 25-Sep-2011
Anthony DeSclafani (SF Giants) 29-May-2023

https://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/3_pitch_inning.shtml

May 05 2026, 4:09 PM

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