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2006-08-10 15:15
by Bob Timmermann

In this Washington Times, reader Sam DC points out this passage:

With 49 games to go, no National has pitched a complete game. Neither have the Chicago Cubs' pitchers. No team in major league history has gone through an entire season without one.

And the Cubs didn't have a complete game either today.

There have been five teams that had just one complete game and it's been one team in each of the last five seasons.

2001 - Tampa Bay - Albie Lopez had a 2-0 shutout against Baltimore on April 13.

2002 - Colorado - Denny Neagle went 8 innings, but the Rockies lost in San Diego, 2-0 on August 30.

2003 - Houston - Wade Miller threw a 2-hitter in a 9-1 win at Chicago on May 30.

2004 - New York Yankees - Mike Mussina went 8 innings in a 4-3 loss to the White Sox in Chicago on April 22. Despite the lack of complete games, the 2004 Yankees still managed to scrape out 101 wins.

2005 - Tampa Bay - Mark Hendrickson on the penultimate day of the season, October 1, lost a 4-3 decision to the Orioles at home.

Cleveland leads the majors in complete games with 8. Arizona and Cincinnati lead the NL with 6. Five teams have just one complete game: Boston, Kansas City, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh, and Minnesota.

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