SSG Anderson, 37th record of 'all starting batters strike out'

SSG Anderson, 37th record of 'all starting batters strike out'

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Drew Anderson (30, SSG Landers) achieved the unprecedented record of 'strikeout all starting batters' for the 37th time in KBO League history.

Anderson started in the home game against KT Wiz held at Incheon SSG Landers Field on the 25th and showed off powerful pitching by striking out KT's 1st to 9th batters once each in the top of the 1st to 4th innings.

Anderson struck out the first batter, Mel Rojas Jr., on three fastballs in the top of the first inning, and struck out the fourth batter, Sang-Cheol Moon, on a 153 km/h fastball.

In the second inning, Anderson struck out Lee Ho-yeon, the 7th batter, 스포츠 and in the third inning, he struck out Jo Dae-hyun, the 8th batter, Shin Bon-gi, the 9th batter, and Kim Min-hyeok, the 2nd batter.

Anderson struck out Hwang Jae-gyun, the third batter, on a curveball in the fourth inning, and struck out Kang Baek-ho, the fifth batter, and Bae Jeong-dae, the sixth batter, in quick succession to complete the record of striking out all starting batters.

In the KBO League, which began in 1982, there have been a total of 37 instances of all starting batters striking out.

On July 24, 1986, 'national treasure pitcher' Seon Dong-yeol first achieved this record against the Binggrae Eagles, and on August 20 last year, William Cuevas (kt) became the 36th starting pitcher to strike out all batters in a game against the Hanwha Eagles.

Among pitchers who had pitched more than 80 innings before the game that day, 'Doctor K' Anderson, who recorded the highest strikeout rate per 9 innings at 12.80 (118 strikeouts in 83 innings), became the first starting pitcher to strike out all batters this season.