Bizarre Stat Line

Here's an interesting excerpt from Jim Caple's column on ESPN.com's Page 2:

You don't see lines like the one Seattle starter Joel Pineiro produced Monday night very often:


9 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K


A complete game without any strikeouts is pretty rare. But a complete game without any strikeouts or walks? According to Elias, the last time a pitcher pulled that off was in 1994 when Pedro Astacio did it. The last American Leaguer to do it was Bill Wegman in 1992.

Fascinating.