Most Pitches in an at Bat : Longest MLB at-bats on Record

First baseman Brandon Belt of the San Francisco Giants made history on April 22 by working a 21-pitch at-bat in Anaheim’s 4-2 victory over the Angels. Belt pounded Jaime Barria with 16 foul balls in the first inning before winning on a fly to right field.

Belt’s 21-pitch at-bat was the longest in the majors since at least 1988, according to the available data, but the Mets’ Luis Guillorme outlasted him in a Spring Training game. Against Cardinals right-hander Jordan Hicks, on March 14, 2021, the utility player worked a 22-pitch walk, his first in a game in over a year.

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1. Brandon Belt, 1B, SF vs. Jaime Barria, RHP, LAA
April 22, 2018: 21 pitches, flyout

2. Ricky Gutierrez, SS, HOU vs. Bartolo Colon, RHP, CLE
June 26, 1998: 20 pitches, strikeout swinging

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3. 3-T. Matt Wieters, C, STL vs. Caleb Thielbar, LHP, MIN
Sept. 8, 2020: 19 pitches, flyout

4. 3-T. Kevin Bass, RF, HOU vs. Steve Bedrosian, RHP, PHI
July 23, 1988: 19 pitches, flyout

5. 5-T. Brian Downing, DH, CAL vs. Ken Patterson, LHP, CWS
Sept. 1, 1990: 18 pitches, lineout

6. 5-T. Bip Roberts, LF, KC vs. Felipe Lira, RHP, DET
May 18, 1997: 18 pitches, groundout

7. 5-T. Alex Cora, 2B, LAD vs. Matt Clement, RHP, CHC
May 12, 2004: 18 pitches, home run

8. 5-T. Marcus Semien, SS, OAK vs. Doug Fister, RHP, HOU
June 3, 2016: 18 pitches, groundout

Pitch counts: A relatively modern baseball “invention” designed specifically to protect the pitcher. Completely unofficial and no record books have ever been kept. The following pitchers had no problem with their pitch count, at least for one inning, as they started the inning, threw exactly three pitches and recorded three outs.

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3 Pitch Innings American League Pitchers Who Threw A 3-Pitch Inning
AL #	Pitcher Name^(Qty)	Date \| Box	A.L. Team	INN
1.	Addie Joss⁽¹⁾	08-22-1903	Cleveland	2^nd
2.	Hippo Vaughn⁽¹⁾	04-14-1910	New York	10^th
3.	Walter Johnson⁽¹⁾	06-27-1911	Washington	6^th
4.	Walter Johnson⁽²⁾	05-26-1913	Washington	6^th
5.	Red Faber⁽¹⁾	05-12-1915	Chicago	3^rd
6.	Red Faber⁽²⁾	05-12-1915	Chicago	5^th
7.	Fritz Coumbe⁽¹⁾	08-19-1915	Cleveland	6^th
8.	Walter Johnson⁽³⁾	08-29-1915	Washington	4^th
9.	Walter Johnson⁽⁴⁾	06-01-1917	Washington	2^nd
10.	Ed Klepfer⁽¹⁾	06-27-1917	Cleveland	1^st
11.	Molly Craft⁽¹⁾	09-21-1917	Washington	6^th
12.	Hooks Dauss⁽¹⁾	06-03-1919	Detroit	6^th
13.	Sam Jones⁽¹⁾	08-11-1923	New York	6^th
14.	Rube Walberg⁽¹⁾	10-14-1929	Philadelphia	7^th
15.	Johnny Allen⁽¹⁾	06-04-1937	Cleveland	2^nd
16.	Tiny Bonham⁽¹⁾	10-06-1941	New York	7^th
17.	Sonny Siebert⁽¹⁾	05-11-1969	Boston	2^nd
18.	Marty Pattin⁽¹⁾	06-09-1979	Kansas City	13^th
19.	Jerry Terrell⁽¹⁾	08-20-1979	Kansas City	9^th
20.	Jimmy Key⁽¹⁾	07-21-1987	Toronto	2^nd
21.	Floyd Bannister⁽¹⁾	05-15-1989	Kansas City	2^nd
22.	Tony Fossas⁽¹⁾	04-09-1990	Milwaukee	6^th
23.	Scott Sanderson⁽¹⁾	08-12-1992	New York	5^th
24.	Jack McDowell⁽¹⁾	09-11-1995	New York	9^th
25.	Bob Wolcott⁽¹⁾	04-20-1997	Seattle	5^th
26.	Roger Pavlik⁽¹⁾	04-29-1997	Texas	7^th
27.	Aaron Small⁽¹⁾	06-12-1997	Oakland	8^th
28.	Charles Nagy⁽¹⁾	07-05-1997	Cleveland	6^th
29.	Nelson Cruz⁽¹⁾	08-27-1997	Chicago	5^th
30.	Rick Helling⁽¹⁾	05-08-1998	Texas	4^th
31.	Jim Mecir⁽¹⁾	05-17-1998	Tampa Bay	8^th
32.	Tim Crabtree⁽¹⁾	06-03-1998	Texas	7^th
33.	Bret Saberhagen⁽¹⁾	06-04-1998	Boston	4^th
34.	Brad Radke⁽¹⁾	06-09-1998	Minnesota	3^rd
35.	Bret Saberhagen⁽²⁾	07-01-1998	Boston	4^th
36.	David Wells⁽¹⁾	08-01-1998	New York	9^th
37.	Rolando Arrojo⁽¹⁾	08-09-1998	Tampa Bay	7^th
38.	Mike Sirotka⁽¹⁾	09-20-1998	Chicago	7^th
39.	Tim Wakefield⁽¹⁾	04-26-1999	Boston	1^st
40.	Butch Henry⁽¹⁾	04-29-1999	Seattle	4^th
41.	Jaime Navarro⁽¹⁾	05-28-1999	Chicago	5^th
42.	Mike Fetters⁽¹⁾	09-05-1999	Baltimore	7^th
43.	Allen Watson⁽¹⁾	09-26-1999	New York	9^th
44.	Jay Witasick⁽¹⁾	06-28-2000	Kansas City	2^nd
45.	Gil Heredia⁽¹⁾	06-29-2000	Oakland	9^th
46.	Travis Harper⁽¹⁾	09-19-2000	Tampa Bay	4^th
47.	Kip Wells⁽¹⁾	09-22-2000	Chicago	3^rd
48.	Mike Mussina^{(1) [1 Pitch]}	09-30-2000	Baltimore	7^th
48.	B.J. Ryan^{(1) [2 Pitches]}	09-30-2000	Baltimore	7^th
49.	Ramiro Mendoza⁽¹⁾	07-16-2001	New York	9^th
50.	Mariano Rivera^{(1 / ALCS)}	10-21-2001	New York	9^th
51.	Mike Maroth⁽¹⁾	09-22-2002	Detroit	7^th
52.	Tim Hudson⁽¹⁾	09-25-2002	Oakland	1^st
53.	Mariano Rivera⁽²⁾	06-15-2003	New York	9^th
54.	Travis Harper⁽²⁾	09-21-2003	Tampa Bay	7^th
55.	John Parrish⁽¹⁾	09-27-2003	Baltimore	6^th
56.	Jarrod Washburn⁽¹⁾	04-29-2004	Anaheim	2^nd
57.	Jimmy Gobble⁽¹⁾	05-08-2004	Kansas City	4^th
58.	Esteban Yan⁽¹⁾	05-14-2004	Detroit	9^th
59.	Juan Dominguez⁽¹⁾	06-11-2004	Texas	2^nd
60.	Mike Maroth⁽²⁾	09-10-2004	Detroit	2^nd
61.	Roy Halladay⁽¹⁾	10-02-2004	Toronto	4^th
62.	Tim Wakefield⁽²⁾	05-15-2005	Boston	7^th
63.	Carlos Silva⁽¹⁾	05-20-2005	Minnesota	6^th
64.	Bob Wickman⁽¹⁾	06-28-2005	Cleveland	9^th
65.	Kirk Saarloos⁽¹⁾	08-24-2005	Oakland	6^th
66.	C.C. Sabathia⁽¹⁾	09-29-2005	Cleveland	5^th
67.	Bob Wickman⁽²⁾	10-02-2005	Cleveland	9^th
68.	Carlos Silva⁽²⁾	06-10-2006	Minnesota	4^th
69.	Julian Tavarez⁽¹⁾	09-04-2006	Boston	6^th
70.	Esteban Loaiza⁽²⁾	08-27-2007	Oakland	6^th
71.	Nick Blackburn⁽¹⁾	05-27-2008	Minnesota	2^nd
72.	Tommy Hunter⁽¹⁾	07-03-2010	Texas	6^th
73.	Brian Tallet⁽¹⁾	09-03-2010	Toronto	5^th
74.	Bobby Cramer⁽¹⁾	09-24-2010	Oakland	6^th
75.	Martin Perez^{(1) [1 Pitch]}	09-09-2012	Texas	8^th
75.	Yoshinori Tateyama^{(1) [2 Pitches]}	09-09-2012	Texas	8^th
76.	Jorge De Leon⁽¹⁾	09-18-2013	Houston	12^th
77.	Tommy Hunter⁽²⁾	06-29-2014	Baltimore	9^th
78.	Alex Wilson⁽¹⁾	07-04-2016	Detroit	6^th
79.	Joe Smith⁽¹⁾	07-24-2016	Los Angeles	7^th
80.	Miguel Gonzalez⁽¹⁾	04-18-2017	Chicago	7^th
81.	Mike Minor⁽¹⁾	09-26-2019	Texas	8^th
83.	Lou Trivino⁽¹⁾	09-07-2020	Oakland	9^th
84.	Ryne Stanek⁽¹⁾	04-03-2021	Houston	7^th

Most Pitches in an at Bat : Longest MLB at-bats on Record

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